Room Measuring Guide

How to Measure Your Floor?

Measuring your floor needn't be a complicated process, so don't be put off!

How do you measure for wooden flooring, laminate floors and vinyl tiles?

The majority of floor manufacturers as well as fitters recommend a minimum of 5% wastage when ordering a wooden floor, this will hopefully allow for those small mistakes and complicated cuts. Sometimes on occasions there are small pieces that cannot be used anywhere without spoiling the look of the floor.

Standard 'rectangular' rooms

• Find the two widest areas (a and b)
• Multiply the two dimensions
• 5.25m x 6.35m
• Total metres required =33.3375

L Shaped room

• The easiest way is to divide the room into two rectangles (see dotted line above)
• Treat the room as two separate rooms
• 'Room 1' dimensions 3.25(a) x 5.35(b)
• Total for 'Room 1' =17.3875
• 'Room 2' dimensions 2.25(c) x 4.50(d)
• Total for 'Room 2' =10.125
• Add the two results together - 17.3875 + 10.125
• Total metres required = 27.5125