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  Vinyl Square Meter Calculation for a Roll

  Posted by Mike Thornley on 24 January 2018 at 18:15

  Hi
  Can anyone confirm what the calculation is to work out the overall square meter cost is for a 1370 x 50m roll.

  Is it 1.37 x 50 divided by the roll price?

  Thanks

  Hugh Potter replied 7 years, 8 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  David Hammond

  Member

  24 January 2018 at 18:36

  Correct.

  Total sq/m is 1.37m x 50m giving 68.5 sq/m

  Divide the cost by sq/m on the roll.

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  Mike Thornley

  Member

  25 January 2018 at 09:31

  Thanks.

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  Robert Lambie

  Member

  25 January 2018 at 09:57

  Keep in mind, some manufacturers give you 50 "YARDS" , NOT 50 Metres, which works out at 45.7 metres per roll.

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  David Rogers

  Member

  26 January 2018 at 21:38

  Also bear in mind that you don’t use it by the square metre…you use it by the linear metre. I always retail all off-the-roll media as a linear rate. Don’t care if it’s 1600x1000mm or 1000x1000mm…. I’ve still used a metre of vinyl / banner etc.

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  Hugh Potter

  Member

  27 January 2018 at 12:09

  I’m with you David, I sell by the linear metre, if they only need a couple of A4 stickers I’d be left with a sq mate of waste!

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