Carpet Yards To Sq Ft

Calculator to convert square feet to square yards.

Carpet yards to sq ft.

Carpeting is usually sold by square yards and most come in rolls of 9 12 or 15 feet wide. Measure the square footage of the room or area multiply the length times the width enter it in the calculator and the area in. Since most construction measurements are in square feet carpet installers must convert them to square yards. All manual calculations above.

Waste is usually figured at 10 but may be changed to any amount desired. 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. Therefore you need to know how many square yards not square feet of carpet you require.

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. If you want to minimize waste. Carpet installers however operate with square yards. Carpet tiles often come in 12 inch by 12 inch 12 x12 or 24 inch by 24 inch 24 x24 squares.

Most retailers now sell by the square foot. If your room measures 10 x 14 the total square feet are 140. 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 some professionals still use the older method of square yards.