Square (unit)

The square is an Imperial unit of area that is used in the construction industry in the United States and Canada,[1] and was historically used in Australia. One square is equal to 100 square feet. Examples where the unit is used are roofing shingles, metal roofing, vinyl siding, and fibercement siding products. Some home builders use squares as a unit in floor plans to customers.

This article is about a definite unit of area. For other units, see square (disambiguation).
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Conversions
1 square in ...... is equal to ...
   square foot   100
   square metre   9.290304

When used in reference to material that is applied in an overlapped fashion, such as roof shingles or siding, a square refers to the amount of material needed to cover 100 square feet when installed according to a certain lap pattern. For example, for a shingle product designed to be installed so that each course has 5" of exposure, a square would actually consist of more than 100 square feet of shingles in order to allow for overlapping of courses to yield the proper exposed surface.

Buildings in Australia no longer use the square as a unit of measure, and has been replaced by square metres. The measurement was often used by estate agents to make the building sound larger as the measure includes the areas outside under the eaves, and so cannot be directly compared to the internal floor area. Residential buildings in the state of Victoria, Australia are sometimes still advertised in squares.

Conversions

1 square equals

  • 100 square feet
  • 9.290304 square metres
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See also

References
  1. "What Is A "Square" In Roofing?". Dallas Fort Worth Roofing Blog. March 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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