Just for good measure

Measuring up for the supplies needed for home improvements need not be a headache, as Kya deLongchamps reports.

“Keep in mind that most suppliers are highly experienced at working out quantities and do it all day long. Just measure the area you need covered and let the professionals do the rest”

IT’S deeply annoying in the middle of a home improvement adventure to find that you have over or underestimated wildly what was needed to complete the project. Here’s a short primer to get things as close to the final tile or metre as possible. Keep in mind that more is preferable to coming up short so give yourself a slight contingency of extra material, and keep those receipts. Many stockists will take complete boxes, tins (standard colours only) and pallets back if you overshoot.