square feet to square meters converter

How to convert square feet to square meters

A square foot is a foot on each side, so the factor is 0.3048 squared, which is exactly 0.09290304 square metres. You multiply area by that number. You do not multiply by 0.3048. That linear factor is the mistake that makes a room look about eleven times too small. Ten square feet is 0.929 square metres. One hundred square feet is 9.290 square metres. A 10 by 10 foot room is 100 square feet only if both directions are 10. Convert each side and multiply, or convert the area once. Doing both double-counts.

Apartments listed in square feet against a metric lease, paint coverage, and solar panels. A 2000 sq ft house is 185.806 m². Flooring sold by the square metre needs this direction. Ceiling height is still a length. Do not run it through this page.

Exact formula

Formulasquare meters = square feet × 0.09290304

square meters = square feet × 0.09290304 One ft² is 0.09290304 m². Ten ft² is 0.9290304 m². The worked example below uses that same conversion.

Conversion table

The square feet column runs from 1 ft² (0.0929 m²) through 10000 ft² (929.03 m²).

Worked example: Square feet to Square meters

A 10 by 10 foot room is 100 square feet, which is 9.29 m². The factor is 0.3048 squared, exactly 0.09290304. Multiplying the area by the linear 0.3048 makes the room look about eleven times too small. A 2000 sq ft house is 185.81 m². Ten square feet is 0.929 m². Convert each wall with the length page and then multiply, or convert the area once. Doing both double-counts. Ceiling height is still a length. An acre is a different area and has its own factor.

Pitfalls for square feet to square meters

• Squaring happens once, in the factor 0.09290304. Do not also square the result.
• A foot by a foot is not a foot. Length pages will not convert this area.
• The US survey foot squared is a slightly different historic area. This page uses the international foot.
• 'Square' on a room dimension ('a 12-foot square') sometimes means 12 by 12 and sometimes gets misread as 12 square feet. Compute the rectangle.