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Unit: Planning and costing

LMFFL3001A: Plan and cost flooring technology work

Section 3: Estimating quantities


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To calculate the material quantities needed for an installation, you need to know the measurements of the floor areas you'll be covering, as well as details about the client's preferences.

In this section, we'll talk about the process of estimating quantities and deciding on which way the seams and joins should run.

We'll also work through the calculations for various types of floor coverings.

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Completing this section

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The assignment for this section requires you to calculate the material quantities for the three installation projects introduced in   Assignment 2.

Have a look at the Assignment now to see what you'll need to do to complete it. You'll find the link in the menu bar.

Also in the menu bar are links to the lessons for this section:

  • Planning joins and seams

  • Patterned sheet flooring

  • Allowing for angles

  • Vinyl tiles

  • Stairs

  • Primers and adhesives

  • Levelling compounds.

These lessons will provide you with background information that will help you with the assignment.

The Just for fun exercise is a brief test of your understanding of the relationship between metres, centimetres and millimetres.

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