Carpeting is usually sold by square yards and most come in rolls of 9 12 or 15 feet wide.
Is carpet measured in square feet.
In this case there would be 2 feet x 10 feet of carpet.
Therefore you need to know how many square yards not square feet of carpet you require.
Square footage is area expressed in square feet.
Carpet square foot vs.
You ve measured from top to bottom and now it s time to put down carpet but you still don t know exactly how much you ll need.
To calculate the square footage of carpet you ll need multiply the length times the width in feet of any space where you ll install flooring.
Likewise square yardage is area expressed in square yards.
To find square feet multiply the length measurement in feet by the width measurement in feet.
To calculate your total square footage for a room just multiply your room width and length together.
Square meters is also a common measure of area.
For example if you are buying carpet for a room that is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide.
Here is what a 10 x 10 room would add up to 13 33 yards.
While our carpet area calculator determines how many square yards of carpet you need you can once again.
That s what the lowe s flooring estimator is for.
It also helps to sketch out a diagram of your home s layout.
Width x length area.
How to convert square footage to square yards of carpet.
Total square feet 9 square yards.
Remember carpet comes 12 feet wide that is 12 width x 10 length 120 square feet divided by 9 13 33 yards.