How To Measure A Bedroom Floor

Your result is the measurement of the total floor area.

How to measure a bedroom floor.

Mark the location of windows and doors. Use a tape measure and have someone help you so you can get an accurate measurement of each wall. For instance if the room is 12 feet wide and 12 feet long the area of the floor is 144 square feet. Doing this gives you a much better picture of where the floor slopes and how much.

Divide the total area you want covered by the amount each box of flooring covers to find the number of boxes you need. For instance if each box of flooring covers 10 feet 3 0 m square and you have 149 1 feet 45 4 m square to cover. If you re room is rectangular then simply enter the width and depth of the room and the unit of measure and the resulting floor area of the room will be calculated in several different units of measure both metric and imperial useful if you are meauring the room in one unit but for example the floor tiles you want are measured in a different unit. Or you may just calculate the area of your simply shaped room.

The length and width of your bedroom. Turn over to draw your layout. If your room is an unusual shape it s often easier to divide the room into 2 or 3 seperate section. Measure the sides of the room using a measuring tape and write the numbers in on the diagram where they belong.

Measure your room and openings. To calculate the actual amount of flooring required you should make an allowance for the wastage that occurs during fitting. 4 calculate the areas of the individual shapes you divided out making sure you use the same unit of measurement with all of them and then add them together. Measure the length of each wall in the room.

Create a floor plan showing 5 foot increments then write the elevation at each of these points as you measure. All you need is the. If checking the whole house use a layout a grid. Use a calculator to ensure this measurement is accurate.

Tips for measuring your bedroom. 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. Valuable information when diagnosing the seriousness of a sloping floor. Enter the dimensions choose metric or imperial into the calculator below.

Record this number on your drawing. Multiply the length and the width to get the main area s measurement. To measure the area and the perimeter of a standard square or rectangular room you can always use the simple formulas below.