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ESTIMATING AMOUNT OF PADDING REQUIRED

The subject of Padding is covered fully in Chapter 7. It is sufficient for the present purpose to note that whereas with carpet, waste is an important economic factor that can mean success or failure of a job, with padding waste is a minor factor, inasmuch as the small cut-off pieces can be used for fills. Padding yardage should, according to most carpet mechanics, equal carpet yardage, so that when you've estimated for carpet you've already done the job for padding. The exception is that you can save on padding in many ways, such as on stairs, etc., by using all sorts of leftover scraps, something you can't do with carpet!

Fig. 5.10. This and the three succeeding sketches (Figs. 5.11 through 5.13)snow the same room laid out for different widths of carpet. The above sketch shows the 9-ft carpet arrangement.	Fig. 5.11. This sketch shows the room of Fig. 5.10 laid out for 12-ft-wide carpet.

Fig. 5.12. Here the same room is shown with 15-ft carpet indicated. In each sketch note the amount of wastage and the cuts required.	Fig. 5.13. The same room figured for 27-in. carpet. If you were the boss on this job, which of the four widths would you recommend, and why?

ESTIMATING AMOUNT OF TACKLESS STRIP REQUIRED

The amount of tackless strip (see Chapter 8) required for each job is an important item in any estimate of carpet laying, since so much of it is used for wall-to-wall carpeting today that it has become a sizable cost factor.