Using an international foot of exactly 0 3048 meters length.
Roof shingle conversion 25 linear feet to square feet.
100 square feet 1 roofing square 9 290304 cubic meters si unit.
3 12 25 now convert to linear feet.
This is simply 100 square feet of roof.
Convert the width measurement to feet.
10 feet by 10 feet 100 square feet.
Room if the boards are 3 wide.
However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.
For example let s find how many linear feet of hardwood flooring will be needed to cover a 120 sq.
Length 120 sq.
Roofing contractors estimate projects and materials by the square so it is crucial to find this measurement to accurately estimate the amount of material needed.
1 roofing square 9 290304 m 3.
To find the squares divide the overall roof area by 100 and then round up.
If it s a re roof project and you have access to the original paperwork from the last shingle installation that may be useful in showing the roof area.
A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area.
A square simply refers to a 10 x 10 square of roofing.
As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles.
You re ready to re do your roof and it s time to purchase the materials.
25 length 480 linear feet.
Each plywood sheet is 4 x 8 feet or 32 square feet which coincidentally is almost exactly equivalent to the coverage of one bundle of traditional three tab shingles.