Can I measure floor areas room by room?

Yes. Measure each room's floor area on the plan and total the job, including hallways, cupboards, and transitions that are easy to miss when estimating by hand.

Can I calculate material with wastage?

Convert the measured areas to boxes, rolls, or square metres and apply the wastage factor for the flooring type, so you order the right amount.

Does it suit different flooring types?

It works for timber, vinyl, carpet, and tile. You measure the same areas and perimeters and apply the wastage and material rates that suit the product.

How do I measure carpet in broadloom for the least waste?

Measure each room's dimensions on the plan and MetreMate returns the area and the lengths, so you can plan cuts against the broadloom width and work out the linear metres of roll rather than just the square metres.

How do I measure perimeters for trims and transition strips?

Use the Perimeter tool to trace each room and doorway, and MetreMate totals the lineal metres for scotia, trims, and transition strips, so the finishing materials are quoted alongside the flooring.

How accurate is a flooring takeoff off the plan?

As accurate as the drawing. With the scale set and snapping on the corners, your room areas match the plan, so you order the right number of boxes or rolls and cut the waste that comes from over-ordering.

MetreMate for Flooring Contractors

Measure floor areas for every flooring type

Measure floor areas for timber, vinyl, carpet, and tile, calculate quantities with wastage, and quote flooring jobs from plans.

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Under 90s to your first measurement

Why flooring contractors choose MetreMate

Flooring contractors use MetreMate to measure floor areas for timber, vinyl, carpet, and tile and turn them into boxes, rolls, and square metres. Use the Area tool to work out the flooring, glue, and nails for each room, add hallways and transitions, apply the right wastage, and price the install. It runs in your browser, so there is no printing and nothing to install.

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Quick numbers before you open the plan. Every one shows its working.

Carpet calculator

Quote in minutes, not hours

Set the scale once and measure straight off the PDF. Your first measurement takes under 90 seconds, and it's free to start.

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The slow way, or the smart way

What changes when flooring contractors measure in MetreMate instead of off a printout.

Without MetreMate

Estimating floor areas room by room by hand
Forgetting hallways, cupboards, and transitions
Over-ordering flooring and underlay

With MetreMate

Area tool for timber and any other flooring
Perimeter tool for trims and transitions
Manual Scaling from any known dimension
Layers Manager to organise by room
Pencil tool for freehand mark-ups, and to add your initials or signature by hand

500+

Tradies using MetreMate

50,000+

Measurements taken

90s

Average time to measure

Everything you can measure off the plan

Set the scale once, then pull the quantities flooring contractors actually quote on.

Lengths & lineal metres

Any distance, edge, or run measured straight off the plan.

Areas in m²

Trace rooms, slabs, and zones for instant square metres.

Perimeters

Boundary and edge runs totalled for you, no maths.

Counts

Tap to count fixtures, fittings, and symbols with live totals.

Step by step

How flooring contractors use MetreMate

1
Floor area takeoff
Measure each room's floor area from the plan to total the job accurately.
2
Material calculation
Use the Area tool to work out timber or any other flooring, plus glue and nails, with the right wastage factor for your price.
3
Quoting installs
Combine areas, perimeters, and transitions for accurate flooring quotes.

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