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Flooring guides

How to measure, order and plan a flooring job — the steps behind the numbers on each cost page, not the prices themselves.

Growing list

More guides are added as they are written. Each one belongs to a cost page and is linked from the flooring hub and from that page.

How to Measure a Room for Carpet and Order the Right Amount

To measure a room for carpet, multiply the longest length by the widest width in feet, then add every closet, alcove and doorway as its own rectangle.

For Carpet Read the guide

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