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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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Rooms With Sloped Ceilings$ d) z5 ~- @& e [
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.# `1 G& ~* A" {0 N9 l& c- I
8 c$ l& S- M. v/ C' IInclude 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.- b1 Y; j# \& ]# F
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2 `$ y1 k+ R( r: x1 nBay Windows
7 H8 G# c; d; E5 H% @3 w( R6 T0 B% NThe 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.$ Y* d( G& [( z$ l0 G$ R: {4 u: X
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$ m2 h8 }( v& i v7 w0 D; ~8 `: D 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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5 t7 h6 w+ z# |, z/ p3 ` `: x4 HThese areas are counted if they are a functional part of the living space.
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Stairs
8 b7 `4 a5 Q4 l0 b% hIn 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.# r. H2 U( |* Y/ u
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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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