Hardwood Floor Drying-Mat System Sizing
Sizes the Class 4 specialty mat system that saves a wet wood floor without tearing it out.
Example
You enter
- Wet hardwood floor area (ft²) 120
- Coverage per mat (ft²) 6
- Mats per suction unit 16
You get
- Mats needed 20
- Suction units 2 unit(s)
Checked against published worked examples from: ANSI/IICRC S500 Class 4 specialty drying.
Details, formula, and sources
ScopePanels laid on the floor and pulled by a suction unit that draws moisture up through the boards. Gives the mats needed from the floor area and per-mat coverage, and the suction units to drive them. The mat-system manufacturer's coverage and unit ratings govern; subfloor construction and finish affect feasibility (ANSI/IICRC S500 Class 4 specialty drying).
Formula or tablemats_needed = ceil(floor_area_ft2 / mat_coverage_ft2); suction_units = ceil(mats_needed / mats_per_unit).
Source and editionHardwood-floor drying-mat system sizing under ANSI/IICRC S500 Class 4 specialty drying, by name. Field-sizing arithmetic, not edition-bound.
Free accessThe mat and unit counts are public estimating arithmetic; the Class 4 specialty-drying method is named in the published ANSI/IICRC S500.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namesfloor_area_ft2, mat_coverage_ft2, mats_per_unit, mats_needed, suction_units
- Per-mat coverage 6 ft^2 per mat is a starting rate; the mat-system manufacturer's rating governsmanufacturer rating
- Mats per unit 16 mats per suction unit is a starting rate; the unit's rated capacity governsmanufacturer rating