How to Convert Square Feet to Yards

Convert square feet to yards easily

When thinking about installing carpet or working with landscape, it's often useful to have some quick conversion tools handy. This will particularly help you when planning how much carpet you will need or landscaping products to buy, since different brands alternate between square feet and square yards. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1. One square yard equals nine square feet. Or, 1 sq. yd. = 9 sq. ft.

2. Divide the number of square feet by nine, and you'll get the number of square yards of carpet you'll need. (sq. feet / 9 = sq. yards)

3. If you don't yet know how many square feet you have, measure the length and width of the area in feet. Then multiply the length times the width to figure out your square feet. A 10-foot-by18-foot room equals 180 square feet. To find square yards, divide that total by nine. 180 sq. ft./ 9 = 20 sq. yd.

   In other words: (Length in ft. x width in ft.)/9 = sq. yds.

Tips & Warnings

• With landscaping products, remember that you will need to take the depth of the product you will need into account. Some landscaping products list their square yardage in terms of a stated depth. So, for instance, if you are going to use topsoil to a depth of 6 inches and the bag lists yardage for 3-inch depth, you will need to use double the amount.

Resources

• Conversion calculator