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Many carpet retailers will try to sell you more carpet than you actually need. This is a very common carpet scam. Measuring for carpet yourself is a smart way to save money on your new carpet purchase. However, it is only ONE of dozens of smart ways that you can save money on new carpet that you need to know about. I have filled this website is filled with tons of very useful carpet buying information to help you make wise carpet buying choices. 

 

Here is a list of all my Free Carpet buying information on this website. 

 

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Room Yardage Chart

 

 

NOTE:

You usually have to buy carpet in widths (rolls) of 12 feet. 

(For example: If you have a room 10 feet wide by 16 feet long... You will need to buy a piece of carpet that is 12 feet by 16 feet)

 

There will always be some excess carpet. This is to be expected. 

 

 

Your

Room

Size

Width

 Carpets are 12-feet Wide

13ft

14ft

15ft

16ft

17ft

18ft

19ft

20ft

Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8ft

 

10.66yd

11.55

12.44

13.33

14.22

15.11

16

16.88

17.77

9ft

 

12yd

13yd

14yd

15yd

16yd

17

18

19

20

10ft

 

13.33

14.44

15.55

16.66

17.77

18.88

20

21.11

22.22

11ft

 

14.66

15.88

17.11

18.33

19.55

20.77

22

23.22

24.44

12ft

 

16

17.33

18.66

20

21.33

22.66

24

25.33

26.66

13ft

 

17.33

18.77

20.22

21.66

23.11

24.55

26

27.44

28.88

14ft

 

18.66

20.22

21.77

23.33

24.88

26.44

28

29.55

31.11

15ft

 

20

21.66

23.33

25

26.66

28.33

30

31.66

33.33

16ft

 

21.33

23.11

24.88

26.66

28.44

30.22

32

33.77

35.55

17ft

 

22.66

24.55

26.44

28.33

30.22

32.11

34

35.88

37.77

18ft

 

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

19ft

 

25.33

27.44

29.55

31.66

33.77

35.88

38

40.11

42.22

20ft

 

26.66

28.88

31.11

33.33

35.55

37.77

40

42.22

44.44

21ft

 

28

30.33

32.66

35

37.33

39.66

42

44.33

46.66

22ft

 

29.33

31.77

34.22

36.66

39.11

41.55

44

46.44

48.88

23ft

 

30.66

33.22

35.77

38.33

40.88

43.44

46

48.55

51.11

24ft

 

32

34.66

37.33

40

42.66

45.33

48

50.66

53.33

25ft

 

33.33

36.11

38.88

41.66

44.44

47.22

50

52.77

55.55

26ft

 

34.66

37.55

40.44

43.33

46.22

49.11

52

54.88

57.77

27ft

 

36

39

42

45

48

51

54

57

60

28ft

 

37.33

40.44

43.55

46.66

49.77

52.88

56

59.11

62.22

29ft

 

38.66

41.88

45.11

48.33

51.55

54.77

58

61.22

64.44

30ft

 

40

43.33

46.66

50

53.33

56.66

60

63.33

66.66

31ft

 

41.33

44.77

48.22

51.66

55.11

58.55

62

65.44

68.88

32ft

 

42.66

46.22

49.77

53.33

56.88

60.44

64

67.55

71.11

33ft

 

44

47.66

51.33

55

58.66

62.33

66

69.66

73.33

34ft

 

45.33

49.11

52.88

56.33

60.44

64.22

68

71.77

75.55

35ft

 

46.66

50.55

54.44

58.66

62.22

66.11

70

73.88

77.77

 

 

 

 

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