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Paver calculator
How many pavers for a patio, path or courtyard from its size and the paver you are using, with extra for cuts, plus the bedding sand underneath.
The answer
Fix the box marked in red and the answer comes back.
| Pavers to order | 132 pavers |
|---|---|
| Bedding sand | 0.6 m³ |
| Area | 20.00 m² |
Opens the free quote generator with these as lines. You add your prices.
It only fills in the measurements. The working out is the calculator's, and prices are always yours.
Two jobs, worked out
Pavers = area / (paver length x paver width, in metres), plus the cutting allowance, rounded up. Sand = area x bedding depth, rounded up to the next tenth of a cubic metre.
A square-paver patio
| Length | 5 m |
|---|---|
| Width | 4 m |
| Paver length | 400 mm |
| Paver width | 400 mm |
| Bedding sand depth | 30 mm |
| Extra for cuts and breakages | 5 % |
| Bedding sand | 0.6 m³ |
| Area | 20.00 m² |
| Pavers to order | 132 pavers |
A brick-paved courtyard
| Length | 6 m |
|---|---|
| Width | 3 m |
| Paver length | 230 mm |
| Paver width | 115 mm |
| Bedding sand depth | 30 mm |
| Extra for cuts and breakages | 10 % |
| Bedding sand | 0.6 m³ |
| Area | 18.00 m² |
| Pavers to order | 749 pavers |
Small pavers in a pattern mean many more cuts, hence the bigger allowance.
Other landscaping calculators
- Gravel calculator, for a gravel path instead.
- Concrete calculator, for a concrete patio.
- Turf calculator, for the lawn around it.
