How to Calculate Sod Pallets for Your Yard

When you order sod from your local garden center, you will be asked how many pallets you need. A pallet generally has about 50 yards of sod on it. Check with your garden center to be sure this is how they stack their pallets. To order the correct number of sod pallets, you need to know the square footage of the area being sodded. This tells you the area's square footage.

Tape measure

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the length and width of the area where you are laying the sod and multiply the two figures together. For example, if the area is 50 by 60 feet, the total area is 3,000 square feet.
- 2
  Divide the area's square footage by 9, which is how many square feet a yard of sod covers. Round this number up since it is better to have leftover sod than not enough to finish the job. For example, 3,000 divided by 9 equals about 334 square yards.
- 3
  Divide the total number of square yards you need by the number of square yards in a pallet to find the number of pallets. If you end up with a partial number, round up to a full pallet. In the example, 334 divided by 50 would be 6.68, which, rounded up, equals seven pallets.

What Can You Mix With Grass Seed to Make It Grow Faster?

The Best Time to Plant Kentucky Fescue

Lawn Planting