How to convert square feet to linear feet

Linear feet simply means a length measured in feet. Linear simply means "long". If a product gives you its measurements in "linear meters", it means simply as many feet in length. When converting square feet to linear meters, you will need to know the length or width of an area measured in square feet. If, for example, you want to know the width in linear meters, you need to know the length in linear meters, and vice versa. See the following article to see how to convert square feet to linear feet.

Steps to follow:

one

Determine the length or width of the surface measured in square feet . Based on the basis that the equation you have to use is the following.

Square feet = linear feet along * linear feet across

two

Therefore to be able to calculate the length in linear feet, you have to divide the area by the width in linear feet. Then.A square foot / width in feet = linear feet

Let's imagine that we have an area of ​​400 square feet and a width of 9 feet, therefore the length in linear feet is:

Length feet = 400 square feet / 9 linear feet = 44.44 feet

3

Like the previous step, if you want to calculate the width in linear feet, you have to divide the area by the length. Then. One square foot / length in feet of width = linear feet.

Continuing with the same example as before, we now know that the surface is 400 square feet and the length is 44.44 linear feet, therefore:

Width in feet = 400 square feet / 44.44 linear feet = 9 feet.

Tips
  • You can not convert square feet to linear feet without knowing the length of at least one side of the area. Thus, for example, you can not convert 200 square feet to linear meters, without knowing either the length or the width. Linear feet always refers to the length of a side of a certain area.