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Sod calculator: rolls, pallets and cost
With the US starting values (1,000 sq ft, 10% extra for cuts, 10 sq ft rolls with 50 on a pallet, CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet), you order 1,100 sq ft: 110 rolls, 2.2 (buy 3 pallets), about $990 at $9.00 a roll, 1,650-3,300 lb to move. Type your lawn, as a number or as shapes, and your supplier's roll.
The area is shared: change it here and the other two calculators and the Pro plan use the same lawn.
Result
- Lawn area
- 1,000 sq ft
- To order (+10%)
- 1,100 sq ft
- Rolls
- 110 rolls
- Pallets
- 2.2 (buy 3 pallets) or 2 + 10 loose rolls
- Cost of the rolls
- $990.00
- Weight to expect
- 1,650-3,300 lb
Rolls = area with the extra ÷ roll size, rounded up. Pallets = rolls ÷ rolls per pallet; suppliers sell full pallets plus loose rolls, so both are shown. The weight is the supplier's range for a pallet, wet to dry, scaled to your rolls. Cost = rolls × the price you typed; delivery is not included. Rates from suppliers' pages, each with its source and date: the supplier's own roll and pallet win.
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How it works
Area to order = lawn area × (1 + the extra for cuts). Rolls = area to order ÷ the area of one roll, rounded up to a whole roll. Pallets = rolls ÷ rolls per pallet, shown exact and rounded up, with the loose rolls beyond the last full pallet, because suppliers sell both. Cost = rolls × the price per roll you typed (a pallet price ÷ rolls per pallet gives the price per roll). Weight = the supplier’s range for a pallet, dry to wet, scaled to your rolls.
With the US starting values, a 500 sq ft lawn takes 55 rolls (1.1 (buy 2 pallets)) and a 1,000 sq ft lawn 110 rolls. In the UK a roll is about 1 m² (Rolawn, How to measure your lawn), so a 50 m² lawn with the 5% extra is 52.5 (buy 53 rolls).
The lawn area is shared: measure it once as rectangles, circles and triangles minus the beds, paths and sheds inside it, and the grass seed and fertilizer calculators use the same figure. Every number is yours to change; the starting values only save typing. Nothing is uploaded: the inputs stay in this browser, so the Pro plan can pick them up.
Square feet, rolls and slabs on each pallet, and the pallets for each lawn size, are in how many square feet in a pallet of sod. Pallet weights for every format are in how much does a pallet of sod weigh; one roll’s weight, a few dozen rolls and a zoysia slab in how much does a roll of sod weigh; pallets for large plots in how many pallets of sod for 1 acre.
Sources of the US starting values
- Roll size: CT Sod (sod farm), How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet: cool-season rolls "2' × 5' (10 sq ft per roll)" — https://ctsod.com/f/how-many-square-feet-of-sod-comes-on-a-pallet, read on 2026-09-20
- Rolls per pallet: CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet: standard pallet "500 square feet", 50 rolls of 2' × 5' — https://ctsod.com/f/how-many-square-feet-of-sod-comes-on-a-pallet, read on 2026-09-20
- Extra for cuts: CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet: "Add 5 to 10 percent for waste" for cuts at edges, curves and obstacles; the top of the range used — https://ctsod.com/f/how-many-square-feet-of-sod-comes-on-a-pallet, read on 2026-09-20
- Pallet weight: CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet: a 500 sq ft pallet weighs "750 to 1,500 lbs depending on moisture" — https://ctsod.com/f/how-many-square-feet-of-sod-comes-on-a-pallet, read on 2026-09-20
- Price per roll: CT Sod (2026): "Pricing is by square footage and drops with volume, from $0.90 down to $0.66 per square foot plus delivery"; $0.90 × 10 sq ft = $9.00 a roll used (tall fescue adds $0.10 per sq ft) — https://ctsod.com/, read on 2026-09-20
- Starting area: Convention: 1,000 sq ft, the area US extension seed and fertilizer rates are written per (Purdue Turf, Calculating the pounds of fertilizer to apply, 2009) — https://turf.purdue.edu/calculating-the-pounds-of-fertilizer-to-apply-3/, read on 2026-09-20
UK starting values (Rolawn: 1 m² rolls, at least 5% extra, price per roll by quantity) show their sources under each field when you switch region.
