How to Figure the Square Footage for Carpet
When it comes to purchasing new carpeting for your home, you don't want to buy more than you need. Nor do not want to buy too little. Understanding how to figure out the square footage of carpet needed for a room is essential to getting what you need. Too little carpet will means using scraps to complete the room. Purchasing too much carpet is a waste of money. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Calculating Square Footage
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Measure the length and width of the room(s) you want to carpet. Write down the length and width in feet and inches.
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Round your measurements up. If the length of the room is 8 feet, 4 inches, use 9 feet as the length in calculating the square footage of the room. Doing this will prevent you from buying less carpet than you need.
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Use the following formula to calculate the area of the room: A = L x W. "In other words, 'area equals length times width,'" as stated by Math in Daily Life. Using measurements rounded up will produce an approximate square footage with enough leeway to ensure you purchase the correct amount of carpet.
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Use the answer from your calculations to determine how much carpet you need. If your answer is 24 square feet, you will probably want to buy 25 or 26 square feet to make sure you have enough.
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Tips & Warnings
You want to make sure you have a bit more carpet than you actually need. This gives you the ability to trim the carpet as-needed to fit the space you are carpeting and ensures that you do not end up using scraps to fill in gaps.
Example of calculating square footage of carpet: A room that measures 10 feet in length and 15 feet in width would result in the need for 150 square feet of carpet (A= 10 feet x 15 feet; A = 150 square feet).
