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How to Measure and Calculate Residential Square Footage
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Measuring Guidelines for Special Circumstances
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© Janet Wickell
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Rooms With Sloped Ceilings
, G. A/ |9 E7 Q; X$ b0 BSuch 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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; {2 h; Q: a5 l) }% dInclude 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./ V# s% P' X, x0 X I- u
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Bay Windows
( i! C- H6 D' f+ X% TThe 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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; a( H& Q6 b- x' o3 L3 cIf the furnace, water heater, or other similar item is located in a small closet within the living area, it should be included in the total square footage.
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Stairs1 ~; f% |: r O2 `$ E6 y
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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Open Foyer & Other Open Space
/ g8 Q2 y; d( W9 PDo 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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