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How do you measure an L-shaped room for new flooring?

Asked by joli (633points) September 22nd, 2007

To measure a living and dining area joined as one large room length by width.

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bob's avatar

It sounds like you’ll need to know the square footage. If so, just divide the room into two rectangles, get the area for those rectangles (length x width, as you say), and then add those two areas together.

gailcalled's avatar

Bob is right; jr. high school geometry had a use after all :-d. The flooring people will figure out the amt of whateveryou need to order.

Yoshichan's avatar

First of all, you measure appropriate futniture such as a chair. then taking a photo of the chair from I side and _ side respectively. you will imagine how you can arrange furniture.

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