Hey there, Reader.
Happy New Year!!!
As we all get ready to flip the calendar to January, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on what things I'd like to teach you in 2025.
Truth be told, I've been more lax on emailing than I should have been - but - I'm not one to send an email just to send it. I want it to be valuable to you.
Someone asked me about standard carpet sizing for new home construction - and - I thought it might be a good topic to say goodbye to 2024 and "hello" to 2025.
Why? Um.....I'm not sure.....but it's a good topic and a new year's email is as good as any other!
Carpet Sizing for Residential Homes
Wall-to-wall carpeting comes in 3 primary widths:
- 12' Wide
- 13' 6" Wide
- 15' Wide
The 12' width was the only one for quite some time. In the last 20 years or so, the 13'6" and 15' wide were added to the mix to make it a little bit easier to find the right size for a lot of standard rooms.
Why is width important?
If a Home Builder plans correctly, the right sized carpet will minimize (or completely eliminate) the need for a seam in the carpet.
You want to minimize seams, because - even though most are pretty well hidden - they can still be visible (especially if the seam is run perpendicular to a window or other light source).
While rare, seams can also come apart over time.
Most every new home includes carpeting in a few rooms (mostly Bedrooms). If you start examining homeplans, you'll start to notice that bedrooms (especially the ones that are NOT the Primary Bedroom) are usually at or below one of the three widths mentioned at the beginning of this email.
Take a look at the two Bedrooms in this plan. Can you determine which width of carpet you might use for each one (IF all widths are available)?
(If you can't read the widths: the Primary Bedroom is 12'10" wide and the Bedroom #2 is 11' wide. These are actual blueprints from a townhouse I built in the 2010's.)
OK - that was pretty easy, I'm guessing. But what happens when you get a weird-shaped room that all gets carpeting - like this (in this same house)?
This is where seams would need to come in. And - if you can read blueprints decently, you'll be able to see that light sources are coming from the backs and sides of each section of this room combination.
Anyway, I've been thinking about putting together a quick webinar or email course on how to figure carpet in a house - especially for those rooms where a seam will be required.
Would you be interested in something like that? I'd love to know. Super easy for you. Just answer the question below.
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Looking forward to seeing the results. Hope you have a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve and a prosperous 2025!
-Brad
P.S. If there's something you'd like to know about home building, do me a favor and REPLY TO THIS EMAIL and let me know. It goes straight to my inbox and I review and respond accordingly!