Turf Calculator UK

Calculate how many rolls of turf you need for your lawn, with the usual 5% allowance for cuts and shaping built in. Prefer seed? Switch modes and we'll price that instead.

UK turf rolls are typically 1m² each (about 1.67m × 0.61m). Order for the day you can lay it — turf keeps for only 24–48 hours rolled up.

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01 — The Calculator

How much does your garden need?

Pick a material, pace out your plot, and the value engine prices every way to fill it — hippo bags, dumpy bags or handy sacks.

Turf gives an instant lawn — lay it the day it arrives and water well for a fortnight.

When to lay turf

Best months: March–May and September–October — any frost-free month without baked-dry ground works.

Lay it the day it arrives and water daily for a fortnight. Stay off it for 3–4 weeks.

Enter dimensions to calculate.

Area

0.0

Rolls needed

0 × 1m²

Wastage

+10%

Pallets

0 full

Enter your plot dimensions and the value engine will price the cheapest way to cover it.

Worked example: family lawn

A rectangular lawn 6m × 5m is 30m². With 5% wastage that's 31.5m², so 32 rolls. The calculator also shows grass seed pricing for the same area — often a quarter of the cost.

Common questions

One standard UK roll covers 1m². Add 5% for cuts and curves — 10% if your lawn is an awkward shape.

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