When you order your lawn you'll need to know how much Readylawn to buy. Don't worry, iIf you get stuck, Readylawn has real people who can help figure the amount you require.
Readylawn sells grass by the square metre. Readylawn comes in strips 450 mm wide and 2.2 metres long. These strips can be cut with a knife, spade or turf knife.
Important: In the interest of providing all our customers with the finest Readylawn possible, we cannot accept returns. You wouldn't like it if part of your order had been sitting around somebody else's yard for a couple of days. Check your measurements carefully. If you order too much we can't take it back. Remember we can always supply more if you don't have enough.
Circles are easy to figure out. Take the radius (that's half the distance across the middle of the circle) and square it. If the circle is 10 m across take half of that (5) and multiply it by its self.
5 X 5 = 25
or
5² = 25
Now take that number and multiply it by that magic Greek thing called Pi or 3.14.
25 X 3.14 = 78.5
The area of a 10 m diameter circle is 78.5 Square metres.
Circle's area = 3.14 X Radius²
Finding the area in a rectangle is simple. Multiply the short side by the long side, just length times width. If a rectangle was 3 m wide and 5 m long it would be 15 square metres.
3 X 5 = 15
Length X Width = Area
A rectangle's area = Short X Long
Right Triangles are kind of like rectangles with 1 extra trick. This only works with RIGHT angles. That means that one corner has to be square (90°). Take the shortest side and multiply it by the medium length side. (You don't need to know the longest side.) Let's say it is 4 m on the short side and 6 m on the long.
4 X 6 = 24
The area of the triangle is half of that.
24 ÷ 2 = 12
A triangle's area = (Short X Medium) ÷ 2
If your triangle isn't right (square) you've got to do twice the work! To find the area of an irregular triangle cut it into two pieces. Start at the corner opposite the longest side. Go straight towards the long side, making two triangles. Two RIGHT angles. Now find the area for each one of the little triangles. Add them together to get the area of the weird triangle.
For irregular triangles make two right triangles.
Now we're ready to tackle the big one, the goofy shape most yards really are. Draw a map of the area that needs Readylawn. Take lots of measurements. Now use these simple figures to cover your map. Add them all together to get the area of your lawn. If you have an area to be left without grass out in the middle of the lawn (a pool or deck) find its area the same way and subtract it from your total.
Circle + Rectangle + Triangle - Pool = LAWN
Remember we're here to help. If you bring your map to us we can help figure out how much Readylawn you need to order. Call your local Readylawn agent now or Click here for help.
Now let's put our geometry to work!