How To Measure Your Floor

Tips on measuring for a vinyl floor.

How to measure your floor.

To help you visualize the different areas you re measuring lay masking tape on the floor. We re back with another question for the home flooring pros this week we re looking at floor measurements and the best way to measure for flooring which is such an essential part of planning your flooring project and most importantly your budget. Use a tape measure and have someone help you so you can get an accurate measurement of each wall. Doing this gives you a much better picture of where the floor slopes and how much.

If the room is square or rectangular you only need to measure 2 of the walls. Your result is the measurement of the total floor area. To measure flooring start by measuring the length and width of the room. Stage 1 measure the room.

Learn how to measure for different types of home flooring including. Add a few inches or round up the nearest foot. Use a calculator to ensure this measurement is accurate. Carpet vinyl tile hardwood and laminate.

Measure the length of each wall in the room. The very first thing you need to do whether you ve chosen floorboards or tiles is to calculate the area of your room. Round up to 18. Create a floor plan showing 5 foot increments then write the elevation at each of these points as you measure.

A few tips for measuring your project. For instance if the room is 12 feet wide and 12 feet long the area of the floor is 144 square feet. Multiply the length and the width to get the main area s measurement. Record this number on your drawing.

Sketch a floor plan of the room and record your measurements for each area. For plank floors divide by the case coverage. Make sure that both you and your helper are holding the tape measure at the bottom of the wall so that you get a true measurement of the length at floor level. If the room you re measuring the floors in isn t a rectangle or square divide it into smaller segments that are and calculate the area of each segment.

352 20 17 6. Then multiply the 2 numbers together to get the area in square feet. We ll use the example of a case covering 20 square feet. For these you can measure a floor as a large rectangle on either side and smaller squares or rectangles above and below.

Keep in mind while you do this that you need to consider all floorspace so remember to open cupboard doors before you start and factor in any other nooks and crevices.