Rates from suppliers’ pages, each with its source and date: your supplier’s own roll, pallet and price win. Planning quantities, not a quote.
Frequently asked questions
- How much sod do I need for 500 square feet?
- With 10% extra for cuts and 10 sq ft rolls: 55 rolls, which is 1.1 (buy 2 pallets) of 50 rolls (or 1 pallet plus 5 loose rolls). Type 500 in the calculator and change the extra or the roll size to your supplier's.
- How much extra sod should I order?
- CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet says 5 to 10 percent for the cuts at edges, curves and obstacles; Rolawn in the UK says at least 5%. The calculator starts at 10% in the US and 5% in the UK; a plain rectangle needs less, a lawn full of curves and beds more.
- How many square feet are on a pallet of sod?
- The US starting values follow CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet: 2 ft × 5 ft rolls of 10 sq ft, 50 to a pallet, so 500 sq ft per pallet. The same farm also loads 600 sq ft pallets, and warm-season sod (zoysia, bermuda, St. Augustine and centipede) comes as slabs, 400 sq ft to a pallet. Type your supplier's rolls per pallet, or leave it empty if they sell by the roll.
- How many rolls of turf do I need (UK)?
- A UK roll is about 1 m² (Rolawn, How to measure your lawn), so rolls = m² × 1.05, rounded up: a 50 m² lawn is 52.5 (buy 53 rolls). Switch the region to UK / metric and type your lawn in metres.
- How much does a pallet of sod weigh?
- CT Sod, How many square feet of sod comes on a pallet gives 750-1,500 lb for a 500 sq ft pallet depending on moisture, and 1,500-3,000 lb for a 400 sq ft pallet of warm-season slabs. The calculator scales the cool-season range to the rolls you order; wet sod is at the top of the range.
- Does the price include delivery?
- No. The cost line is rolls × the price you typed, nothing else. Sod farms quote per square foot or per pallet plus delivery; retailers often include delivery in the pallet price. Divide a pallet price by the rolls on it to get the price per roll the calculator wants.
Guides
- How much sod do I need for 500 square feet? (rolls, pallets and cost, 100 to 2,000 sq ft)
Sod for lawns of 100 to 2,000 sq ft: rolls and pallets with the extra for cuts, cost from the price per roll, the weight to expect; UK turf rolls in m².
- How many rolls of turf do I need? (1 m² rolls with 5% extra, 10 to 200 m²)
Turf rolls for gardens of 10 to 200 m²: 1 m² rolls with the extra Rolawn recommends, the cost at their price tiers, roll dimensions and pallets; US sod rolls too.
- How much does a pallet of sod weigh? (roll, pallet and zoysia slab weights, square feet per pallet)
Sod pallet weight by format: cool-season rolls and warm-season zoysia or bermuda slabs, weight per roll and per sq ft, sq ft per pallet, pallets per acre.
- How much does a roll of sod weigh? (2 × 5 ft roll, 1 to 60 rolls, zoysia slabs, per square foot)
A 2 × 5 ft roll of sod weighs 15-30 lb (6.8-13.6 kg) dry to wet, from CT Sod's pallets; weight of 1 to 60 rolls, per sq ft, zoysia slabs.
- How many square feet in a pallet of sod? (400, 500 and 600 sq ft pallets, rolls and slabs per pallet, pallets for 100 to 2,000 sq ft)
A pallet of sod covers 400, 500 or 600 sq ft: 50 or 60 rolls of 2 × 5 ft or 150-170 slabs of 16 × 24 in (CT Sod); pallets for 100 to 2,000 sq ft, weight.
- How many pallets of sod for 1 acre? (400, 500 and 600 sq ft pallets, ¼ to 5 acres, with weight)
Pallets of sod for an acre and for ¼ to 5 acres, by pallet size (400, 500 and 600 sq ft), with and without the extra for cuts, and the weight to haul.