If I measure the square feet of my home, it will surely be a surprise for me that there is not a national standard for measurement. For this innovative reason, everyone tries to measure square footage a little differently. As there is not a single standard of measurement, it is very easy to measure square footage incorrectly. This happens a lot. This is what makes measuring the square footage of my home tricky. I have to be precise as possible when measuring my home’s square feet, as the number can impact home values.

Square footage guidelines also tend to differ from state to state. It mainly depends on the place I live. Maybe it is the requirement of my state only to disclose square footage information. In Raleigh and Charlotte, the square footage of a home is be disclosed very accurately. 

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How to Measure The Square Feet:

Here’s the good news: measuring square footage is simply easy. To measure the square feet of my rectangular or square room I have to simply multiply the length with the width. So, if a room is 10 feet long and 12 feet wide. I will simply multiply 10 by 12 to get 120 square feet. If the room has alcoves, I’ll measure those separately and add them to the overall square footage of the room. If the 120 square foot room has an alcove measuring 3 x 3, the room will be 129 square feet in total. 

To measure the total square feet of a house, I’ll complete this process in every room of the house. After measuring each room, add up the total. For example, if there are three rooms in my home. The measurements are 120 square feet, 80 square feet, and 230 square feet. Then, the total square footage of my home is 430 square feet. 

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