Lay your tape measure against the wall at one end of your room and then extend it to the opposite wall.
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To calculate your total square footage for a room just multiply your room width and length together.
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Anticipate needing more carpeting than your exact measurements.
Or use a laser distance measurer to find the measurement between the two walls.
Draw lines on the diagram to make an oddly shaped room into shapes that can easily have areas calculated such as.
A simple 15 x 20 room would add up to 33 33 yards.
Multiply that by the number of stairs.
Measure the width of the.
Length of the step.
That is 12 width x 10 length 120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
Calculating your total s and comparing estimates 1.
Remember carpet comes 12 feet wide that is 12 width x 10 length 120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
Height of the step.
Choose between two methods to estimate extra material.
Divide by 12 and round up to get the number of feet.
Measure room width and length.
Note this number as the length.
Do the same for the other two walls in the opposite direction.
Draw a diagram of the room you want to carpet.
Measure the sides of the room using a measuring tape and write the numbers in on the diagram where they belong.
Here is what a 10 x 10 room would add up to 13 33 yards.
Before you start tallying up the square footage of.
In this case there would be 2 feet x 10 feet of carpet waste because the room is less than 12 feet wide.
Include an inch or two extra to wrap around the nose.