How many square yards do you need to fit 14 by 14 square feet?

Answer 1

1 yard = 3 ft (1 yd x 1 yd) = 1 square yard = (3 ft x 3 ft) = 9 square ft 14 ft x 14 ft = 196 square ft 196 sq ft = (196 / 9) = 21 and 7/9 = 21.777 square yards (repeating) ===================================== That's the pure math answer. It's only good if you can cut your material into pieces and spread the pieces around to fill in the 14 x 14 area. If your material comes in a strip that's 1 yard wide, you buy it in yard lengths, and you want to do a minimum of cutting, then: -- You need 5 strips to cover the width of the room (5 yards = 15 ft), and you'll have to cut 1 foot off the width of one strip. -- Each strip has to be 5 yards long to cover the length of the room (5 yards = 15 ft), and you'll have to cut the last 1 foot off the length of each strip. -- For this plan, you have to buy 5 x 5 = 25 square yards, and do come cutting. But the carpet comes out looking beautiful. The 'joins' between adjacent strips are all parallel and evenly spaced across the room, they run the whole length of the room, and all the edges you cut are against the walls. I don't know what an experienced carpet man would think of this, but hey, I'm only an engineer.