Sod Calculator
Measure the lawn, enter the roll size your sod farm actually cuts, and get whole rolls with a trimming allowance applied before the round-up — plus pallets at your supplier's stack count and a cost at your price.
Lawn and roll size
Example: a 40 × 25 ft lawn in 2 × 5 ft rolls at 5% waste → 105 rolls.
Roll counts only — grading, drainage, soil prep, and irrigation design belong with a qualified landscaper.
Area over roll, then the trimming margin
The worked lawn: 40 × 25 ft = 1,000 sq ft, and each 2 × 5 ft roll covers 10 sq ft — a figure that exists only because you typed the roll size, since sod has no standard cut. That is 100 rolls net; the 5% trimming allowance lifts it to 105, purchased as 105 rolls. Waste is applied to the roll count before the round-up, so the margin is counted exactly once.
Why sod rewards tight math
Unlike brick or gravel, sod cannot sit in the driveway until next weekend — it is a living product with a shelf life measured in hours on a hot pallet. That makes the ordering figure worth getting right the first time: measure the lawn precisely, put the safety margin in the visible waste field, and schedule delivery for the day you lay it.
Before the grass goes down
New sod usually wants fresh soil under it — size the layer with the topsoil calculator using the same lawn area. Hardscaping the borders instead? The paver calculator handles paths and patios, and the mulch calculator covers the beds you are not turfing.
Frequently asked questions
How big is a roll of sod?
Whatever size your farm cuts — and that is why this tool asks. 2 × 5 ft (10 sq ft) is a common homeowner roll and makes a good placeholder, but 16 × 45 in slabs (5 sq ft), 4 ft big rolls, and other regional sizes are all in circulation. The count is your lawn area divided by the roll dimensions you enter, nothing else.
How much extra should I order for cutting?
Around 5% for a straightforward lawn — sod gets trimmed with a knife along beds, walks, and curves, and the offcuts are rarely reusable because they dry out fast. Kidney-shaped beds and lots of edge raise the figure; a plain rectangle barely needs it.
How many rolls fit on a pallet?
Farms stack pallets differently — 400 to 700 square feet per pallet are all common claims — so the pallet line appears only when you enter your supplier’s rolls-per-pallet count. With it, the tool converts your roll total into whole pallets for the delivery order.
Should I measure the lawn generously or tightly?
Tightly, and put the margin in the waste field where it is visible. Sod is perishable — a pallet left over the weekend is compost — so the honest approach is an exact area plus a deliberate, labeled cushion rather than padded measurements you cannot audit later.
Does the tool handle prep — soil, grading, watering?
No. It counts rolls. Base soil depth is the topsoil calculator’s job, and grading, soil amendment, and establishment watering are agronomy calls outside a quantity tool’s lane.
Lawn measurements never leave your browser. The estimating pipeline is documented on the methodology page.