Determining square footage was so intimidating before. Thank you for this knowledge, you broke it down well. Gods Blessings to you and yours this Christmas season
Was taking a test for a financial institution and never having owned a home, I had no idea how to calculate square footage. Saw the calculation via a website but to affirm that I knew what to do, I like to experience things visually. Your video was very helpful. Thanks.
How do you add the square footage of more than one wall together ??? Just add up the total square footage af all the rooms together after you have gotten the tfs of each wall ???
It sounds like you are trying to measure volume instead of square footage. To measure volume, just add one more dimensional measurement. For example, if you are looking at box so that all you see is the front, and you can measure that it is two feet in height and two feet in width, then you know that the face of the box is four square feet in frontal area. Now, if you look to see how far back to box goes (we'll call that Length), lets say it is a square box and is therefore two feet in every dimension, then the volume is 2' Length x 2' height x 2' width = 8 cubic feet of volume.
I understand how this can be confusing and that your suggestion about using the term "length" and "width" instead of "height" would definitely be more clear when talking about measuring SF for flooring. Chalk it up to how I learned how to measure square footage, I suppose. The important thing to take away is the concept that Length A x Length B = Square Footage. This formula works for measuring floors, walls, ceilings or any flat, square area. Sorry for any confusion.
When figuring out the size of a house, you're using 3 dimensions not 2. So you're saying a house with a length of 3 and a height of 2, has a square foot of 6 no matter the width. So if a house is as wide as a football field, but having one length which is not 3, because I'm obviously not dealing with a perfect square; it's still a square foot of 6. WTF. So a room with a width of 2, and length of 3, has a square foot of 6 no matter how tall it is? So from this video, the measurement width doesn't exist? How would this work with figuring out a square footage for a house?
If I understand your question correctly, you are confusing Area (square feet) with Volume (cubic feet). For example, if I was measuring a room for flooring (which is what I am discussing in this training) and the room was 3' x 2', then the Area would equal 6 square feet. If i wanted to calculate Volume (i.e how much water the room might hold), I would measure the length from floor to ceiling and times that by the Area. So, if my ceiling was 8' from the floor, my 3' x 2' room would have a volume of 48 cubic feet (6 x 8). I think this is what your question is about.
Yeah, it totally was. I talked to my construction professor also with concern over the issue, and simple she clarified that it's usually an 8 ft. ceiling when dealing with houses. (I was confused with the idea of selling houses through sq. feet, when in my head, it wasn't an accurate calculation. Varying on the height of the ceiling.) (When I hear sq. ft, I tend to visualize the square foot; as a square dealing with area/volume.) She told me I was overthinking things, and once again making it way more complicated than it is. To complicate things further, appliances also can reduce a home sq. footage. But that's another story... Thanks for clarifying above, definitely helps! :D Cheers!
