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Square Footage Calculator

Add up the area of multiple rooms or spaces — in any shape — to get your total square footage (ft² or m²) in one go.

Total Area

Need the exact formula and perimeter for a single shape instead? Try the Area Calculator.

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How Multi-Room Square Footage Totals Work (Worked Example)

This calculator lets you pick a shape for each room, computes each room's area, then adds them all together into one grand total. Example: a rectangular living room 4m × 3m = 12 m², a circular nook with a 2m diameter = π × 1² ≈ 3.14 m², and a triangular attic corner with a 2m base and 1.5m height ÷ 2 = 1.5 m². Adding all three gives a total of 12 + 3.14 + 1.5 = about 16.64 m² (roughly 179.2 ft²). Click 'Add Room' to add more rows, and the input fields (width/length, diameter, base/height, etc.) automatically change to match the shape you pick for that row.
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Tips for Measuring Accurately

Measure at floor level — measure where the floor meets the wall, not along the ceiling, so your numbers reflect usable floor space. Add closets and alcoves as their own rows instead of eyeballing them into a bigger room — small nooks add up and rough guesses create real errors. Watch out for wall thickness: this tool assumes the interior (usable) dimensions you enter, which can differ from the gross floor area shown on architectural plans that include wall thickness. For an official area figure, check your property deed or building registry.
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Common Real Estate and Renovation Uses

A combined multi-room total is handy for flooring or carpet estimates (price per m²/ft² × total area), paint and renovation budgeting, and listing square footage when advertising a property. If you only have one room and need the exact formula and perimeter (for example to calculate wallpaper or molding length), use the single-shape Area Calculator instead.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the Area Calculator?
The Area Calculator computes the exact area, perimeter, and formula for one single shape. This tool adds together several rooms or spaces of different shapes at once, so you get one combined total square footage.
How does the L-shape approximation work?
An L-shaped space is split into two rectangles; each rectangle's width × length is calculated separately and the two results are added together. This simple additive approach is the standard shortcut used in real estate and renovation estimates, and it assumes the two rectangles don't overlap.
Does it account for wall thickness?
No. The width, length, diameter, and other dimensions you enter are treated as interior (usable) measurements, and wall thickness isn't factored in separately. If you need an official area figure that accounts for wall thickness, check your building registry or architectural plans.
How do I convert between m² and ft² manually?
1 m² is about 10.7639 ft². Multiply a m² value by 10.7639 to get ft², or divide a ft² value by 10.7639 to get m².