Sod Calculator
Find out how much sod to order for a new lawn or repair area. Enter the area dimensions and choose pallets or rolls to get the square footage, units to order, and an estimated cost.
Your project
Estimate
Sod needed · Includes waste allowance
- Pallets / rolls to order
- 3units
- Estimated material cost
- $555.00
Estimates are guidance only and exclude tax, labor, and site conditions unless stated. Confirm with a local pro.
How it's calculated
No black boxes — here is the exact math behind your estimate, so you can check it or adapt it for your own quote.
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Area (ft²) = length × width - 2
Sod with waste = area × (1 + waste% ÷ 100) - 3
Pallets/rolls = ⌈ sod with waste ÷ coverage per pallet or roll ⌉ - 4
Cost = pallets/rolls × price per pallet or roll
Worked example
A 40 ft × 30 ft lawn area sodded with standard pallets.
Inputs
- Lawn length
- 40 ft
- Lawn width
- 30 ft
- Waste allowance
- 5 %
- Sod format
- 450
- Price per pallet/roll
- 185 $
Result
- Sod needed
- 1,260 ft²
- Pallets / rolls to order
- 3 units
- Estimated material cost
- $555.00
Tools & materials for this project
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- Lawn roller Press sod into firm contact with the soil.
- Starter fertilizer Feeds new sod as it roots in.
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Sod cost by state
The calculator does the quantity math exactly. What it can't know is what a fair unit price looks like where you live — sod runs 61% more in the priciest US market than the cheapest.
Sod cost in all 50 states + DC US average $185 per pallet delivered · regional averages, full ranked table, and typical project totals.