verify to include any interior spaces, like closets or pantries.

Write down the measurements for future reference.

This will help to keep your measurements neatly organized and easy to understand.

Person measuring a room for carpet

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Make Split Measurements for Oddly Shaped Rooms

Split upoddly shaped roomsinto easy-to-measure and label parts.

Use these to calculate the area of your space.

Materials needed to measure for carpet

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Simply use the area of the room as a reference for your square footage.

This overage is just a fail-safe to ensure you purchase enough carpet to get the job done.

Measuring the length and width of a room with measuring tape

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Measuring the stairs for carpet separately

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Breaking up oddly-shaped areas into parts

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Calculating the area of the rooms

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Calculating the total square footage

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