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Weights and Measures: Square

SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE Square Measure.-Square or superficial measure is employed by carpenters, masons, and others, in the building trades, in house furnishing and decoration, and notably in surveying and the measurement of land.

The ordinary square measure for carpenters, masons, and others is as follows: 144 sq. inches. 9 sq. feet, or 1,296 sq. inches.. 100 sq. feet. 36 sq. yards.......... 1 sq. foot. 1 sq. yard. 1 sq. of flooring, roofing, etc. rood of building Carpenters, architects, and mechanics often write 8" for 8 inches, and 5' for 5 feet. They also use sq." and sq. for square inches and square feet.

Plastering, ceiling, etc., are commonly estimated by the square yard; paving, glazing, and stone cutting by the square foot; roofing, flooring, and slating by the square 100 feet.