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How to Measure and Calculate Residential Square Footage
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$ Z5 @# Q! e6 LMeasuring Guidelines for Special Circumstances
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© Janet Wickell
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Rooms With Sloped Ceilings0 H/ t- f$ j2 e) s
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. r, H$ V: O- n/ k. e
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Include 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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$ p1 g0 c' f3 T3 V& cThe 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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If 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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Hallways & Closets
; ~2 q# ?/ n0 z$ h: m% UThese areas are counted if they are a functional part of the living space.
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Stairs9 V" m! _# e5 D
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
3 M8 F6 D, G5 {' M$ z% lDo 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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