Add a room

For a plain rectangle, a simple room is the quickest way in: a name, a length and a width.

Add the room

1. Open the job and go to Rooms.
2. In Rooms & measurements, tap + Add room, then Simple room.
3. What room is this? Tap a name, such as Main bedroom, or type your own. Tap Skip to keep a numbered name such as “Room 1” and change it later.
4. Enter the Length and Width. On a phone, tapping a size opens a wheel: metres and centimetres, or feet and inches on an imperial job.
5. Under Product, choose the carpet or flooring for the room.

The area is worked out as you type, and the room is saved as you go.

Other ways to add a room

• Draw room for L shapes, bays, notches and anything else that isn’t a rectangle. See Draw a room shape.
• Staircase for stairs, winders, bullnoses and landings. See Build a staircase.
• Measure by voice to say each room as you go. See Measure a job by voice.

Change or remove a room

• Tap the pencil (Edit room) to open the room in the room editor and change its shape.
• Tap ⋯ on the room, then Delete room. Tap Undo on the message if you didn’t mean it.
• The ⋯ at the top of Rooms & measurements has Undo last room change and Redo room change.

Good to know

• Sizes show length first or width first, as set in Settings › Language, currency and units under Write sizes as.
• A side longer than 50 m (150 ft on an imperial job) gets a check in case of a typing slip. Tap Yes, keep it or Change.
• A drawn room’s sizes come from its shape, so you change them in the room editor, not on the card.
• To see what the coloured stripes and borders on rooms mean, tap ⋯ › How rooms and rolls work.