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How to Measure and Calculate Residential Square Footage
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Measuring Guidelines for Special Circumstances( g; p" R( D% D# H
0 [0 N' J* @* ~& ^Mark Up Your Sketch with Helpful Information
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Rooms With Sloped Ceilings
1 \ E T) T \1 e& a/ o1 E3 }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.4 B" t; q; d" Y0 s* p% F
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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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% {) q8 B6 k( UThe 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.1 d3 {. }/ l4 Q7 v) ?5 {# J b
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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.! u/ |7 V0 l7 V/ e& o) R9 D
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These areas are counted if they are a functional part of the living space.- x+ G0 N8 J5 K1 Y% b/ W5 |4 X! H
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Stairs
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i7 ]; B) E& r9 nOpen Foyer & Other Open Space
" Y' |2 A* o. e2 A ~) KDo 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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