Yardage
Bible Legitimizing Estimating
Perhaps the greatest obstacle of the floor covering industry is
standards. From state to state and country to country there are
very few standard methods of operations. Consumers and storeowners
become very upset at short measurements or when there is too much
material left over. One possible solution is the Yardage
Bible.
Ronald McNamara of Technical Marketing has developed and begun
to sell this valuable resource. The Yardage Bible is a spiral
bound "flip chart" style book that calculates yardage for carpet
in 12 and 15 foot widths (or 12' vinyl) including allowances for
varying manufacturing widths. Most carpets still come 12 feet
wide, the Yardage Bible has allowed for 11'10", to accommodate
manufacturing tolerances and for seam trimming.
The book itself is very easy to use, and will provide a diagram
of the layout, to show consumers, installers or managers exactly
where seams will be placed. The customer will never be "surprised"
by the number of seams or their locations again. A room 15'9"
by 27'3" will require a 12'x37'1" or 49.44 square yards, it will
have 4 seams and will provide 62"x26" of waste. OR, by running
the carpet the other way, that same room would require a 12'x36'8"
or 48.89 square yards and have 3 seams with 108"x8" of waste.
All of this is calculated straight from the Yardage Bible itself.
The Yardage Bible also provides sections for calculating hall
sizes and also a simple to use "EZ Yardage" calculator. This chart
provides quick calculations from square feet to square yards and
the linear amount of material required to cover that surface size.
This book will provide professional sales people with a permanent
source for accurate "take off's". There will be no guess work
or shortages. Best of all for store owners, managers and consumers:
NO HUGE AMOUNTS OF EXCESS WASTE, which costs everybody money.
The book is available online through www.yardagebible.com,
or by mail order, call Toll Free 877.353.8515. It currently sells
for $89.95 plus $4.00 shipping (US Dollars) and features a "money
back guarantee".
FlooringGuide.com does not endorse specific products,
however, with the Yardage Bible we feel quite confident that any
retailer who uses this valuable tool will have a mark of distinction
among consumers shopping from store to store. The Yardage Bible
will help legitimatize the estimating process.
Author:
Jason Walker - FlooringGuide.com Editorial Staff
Jason Walker is a Professional Flooring Consultant
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