On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:37:05 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
KenK wrote:
How do you measure for new carpet? To the nearest rounded foot, to the
next higher foot, to the next inch, convert inches in measurement to
decimal foot, ???

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What else should I know while measuring?

They're going to come out and measure your rooms , you need to measure
also , total sq feet divided by 9 to get yardage then add a little - if
their measurements differ significantly from yours go somewhere else -
padding the yardage is a very common trick to pad the bottom line .


Great advice, except for that part. (IMO)

You have automatically assumed that a difference in measurements means
that they are ripping him off.

In this situation we have a complete novice (no offense intended) doing
the measurements and then a professional (assumption) doing the measurements.
A significant difference could be based on experience, not dishonesty.
Seams, direction of carpet, fitting standard size carpet into a non-standard
room, hallways, foyers, stairs, etc. There are a lot of variables.

If the salesman's measurements differed significantly vs. mine, the first
thing I would do is ask him to explain how he came up with those numbers.
I can then either agree that his numbers makes sense (i.e. I missed something),
I can question him further or verify his numbers through other means (if I'm
still uncomfortable) or I can send him packing if I think he is trying to
rip me off.