How sod is sold — slab, roll, and big roll coverage, and the 400–700 sq ft pallet spread
Sod pieces are small and consistent — a 2.67 sq ft slab, a 10 sq ft roll, a ~250 sq ft big roll — but a “pallet” has no standard size: 400–700 sq ft by farm and region. Always confirm the coverage and the price per square foot.
What this diagram shows
A comparison of the units sod is sold in, drawn to relative size on a common ground line: a Southern slab is 16 by 24 inches and covers 2.67 square feet, a cool-season standard roll is 2 by 5 feet and covers 10 square feet, and a machine-installed big roll covers about 250 square feet. Below them a range bar shows that a pallet of sod has no industry-standard size — coverage runs from 400 to 700 square feet, with common values of 400 (warm-season South), 450 (national default), 500 (cool-season North), and 600 (cool-season large-roll pallets). This is why the calculator keeps pallet coverage editable and always shows the raw square-foot total.
Sod Calculator
Free sod calculator: square feet, slabs, rolls, and pallets for your lawn — with editable, region-aware pallet coverage plus topsoil and starter fertilizer.
