FAQ
Answers and troubleshooting help for map measurement, planning numbers, mobile use, privacy, and shared links.
Using Measure The Lawn
What does Measure The Lawn do?
Measure The Lawn helps you measure outdoor space on a satellite map. Search a US address, draw the lawn or project area, and use the square footage, perimeter, or distance for pricing, planning, and material estimates.
How do I measure a lawn online?
Search the address to center the property, then use the polygon tool to trace the lawn edge. Trace only the grass you want measured, subtract houses or driveways as cutouts when needed, and use the calculator pages when the lawn fits a simple length by width estimate.
Can I exclude the house, driveway, or beds?
Yes. Draw the main lawn or project area first, then subtract cutouts for the house, driveway, patio, beds, pool, or any other section that should not count toward the total.
Is it accurate enough for estimates?
It is meant to give a strong working estimate for quotes, lawn square footage, and material planning. Satellite imagery can be dated or slightly offset, so verify expensive orders, permit-sensitive projects, and legal boundary questions before you buy or build.
Does Measure The Lawn work outside the United States?
Address search is built for US properties. The map may still show other places, but the product, search limits, and planning copy are designed around US lawn and landscaping jobs.
Is my address or location stored?
An address or current location is used to center the map. Address lookups may be cached briefly on our server, drawn measurements can stay in your browser, and hosted share links can temporarily store the drawn geometry so the link works. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Can I use the measurement in the calculators?
Yes. Measure the area first when you do not know the square footage, then use the Tools page for the grass seed calculator, sod calculator, mulch calculator, concrete calculator, and retaining wall calculator.
How do share links work?
A hosted share link stores a measurement snapshot so someone else can open it. The snapshot may include the outline you drew, cutouts, area, perimeter, distance, and a preview image when available. Share links can expire.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. You can search, trace, edit, and review measurements from a mobile browser. For detailed outlines, zoom in before placing points so your finger taps land on the edge you actually want to measure.
Troubleshooting
Address search is not working
Use a full US street address with city and state when possible. If current location fails, allow location access in the browser, make sure the page is on a secure connection, or search the address manually.
The satellite map image looks wrong
Satellite imagery can be older than the property today, and some tiles can be slightly offset. Zoom in, use the visible edges you trust, and verify high-cost material orders when the image does not match the site.
The measurement looks off
Zoom in closer, place more points around curves, and make sure cutouts are subtracted from the right area. If the yard is simple, compare the map result against a quick length by width estimate.
The shared link will not load
Hosted share links can expire or fail if the stored snapshot is no longer available. If a link will not open, ask the sender to create a new share link from the current measurement.
Still need help?
Use the Contact page and include what you tried, what happened, the browser or device you used, and the general area you were measuring.