A square yard is a square that measures 3 feet by 3 feet because there are 3 feet in one yard.
A room to be carpeted measures 16 feet.
Since most carpet is sold by the square foot use feet when measuring your room lengths and widths.
Radius 3 5 feet and height 7 feet find the volume van cargo space measures 8 feet tall by 5 feet wide by 13 feet deep.
Dividing the room into the particular number of separate sections is an effective way to calculate the room s precise size when it has a unique shape.
To find the area we use the simple formula.
Measure the width of the room at its widest point.
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.
If you d like to do everything by hand let s get into some math.
120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
4 x 4 16 square feet for the 4 foot by 4 foot landing.
Occasionally carpet is sold by the square yard.
72 16 88 total square feet.
2 how to convert square feet into square yards.
Quantities provided are estimates only.
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.
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.
Calculate your yardage by.
If the room measures 8 m by 6 m find the area of the room not covered by the carpet.
Measure the room area.
Remember carpet comes 12 feet wide that is 12 width x 10 length 120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.
That is 15 x 20 300.
Height 7 feet width 4 feet and length 3 feet find the volume cylinder.
If you have the measurements in some other units use our length calculators to convert.
The first step is to know how large of an area you want to cover.
Carpet is quoted either in square feet or square yards so ensure that you are comparing like for like.
Find the volume.
A simple 15 x 20 room would add up to 33 33 yards.
Here is what a 10 x 10 room would add up to 13 33 yards.
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.
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.
Learn how to measure for carpet to determine how much you need to buy based on room dimensions and standard carpet width and length.
Measure the length of the room at its longest stretch.
Enter these numbers into the carpet estimator above.
1 square yard 3 3 square feet.