{"id":135,"date":"2013-03-13T22:46:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T22:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southwestsod.wellkeptwallet.com\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2020-05-04T23:06:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T23:06:15","slug":"turf-area-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southwestsod.com\/turf-area-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Turf Area Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to Calculate Your Turf Grass Needs.<\/strong><br>Divide your yard into simple geometric shapes-rectangles, circles or triangles, and total their square footage. &nbsp;Use the turf calculator below to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;you with your calculations.<br><b>Shape A<\/b>&nbsp;below is approximately a circle &#8211; you will need the radius (or diameter divided by 2) to calculate the area.<br><b>Shape B<\/b>&nbsp;below is approximately a rectangle or square &#8211; you will need the length and width to calculate the area.<br><b>Shape C<\/b>&nbsp;below is approximately a triangle &#8211; you will need the height and base to calculate the area.<br>*Due to the configuration of our harvesters, we can only cut in 10 square feet increments. &nbsp;Therefore, round up your total needed square footage to the next&nbsp;highest&nbsp;10 square foot&nbsp;increment.&nbsp;We also recommend adding an additional 3-5% to allow for extra cut outs and odd shaped areas.<br><strong>Use the Turf Calculator to&nbsp;generate&nbsp;your turf needs.<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/southwestsod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Southwest-Sod-measurement-illustration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-527\" src=\"http:\/\/southwestsod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Southwest-Sod-measurement-illustration-300x300.png\" alt=\"Southwest Sod measurement illustration\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwestsod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Southwest-Sod-measurement-illustration-300x300.png 300w, 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