The home depot carries a wide range of carpet choices to fit any room lifestyle budget and timeline.
Carpeting a room with measurements.
The first step is to know how large of an area you want to cover.
Measure the room area.
If you have the measurements in some other units use our length calculators to convert.
How to measure a room or hallway for carpeting installation.
Measure carpet for stairs.
Enter these numbers into the carpet estimator above.
Then measure the length and width of each room in your home.
Measure the width of the room at its widest point.
Whether you re putting in new carpet installing carpet tiles and carpet padding or looking for artificial grass to place in your outdoor space we have the carpeting you re looking for.
Since most carpet is sold by the square foot use feet when measuring your room lengths and widths.
To measure for carpet start by deciding which side of your house will represent the length and which side will represent the width which will help you keep your measurements consistent.
Measure the length using the distance from one wall to the opposite wall.
Occasionally carpet is sold by the square yard.
If you d like to do everything by hand let s get into some math.
Measure the length of the room at its longest stretch.
Measure the width from wall to wall.
To determine the carpet area measure and draw the room.
Add 2 to 4 inches to each side.
It s easy to cut a little off for a perfect fit but it s.
Area length x width.