Calculating Your Square Footage
Jamie Tucker
Description: Tips for calculating the square footage of a room of your home.
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Calculating the square footage of a room in your home does not
have to be an intimidating experience. You do not need a
college degree in mathematics to know the square footage of a
bathroom, a bedroom or a living room. All you need is a
calculator, a pencil and some scrap paper.
1. The first step is to take one room at a time. If it is a
very large room, you may want to divide the room in half or
thirds.
2. Now that you have the room that you will be starting
with, look at the room and envision it empty.
3. Now that your room is empty, what shape is it? Is it Square,
Triangular, Rectangular or Irregular?
4. If your room is triangular, the area of a triangle can be
found by multiplying the base times one-half the height or the
base times the height and then dividing this by two. Also, it
really does not matter which one you call the base and which
one you call the height since you will get the same result in
the end. When doing your calculations, always use the same
units of measurements, either all inches or all feet and not
both (this is very important). You now have the square footage
of your room.
5. If you room is rectangular, the area can be found by
multiplying the long side by the short side. If all sides are
pretty much the same, then multiply two sides together. When
doing your calculations, always use the same units of
measurements, either all inches or all feet and not both (this
is very important). You now have the square footage of your
room.
6. Not all rooms are so easy...at least at first glance. Some
rooms have complex shapes to them. For these rooms, try and
break down the room into the shapes mentioned above and then
take one shape at a time.
7. Remember - always use the same units of measurement, always
re-measure, always recalculate, and always allow for extra.
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