Measuring Your Room

Measure

Measure the length and width of your room at the longest and widest points, remembering to measure into all alcoves and doorways.

Add 10cm

Add 10cm on to the length and width of the carpet, allowing for waste, seams and additional material that may be needed to complete fitting.
e.g. The room diagram below would be 5.10m long and 3.10m wide.

Calculate

Calculate the price of your carpet by selecting the 4m or 5m width options on our price calculator.

Note

  • If you are ordering carpet with stripes please be aware that the stripes run along the length of the roll and not the width.
  • Similarly, if you are ordering a patterned carpet please confirm the pattern repeat with your fitter to aid the fitting process.

Example - Ordering a Carpet

  • The diagram on the right shows an example room which is 3m and 5m at its widest and longest points. We've chosen a room with diagonal corners to demonstrate the ease of measuring an unconventional room shape.

    • Always allow for waste by adding 10cm on to the width and length measurements, this would make the total measurements 5.10m x 3.10m.
    • As our carpets start at a width of 4m, you would need to order 5.10m in length and 4m in width.
      If you are ordering a striped carpet, the stripes will run from left to right on the diagram, along the 5.10m length.
    • Simply input "5.10" into the length field and select "4m" from the drop down menu then click 'Add to Basket'.
      Double check every measurement for complete
      accuracy.

Measuring Your Stairs

Measure Stair Length

a. Pull the tape measure to the edge of the tread, check the measurement and then add the rise measurement. (The tread is the surface you stand on and the rise is the vertical area.)

b. This total measurement will be the length for one stair.

c. Multiply your stair measurement by the number of steps of the same size, to get the total length required.

d. If you have stairs that differ in size, take these measurements and include them in the total length.

Example:

  • If the length of the tread is 15cm and the length of the rise is 15cm, the length measurement for one step would be 30cm.
    (This is measuring a step with no nose.)
  • The average household staircase has 12 steps. e.g. 30cm x 12 = 360cm.
  • Add a minimum of 10cm (4 inches) to the total length, allowing for any waste. Taking this into account, the total length would be: 370cm.

Reminder

If you have a step with overhang (a nose) remember to factor this into your measurements

Measure Stair Width

a. Measure the width of one stair tread, from the wall to the rails.

b. Round your measurement up to the nearest inch or cm.

c. Add a minimum of 5cm (2 inches) to the total width, allowing for any waste.

d. If all of your stairs are the same width, you will only need to measure one.

Additional Measurements

  • Gather all measurements of landings and any other accents, such as doorways and alcoves.
  • Account for these additional measurements into your staircase carpet order.
  • If you plan to install a carpet runner only, measure the width of the area that you plan to cover and follow the steps above to get the length and width.
  • Generally, carpet runners are sold in a variety of standard width measurements.
  • When purchasing a carpet runner you do not need to worry about exact width measurements. Simply purchase the width that best suits your needs.
  • Irregular shaped stairs; such as winding staircases, should be measured at their widest points.
  • For patterned or striped carpets on irregular shaped staircases, you may have to seek advice on a different method for measuring, enabling the pattern or stripes of the carpet to seamlessly flow down your staircase.