If you d like to do everything by hand let s get into some math.
A room to be carpeted measures 16 feet.
In this case there would be 2 feet x 10 feet of carpet waste because the room is less than 12 feet wide.
Height 7 feet width 4 feet and length 3 feet find the volume cylinder.
For example if your room has a rectangular shape write down in the calculator only width and depth of it and specify the measure s units.
Measure the length of the room at its longest stretch.
1 square yard 3 3 square feet.
To calculate the equivalent square metre price from a lineal metre price just divide the lineal metre price by the carpet width either 3 66 or 4 metre.
Carpet is quoted either in square feet or square yards so ensure that you are comparing like for like.
That is 15 x 20 300.
Calculate your yardage by.
A simple 15 x 20 room would add up to 33 33 yards.
4 x 4 16 square feet for the 4 foot by 4 foot landing.
Occasionally carpet is sold by the square yard.
The first step is to know how large of an area you want to cover.
To determine the carpet area measure and draw the room.
If the room measures 8 m by 6 m find the area of the room not covered by the carpet.
72 16 88 total square feet.
2 how to convert square feet into square yards.
Remember carpet comes 12 feet wide that is 12 width x 10 length 120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
To find the area we use the simple formula.
Quantities provided are estimates only.
A 10 x 10 room is 100 square feet but you would need to purchase 12 x 10 carpet which is 120 square feet and have 2 feet by 12 feet of waste because the room is less than 12 feet wide.
Measure the width of the room at its widest point.
Learn how to measure for carpet to determine how much you need to buy based on room dimensions and standard carpet width and length.
Enter these numbers into the carpet estimator above.
120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
A square yard is a square that measures 3 feet by 3 feet because there are 3 feet in one yard.
Since most carpet is sold by the square foot use feet when measuring your room lengths and widths.
As carpet width is usually 3 66m a price in lineal metres will be higher than in square metres please note that some of our carpets are 4 metres wide.
Here is what a 10 x 10 room would add up to 13 33 yards.
If you have the measurements in some other units use our length calculators to convert.
Make sure you consult your carpet retailer for a precise measure and quote and check that cushion and installation costs have been included in the price.
Find the volume.
A length times width a 12 16 a 192 the room is carpeted with 192 square feet of carpet.