Two-story house floor plan showing rooms including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living, dining, family room, and garage.
3D floor plan view of two-story house layout with multiple rooms and staircases visible.

Vinyl flooring calculator

Enter your room size. We'll tell you how much vinyl plank to buy and what it costs near you.

Your estimate is only as good as your measurements.

Skip the tape measure.

Every calculator relies on the numbers you enter manually. Scan the room with your phone using Polycam and get exact dimensions and floor plans within minutes.

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80% reduction in project rework
Cut time scanning from weeks to minutes
$9k in hardware savings per user
FAQ

Questions, answered

How much vinyl plank flooring do I need?

Measure the floor area in square feet, add 5–10% for cuts and waste, then divide by the square footage per box and round up. Rooms with lots of doorways, closets or angled walls need the higher end of that range. A Polycam floor plan shows every nook, so none get missed.

How much does luxury vinyl plank cost?

LVP is one of the most affordable hard-surface floors. Price depends on wear-layer thickness, plank size and brand. The calculator estimates the cost for your area, so you can set a budget before comparing products in store.

Do I need to measure differently for vinyl in a kitchen or bathroom?

No, it's the same square footage. Measure wall to wall and leave out fixed cabinets and the toilet base. Vinyl is a popular choice for these rooms because it's water-resistant. Scanning with Polycam captures cabinet runs and fixtures, so you don't have to measure around them by hand.

What does Polycam measure when I scan a room for vinyl plank?

A scan records interior and exterior dimensions, wall, window and door openings, room labels, furniture and fixtures, including the cabinets and fixtures vinyl has to fit around. Multi-floor homes come out as labeled 2D and 3D plans.

How accurate are Polycam's measurements for LVP?

Standard interior captures are accurate to within about half an inch, enough to order vinyl plank without guessing. Space complexity, scan coverage and your device can widen that tolerance, so check and correct dimensions on site before you export.

What comes with the Polycam Business plan?

The Business plan includes floor plan exports, advanced measure tools, a shared team library, point cloud exports, virtual walkthroughs and AI-generated reports, plus everything in the basic features. It starts with a free 7-day trial.

What can I export from a Polycam scan?

3D model exports (OBJ, DAE, FBX, GLTF, STL and USDZ) start on Basic. On Business and above you also get floor plan exports in PDF, PNG, SVG, DXF and CSV, point cloud exports (PLY, LAS, geo-referenced LAS, PTS, XYZ and DXF) and the Spatial Report as a PDF.