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Self-Levelling Compound Calculator

Bags of floor compound from area, average depth and product rate.

Bags to buy
9 bags
whole bags, rounded up
Compound purchased
180 kg
Compound required
168 kg
including the allowance
Coverage per bag
2.5 m²/bag
at the entered average thickness
Weight per floor area
8 kg/m²
Material cost

How it works

Material weight equals floor area multiplied by average layer thickness and the product consumption for each millimetre of depth. The allowance is applied before the result is rounded up to full bags.

Self-levelling products have different minimum and maximum depths, yields and water ratios. Measure several points, use the exact rate printed on the selected bag and follow its primer and application instructions.

weight = area × average thickness × product rate × (1 + allowance)

How the Self-Levelling Compound Calculator works

This self-levelling compound calculator converts floor area and average layer depth into material weight, full bags, coverage and cost. The product rate stays editable because bag yields differ.

Use average depth, not the shallowest point

The minimum layer at the highest spot does not describe the complete floor. Take a grid of level readings across the area and enter the average fill depth; that average determines total volume and material weight.

Weight equals area multiplied by depth and the product consumption per unit of depth. The allowance is added before dividing by bag weight and rounding up to a purchasable number.

Floor leveller is not a thin screed

Self-levelling underlayment has a different depth range, yield and application method from cement screed, so the two products have separate calculators. Do not reuse a sand-cement rate here.

Check the selected product's minimum and maximum depth, pot life, water ratio and primer requirement. Those instructions depend on both the compound and the substrate.

FAQ

How many bags cover 20 m² at 5 mm? expand_more

At 1.6 kg/m²·mm the net weight is 160 kg. With a five-percent allowance the order is 168 kg, or nine complete 20 kg bags.

Can I calculate from minimum layer thickness? expand_more

Not when the floor varies. The shallowest point understates total volume; use the average from several readings across the complete area.