Nationwide flooring resource
FloorGauge
Flooring, figured out.
Check flooring costs, understand contractor quotes, calculate materials, troubleshoot floor problems and get practical guidance for your next flooring project.
Quote check
Check your flooring quote before you sign
Already have a flooring estimate? FloorGauge helps you understand the numbers, see what may be included or missing, and compare your quote with useful planning benchmarks.
- Step 1
Enter your project
Flooring type, project size, location and quoted price.
- Step 2
Tell us what's included
Removal, floor prep, trim, furniture, stairs and other project details.
- Step 3
Understand your quote
See how the numbers compare and get questions worth asking before you sign.
Calculators
Flooring calculators
Practical math for planning materials, coverage and cost — built around how flooring is actually ordered and installed.
Flooring Cost Calculator
Build a planning range for a room or a whole-home project.
Square Footage Calculator
Turn room dimensions into accurate total floor area.
Flooring Waste Calculator
Add the right cut and pattern allowance to your order.
LVP Box Calculator
Convert square footage into boxes for your chosen plank.
LVP Layout Calculator
Plan plank rows, start width and end-row cuts.
Self-Leveler Calculator
Work out bag counts by area and average depth.
Flooring types
Every material has its own rules
Each hub is an entry point into costs, installation, prep, tools, problems and maintenance for that flooring type.
Floor prep
Good flooring starts underneath it
Learn how to evaluate, prepare and correct the surface before installation.
Subfloors
What you are working over, and what it needs to be.
Floor flatness
How flat is flat enough for your flooring type.
Self-leveling
When leveling compound is the right call.
Floor patch
Filling low spots, seams and small defects.
Concrete grinding
Knocking down high spots and old adhesive.
Moisture
Testing and managing moisture before install.
Floor problems
Something doesn't look or feel right?
Start with the symptom and understand possible causes, what to inspect and what to do next.
LVP separating
Planks pulling apart at the seams or end joints.
Flooring buckling
Floors lifting, peaking or tenting.
Uneven floors
Dips, humps, soft spots and bounce.
Hardwood cupping
Board edges rising above the center.
Floor squeaks
Movement between the floor layers.
Cracked tile or grout
Cracking through tiles, joints or at perimeters.
Tools & equipment
The right tool for the job
Find practical tool and equipment guidance for flooring installation, preparation, repair and refinishing — from DIY essentials to professional equipment.
For flooring pros
Built for people who install floors, too.
Professional calculators, layout tools, estimating resources, production tools and technical flooring references designed around real jobsite decisions.
How FloorGauge works
Useful flooring information without the guesswork.
Real-world flooring experience
FloorGauge is informed by practical flooring installation experience and the conditions real projects run into — subfloors, schedules, access and site reality.
Transparent methodology
Our calculators and cost tools will show their inputs, assumptions and limits rather than presenting an unexplained number.
Researched recommendations
Tool and product guidance is based on published specifications, project suitability and research — not claims of testing we did not do.