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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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& c( |( I/ m# ^+ z7 K! VMark Up Your Sketch with Helpful Information
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6 H( z- K8 U/ M) lRooms With Sloped Ceilings. _" Q, K \1 C. }8 p! A# ?2 B
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. [3 W1 _2 I1 F- ?7 F i1 T
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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.3 ~; A2 y# n# n
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Bay Windows
) \7 P$ L6 {5 ]! pThe 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.6 G" O! }6 t; v, w9 p5 B( K
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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
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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.5 ~; X+ ]4 F7 A* s z( y0 a
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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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