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How to Measure and Calculate Residential Square Footage
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4 v2 i' x `/ }8 ^$ n' _: `Measuring Guidelines for Special Circumstances1 A: Z, Y! |% ~3 \1 U
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Mark Up Your Sketch with Helpful Information: P% N1 T# b* ~2 _/ G
© Janet Wickell
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; i9 B) t3 C1 h# k. J! JRooms With Sloped Ceilings
) Z0 k/ [4 K7 S+ R( `Such as the loft found in an A-Frame home. If you measure room dimensions where the sloped walls meet the floor, you are including space that isn't truly usable.
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( m, L9 n& a X- eInclude only the portion of the room where ceiling height is at least five feet. To be included at all, a minimum of one half of the finished area of the room must have ceilings at least seven feet high.
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The area occupied by a bay window may be counted if it has a floor, a ceiling height of at least seven feet, and meets other criteria for living area.
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Furnace Room
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3 l3 Y2 c! M' }/ O5 [8 Y+ w, QHallways & Closets
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In general, if the opening for the stairway is larger than its length and width, you must deduct the excess open space from the upper level's square footage.
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Do not include open space as part of the square footage for an upper level. This may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised how many agents forget to deduct it. |
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