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Flake broadcast calculator

Floor area in. Pounds, boxes and material cost out. No signup, no email, nothing to buy.

ft²
Total broadcast area. Add the areas together if the job has more than one slab.
ft²/lb
Default is a commonly quoted full-broadcast rate for standard vinyl chip. Check the technical data sheet for the flake you are actually buying, because it varies by chip size and blend.
%
Overspray, sweep-back you do not reclaim, and wind on exterior work. Zero it out if you reclaim and reuse everything.
lb
$

Boxes to order

2

40 lb boxes

Flake needed, no waste77.1 lb
With waste allowance84.9 lb
You will actually buy120.0 lb
Surplus left over35.1 lb
This is a material estimate, not a guarantee. Coverage changes with chip size, blend, slab porosity and how heavy your crew broadcasts. A full broadcast to refusal uses more than a rate chart predicts, because you keep throwing until the base will not take any more. Order the surplus. Running out mid-floor is worse than a spare box.

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