Order the right amount of sod the first time. Enter your lawn as any mix of rectangles, circles, and triangles, add a waste allowance, and the calculator returns the total square footage, the number of rolls or slabs, and the number of pallets — with a breakdown of full pallets plus loose pieces for farms that sell partial pallets. Add a price per pallet or per square foot to estimate the cost.
Preparing the ground first? The topsoil calculator works out how much soil to spread under new sod. Planning beds or a path alongside the lawn? Use the mulch calculator or the paver calculator. Everything runs in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
How many square feet are in a pallet of sod?
There is no single standard — every sod farm cuts and stacks differently. According to Sod Solutions, slabs (16 by 24 inches) and mini rolls (18 by 40 inches) are usually sold on 400, 450, or 500 square foot pallets, while large 2 by 5 foot rolls (10 square feet) usually come on pallets of 500 to 700 square feet. The calculator defaults to 10 square foot rolls on a 500 square foot pallet, which is 50 rolls. Ask your supplier how many square feet their pallet covers and enter that number; the calculator uses it to round your order up to whole pallets.
What size is a roll or slab of sod?
Standard rolls are 2 feet wide by 5 feet long, covering 10 square feet. Many southern farms sell Bermuda, Zoysia, St. Augustine, and Centipede as flat slabs of 16 by 24 inches, about 2.67 square feet each. Mini rolls of roughly 18 by 40 inches (5 square feet) are common in the northern US, and commercial jobs use big rolls that need machinery to lay. Pick a preset or enter the square footage of your supplier's pieces to get the exact count.
How much extra sod should I order?
Order 5 percent extra for a simple rectangular lawn and 8 to 10 percent for curved beds, lots of trees, or irregular edges. Every cut along a curve or around an obstacle leaves an offcut too small to reuse, and pieces at the ends of rows rarely fit exactly. Running short is costly because sod is harvested to order and a second delivery means another fee and possibly a patch that does not match. Measure carefully, and split odd shapes into rectangles, circles, and triangles.
How do I measure an irregular lawn for sod?
Break the lawn into simple shapes. Measure the largest rectangle that fits, then add the leftover strips as smaller rectangles, rounded corners and island beds as circles, and angled edges as triangles using the base and the perpendicular height. Add each piece as its own section and the calculator sums them. Subtract areas you are not covering, such as a patio in the middle, by measuring around them rather than including them. If you already know the square footage from a plan, use the known-area option.