Square (unit)
square | |
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Unit of | area |
Symbol | square |
Conversions | |
1 square in ... | ... is equal to ... |
square foot | 100 |
square metre | 9.29030 |
The square is an
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 in (130 mm) 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.
Construction in Australia no longer uses the square as a unit of measure, and it has been replaced by the square metre. 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.[
Conversions
1 square equals
- 100 square feet
- 9.29030 square metres
See also
References
- ^ "What Is A "Square" In Roofing?". Dallas Fort Worth Roofing Blog. March 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-01.