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I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15 ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.

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Claudia wrote:

I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15 ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


225 sq ft is 25 sq yards.
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"Claudia" wrote in message
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I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15 ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.

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Both of them are wrong. Sq foot / 9 = sq yard
(15x15)/9=25sq yards



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a 15x15 room is 225 square FEET. To get square yards you would have to
divide that answer by 9 (3'x3'=9sq') which gives you 25 square yards.


"Claudia" wrote in message
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I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15 ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.

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Claudia (take out no spam to reply)




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Claudia wrote:
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15
ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


You have 25 sq yards to cover. However, and this does not account for
some of the numbers you got, it does not mean you only need 25 sq yards of
carpet. Consider how wide the carpet comes, they will not and you will not,
want to piece small pieces together to make use of some of the waste. I
don't know how they figure the waste and charge you

I suggest you make sure they do the measuring and give you a firm price
quote for the carpet you want installed with the pad you want and let them
worry about how much carpet they will need and you worry about how much they
are charging and if you trust them.

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26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math





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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:26:35 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
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Claudia wrote:
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15
ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


You have 25 sq yards to cover. However, and this does not account for
some of the numbers you got, it does not mean you only need 25 sq yards of
carpet. Consider how wide the carpet comes, they will not and you will not,
want to piece small pieces together to make use of some of the waste. I
don't know how they figure the waste and charge you

I suggest you make sure they do the measuring and give you a firm price
quote for the carpet you want installed with the pad you want and let them
worry about how much carpet they will need and you worry about how much they
are charging and if you trust them.


Most carpet is 12' wide, although some commercial is 15' wide. Using
12' wide material you will need to fill the side with a 3' wide piece,
which means there will be at least one seam. If you only want one seam
then you will need a 30' length of carpet, with a large piece of
waste. But a good installer can produce seams that are not visible and
the fill piece can be made from 4 pieces that are 3' x 3'9" which
means the raw carpet length needed is 18' 9" or the 25 sq yds others
have mentioned, and there is no waste. None of the above takes into
account that most installers will cut the carpet 3" to 6" wider than
the finished dimension.


John Keith


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"John Keith" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:26:35 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

Claudia wrote:
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15
ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


You have 25 sq yards to cover. However, and this does not account for
some of the numbers you got, it does not mean you only need 25 sq yards of
carpet. Consider how wide the carpet comes, they will not and you will
not,
want to piece small pieces together to make use of some of the waste. I
don't know how they figure the waste and charge you

I suggest you make sure they do the measuring and give you a firm
price
quote for the carpet you want installed with the pad you want and let them
worry about how much carpet they will need and you worry about how much
they
are charging and if you trust them.


Most carpet is 12' wide, although some commercial is 15' wide. Using
12' wide material you will need to fill the side with a 3' wide piece,
which means there will be at least one seam. If you only want one seam
then you will need a 30' length of carpet, with a large piece of
waste. But a good installer can produce seams that are not visible and
the fill piece can be made from 4 pieces that are 3' x 3'9" which
means the raw carpet length needed is 18' 9" or the 25 sq yds others
have mentioned, and there is no waste. None of the above takes into
account that most installers will cut the carpet 3" to 6" wider than
the finished dimension.


John Keith


If you can find the product you like in a 15' width, you'll be much happier.
You'll have zero seams and very little waste. The job will cost less
because you'll need less labor and less carpet. Using a 18'9" by 12' piece
and making multiple splices is doable, but you're not likely to be happy
because that many seams will stand out like a sore thumb, unless the product
you choose hides seams well AND your installer is top notch.

KB


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John Keith wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:26:35 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

Claudia wrote:
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15
ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


You have 25 sq yards to cover. However, and this does not account for
some of the numbers you got, it does not mean you only need 25 sq yards of
carpet. Consider how wide the carpet comes, they will not and you will not,
want to piece small pieces together to make use of some of the waste. I
don't know how they figure the waste and charge you

I suggest you make sure they do the measuring and give you a firm price
quote for the carpet you want installed with the pad you want and let them
worry about how much carpet they will need and you worry about how much they
are charging and if you trust them.


Most carpet is 12' wide, although some commercial is 15' wide. Using
12' wide material you will need to fill the side with a 3' wide piece,
which means there will be at least one seam. If you only want one seam
then you will need a 30' length of carpet, with a large piece of
waste. But a good installer can produce seams that are not visible and
the fill piece can be made from 4 pieces that are 3' x 3'9" which
means the raw carpet length needed is 18' 9" or the 25 sq yds others
have mentioned, and there is no waste. None of the above takes into
account that most installers will cut the carpet 3" to 6" wider than
the finished dimension.


John Keith


Also the need to pattern match (if it is figured carpet) and grain
match add into the needed amount.

Harry K
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(15 ft / 3ft/yd)X(15ft / 3f/yd) = 5 yds X 5 yds= 25 yds

"Claudia" wrote in message
newsiSbd.18$EP4.14@trnddc06...
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15

ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.

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Claudia (take out no spam to reply)




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In article , Ron
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(15 ft / 3ft/yd)X(15ft / 3f/yd) = 5 yds X 5 yds= 25 yds

"Claudia" wrote in message
newsiSbd.18$EP4.14@trnddc06...
I am getting conflicting info. Need to recarpet the clubhouse - 15 x 15

ft
room. one estimate is 220 sq YDS and the other is 60 sq YDS. what am I
missing here - other than the ability to figure out how many sq. yds. +
excess for a 225 sq ft. room.


Or 225/9=25.

Or 15*15/9=25

9 sq ft per sq yard...
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