1. Draw a simple diagram of the home. The drawing need not be perfect, but the measurements have to be accurate. Just a simple drawing showing all the rooms is all that is needed. For a two-story home, then one could do two drawings, one form the upper floor and one for the lower floor.
2. Measure each room and write down the measurements. After drawing, one has to measure every room and jot down the measurements on the diagram. Every measurement should be rounded up to the nearest 1/2 foot mark. If a room is 15 feet 3 inches, it could be rounded up to 15 feet 6 inches or 15.5. The bit of extra material ensures there is enough.
3. Make a list of the measurement as length and width of each room. The list of measurements should be multiplied by the length of the width of each room. The sum should be added up for a total square footage, such as the following:
Living room 27.5 x 15.0 = 412.5
Hall 16.0 x 4.5 = 072.0
Bedroom 16.0 x 95 = 152.0
Bedroom2 16.0 x 95 = 152.0
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788.5 square feet
4. Calculate by using an online carpet calculator to do the measurements. Add five percent to the total, providing allowances for seams as well as other extra carpeting needed to complete the job. So, for instance, the total 788 should be added with 39, which is 5 percent to get a total of 827 square feet. To get the total square yardage, the square footage should be divided by 9. It should be like this, 827 divided by 9 is equal to 91.88 square yards.
After doing the four steps in measuring carpet, the diagrams could be taken to the carpet seller or retailer and they could determine how much material one needs from the diagram. This helps confirm how much carpeting is needed and avoid waste not just in material but paying high for labor as well. Online Carpet Calculator is also very useful for measuring floor covering for any room of the home.