Roofing Squares Calculator
Turn roof area into squares and bundles.
A roofing square is 100 square feet of roof surface. Divide roof area by 100 for squares, then multiply by 3 for standard shingle bundles.
Roofing Squares Calculator
How it's calculated
- 1Measure roof surface area (not the building footprint).
- 2Add 10% waste, more for complex roofs with valleys.
- 3Divide by 100 to get roofing squares.
- 4Multiply squares by 3 for standard three-bundle shingles.
Key takeaways
- 1 square = 100 sq ft of roof.
- Steeper pitch means more surface than the footprint.
- Underlayment, drip edge and ridge cap are separate.
Related questions
- How many bundles of shingles in a square?
- How do I measure roof pitch?
- How much waste for a complex roof?
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