Can someone plz tell me what 15 linear ft is in square feet?

Question

I am trying to buy some border for a room and it comes in 15 linear feet...what is that in square feet?? If a room is 12X13 sq ft, how much would I need to buy in the linear ft rolls it comes in?? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Your room is not 12 x 13 sq ft, it's 12 ft x 13 ft = 156 sq ft.
What you're after is the room perimeter 12' + 13' +12' + 13' = 50 linear ft.
Divide 50' by 15 = 3.33 rolls ..........you need 4 x 15' rolls

Answer 2

If the border is 12" wide 15' of it will be 15 Square feet.

If the border is 6" wide 15' would be 7 1/2 Square feet.

There are 144 square inches in a square foot.

You need 50 linear feet of border 12'- 13' -12' - 13'

So a 15' per roll you will need 4 rolls, this will leave you with 10'
extra. But is best to remeasure the room because it may be several inches off.

Answer 3

You don't need to know sq ft for borders, only linear feet ..which is another word for distance.,so a 12x13 room is .....12 plus 13 plus12 plus13 or 50 linear feet.... FYI.... sq ft is lenght times width or a 1 foot wide border that is 15 linear feet would be 15 sq ft [15x1]and a border 2 feet wide would be 30 sq ft [15x2} get it? again ,for borders measure the total distance you want to cover and buy that much linear feet plus maybe 10% more for waste and seam matches..the salespeople can tell you if your border needs more or less for waste.

Answer 4

This is really quite simple, no offense. If the room is 12 x 13 your linear measurement is 50 linear feet of wall, hence the need for 4 rolls of border with extra.

Steven Wolf

Answer 5

Your room isn't 12x13 sq ft. It's 12x13 feet, or 156 sq ft.

But it's the borders of the room you'll be interested in, which are 2x12 + 2x13 (minus doors). If the border only comes in 15-foot packages, you'll need 4 packages.

Answer 6

15 linear feet means the border is 15 ft. long, so it will take 1 roll per wall, so you will need 4 rolls.

Answer 7

It means the board is 15 feet long. You don't say "room is 12x13 square feet", square feet is the area as if you were covering the floor. 12x13=156 square feet. Back to your question, you need four boards. One 15 footer will do one wall.

Answer 8

Linear feet is distance measurement. You are seeking an area measurement. If it is just border you should need 25 foot minimum and to be safe get 30 foot.