
HOW MUCH LEATHER DO I NEED TO COVER MY COUCH?
HOW MUCH LEATHER DO I NEED TO COVER MY COUCH? In order to know how many hides you will need to buy, have this in
In order to know how many hides you will need to buy, have this in mind:
Let’s assume you want to cover a 3 seater couch. First check how many metres of fabric is needed to cover them.
3 Seater Couch = Approx 16 metres of fabric needed (width approx 145cm) So, 16 metres of fabric is needed to upholster the 3 seater couch.
Now, you need to determine the area of leather required to cover the couch:
FORMULA
16 metres of fabric x 1.75 sqm of leather = 28 sqm of leather
Now let’s find out the number of hides:
Again, each hide is about 4.75 sq. metres of leather, so the final formula you need is this:
28sqm of leather needed, divided by 4.75 (per hide) = approx 6 hides are required
Additionally, you would want to add 10-20% extra to accommodate any flaws or unusable sections of the hide.
That brings you closer to 7 hides in total.
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HOW MUCH LEATHER DO I NEED TO COVER MY COUCH? In order to know how many hides you will need to buy, have this in
HOW MUCH LEATHER DO I NEED TO COVER MY COUCH? In order to know how many hides you will need to buy, have this in