Carpet Yards To Sq Ft

If you want to minimize waste.

Carpet yards to sq ft.

Carpet is sold by the square yard which is equivalent to an area 3 feet by 3 feet. 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. However since most carpet is sold in 12 foot widths the minimum amount of carpet needed would be 168. Waste is usually figured at 10 but may be changed to any amount desired.

All manual calculations above. Carpet tiles often come in 12 inch by 12 inch 12 x12 or 24 inch by 24 inch 24 x24 squares. Measure the square footage of the room or area multiply the length times the width enter it in the calculator and the area in. While our carpet area calculator determines how many square yards of carpet you need you can once again do the math on your own.

Carpet installers however operate with square yards. If your room measures 10 x 14 the total square feet are 140. However some professionals still use the older method of square yards. Be sure to list both measurements since the total square footage of the room size may not correspond to the square feet or yards of carpet that will be used.

To find the square yard simply divide your square foot number by nine. Calculator to convert square feet to square yards. Carpeting is usually sold by square yards and most come in rolls of 9 12 or 15 feet wide. Since most construction measurements are in square feet carpet installers must convert them to square yards.