RE: [OT] Measuring carpet...

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy,

Carpetright have a guide (it's the "blotter-pad") that the
in-store
people use and that includes stairs. The only thing on their website is
for a basic box-shaped room with alcoves
(http://www.carpetright.co.uk/images/free_estimating/roomguide.pdf)

Some basic advice here:
http://www.franksfactoryflooring.co.uk/tips/tips_measuring.html

And some more here: (a runner is just a narrow carpet :-)   )
http://www.rugsrugs.com/measurementstairRunner.cfm

Other than that it's hard to advise without knowing your particular
layout. What surprised me the first time was that you buy the whole
width of carpet, so if you only need a 3m x 4m piece but the carpet is
made in a 5m width, you pay for (and should receive) a piece 3m x 5m.

HTH,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Kilgore
>
> Hi,
>
> Apologies for the OT post...
>
> If there's anyone on this list who knows the ins and outs of
> how to calculate the required amount of carpet given the
> actual size of the room/stairs can they please contact me
> offlist. Think I've been had (i.e.
> given twice as much carpet than I actually need) and want to
> make sure before I start shouting the odds.
>
> And, to make matters SOO much worse, the fitter has managed
> to stick staples through the 4 pressure mats that I had
> fitted on the stairs last night and pulled the wiring on 3 of
> them...!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Andy.