How To Measure for a Kitchen Remodeling Job

Most experts recommend that you draw your floor plan in two stages: begin with a rough sketch and later refine it, making it a more precise scale drawing of your space. Draw a rough outline of your kitchen on graph paper, marking off windows, doors, appliances, and other fixed elements. If you would like to enlarge the aera, note any adjacent space that you might consider for expansion.

• Start at the corners and measure the length and width of the kitchen. It's OK to round off the dimensions and measurements to the nearest 1/2 inch. Fr a final drawing, it is better to be more precise and round down to the nearest half inch.
• The next step is the measure the space between all the elements you have noted. Be sure to record all the measurements on your drawing as you proceed. It;s best to measure in inches (rather than feet).
• Check to see if the individually recorded measurements/distances along each wall add up to the total length you had recorded. Also make sure the total measurement of opposite walls is equal. If not, check your work.
• Draw an elevation view of each wall in the kitchen. To do this measure the height of the ceilings, doors, windows, cabinets, appliances and other such elements. If there is a vaulted ceiling or varying ceiling heights, note this.

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