Carpet Tile Waste Factor

On the estimate items tab add a carpet item.

Carpet tile waste factor.

Carpet prices per square foot. This is also the same waste factor for carpets with prints or rooms that aren t the same width as the carpet. In comparison the modular design of carpet tile means that carpet tile installation will typically generate only 1 3 waste. Most flooring wear and tear occurs in just 20 of the building with the remaining 80 of the flooring looking relatively new.

Most carpet comes in a standard width of 12 feet. Add the length and width of the floor then multiply by two if installing border tiles. Add carpet waste in xactimate online. Contains 25 pre consumer recycled content.

An additional carpet line item is added. Modular flooring offers other cost savings. With this being the case if you have a room that measures only 8 feet wide by 8 feet long the raw square footage is 64 however you would actually need a piece 12 foot wide by 8 feet long thus being 96 square feet reflecting a waste factor of 50. Return to the estimate items tab.

Updated 8 months ago by bethany w. Add 20 percent to your square foot and yard measurements as the waste factor. 15 carpet waste is automatically added to the line item.