Waste is usually figured at 10 but may be changed to any amount desired.
Carpet yards to sq ft.
Carpet installers however operate with square yards.
All manual calculations above.
Calculator to convert square feet to square yards.
Most retailers now sell by the square foot.
While our carpet area calculator determines how many square yards of carpet you need you can once again do the math on your own.
If your room measures 10 x 14 the total square feet are 140.
To see how many square yards you would need enter the measurements of your room in our calculator.
Therefore you need to know how many square yards not square feet of carpet you require.
However some professionals still use the older method of square yards.
However since most carpet is sold in 12 foot widths the minimum amount of carpet needed would be 168.
To find the square yard simply divide your square foot number by nine.
Measure the square footage of the room or area multiply the length times the width enter it in the calculator and the area in.
Very useful when shopping for carpet linoleum or tile which are typically sold by the square yard and you have the dimensions of a room or area in square feet.
Carpet tiles often come in 12 inch by 12 inch 12 x12 or 24 inch by 24 inch 24 x24 squares.
Carpeting is usually sold by square yards and most come in rolls of 9 12 or 15 feet wide.
If you want to minimize waste.