| Measuring
your planned lawn and ordering the sod. |
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With
a tape, measure the various areas of your planned lawn.
Include these measurements on a sketch of the areas,
with the length, width, and any irregular features.
Using the formulas illustrated here, determine the square
footage of sod needed.
Mark
any areas that require special attention, such as steep
area (erosion control), high traffic areas and heavily
shaded areas.
Once
you have this informaiton, contact a local landscaper
or a Midwest Sod Council sod grower who will answer
your questions and help you complete the sod order.
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| MEASURING |
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| How
to measure the square footge of regular areas to be sodded. |
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Before
ordering sod for your new lawn, you must figure the square
footage of sod needed. To make the calculation simple,
often this total can be reduced to a series of squares
and rectangles. Using the following formula makes the
task easy and gives you an acurate count of square feet
needed:
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Square or Rectangle
Formula:
Area = L X W
Example:
A= 90 feet x 50 feet = 4,500 square feet
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following illustration reduces the areas to be sodded
around the house (A, B, C) and the backyard (D) to rectangles. |
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Example:
Area A = 50' x 10' = 500 sq.ft; Area B = 30' x 10' =
300 sq.ft; Area C = 50' x 10' = 500 sq. ft; Aread D=
40' x 30' = 1200 sq ft.
Sod
Needed = A (500 sq. ft) + B(300 sq. ft) + C (500
sq. ft) + D(1,200 sq. ft.) = 2,500 sq. ft.
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| How
to measure the square footage of irregular areas to be
sodded |
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| Typically,
you can reduce any irregularly shaped turf area to one
or more geometric figures. YOu can then calculate the
area of each figure and add the areas to obtain the total
area. Irregular areas could include a pool, pond, garden,
flower bed, tree area and so forth. |
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Ovals, Egg Shapes and Circles
Irregular
Shapes
Triangles
Trapezoid
Unusual
Shapes
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