You’ve been thinking about a new home, but you don’t know where to start. You have plenty of options with different features and prices that range from luxurious mansions on the coast all way down through more modest houses in suburban neighborhoods-to even apartments for those who are just getting started out or looking forward towards retirement! To help get oriented we’ll walk through calculating square footage gather a few tools before getting started:

• Tape Measure
• Notepad and pen/pencil
• Calculator

To ensure the most accurate measurements, you may want to have someone assist as your assistant. It all depends on what shape of house and complexity level in floor plan but it’s important that before starting these calculations there is one thing: measure length and width per room/hallway first then multiply each multiplied number together into an area total which can be written down while doing final ratios after measuring out distances between rooms or hallways with a tape measure (also known as pi). Now once those numbers are calculated add them altogether for combined areas- watch out though because if anything gets wrong during any step above here will affect accuracy so double check everything carefully!

·         Square Footage of a House Example

The most accurate way to determine the square footage of your home is by going room by room. For example, if you have a ranch-style house with an 80 foot long and 50 wide dimensions then it would be calculated as follows: multiply 70 feet times 0.5 which results in 2560 sq. ft. (or lightly less than 3000). However this isn’t always practical because not every household has perfectly shaped rooms – that’s why measuring all around often provides more accurate numbers.

·         What Is Included In The Square Footage?

The square footage of your home is important to know, but it’s crucial that you understand what can and cannot be included in calculations. The gross living area – or livable parts –of a house should not include every foot enclosed by walls since this would calculate total perimeter measurements which could lead someone thinking they had more space than actually exists inside their property boundaries!

·         Height Requirements

There is one measurement far too many inexperienced “appraisers” forget about: ceiling height. That’s not to say you measure the area as a three dimensional space, but rather that it should be considered when counting square footage for single family homes in America. According ANSI (American National Standard For Single-Family Residential Buildings), finished areas must have at least seven feet of head room with no obstructions except beams ducts or other obstacles where there may only be eight foot tall ceilings because anything less would make an entire house inaccessible by persons who are six feet tall and shorter than that!

·         Garages, Protrusions, and Unfinished Areas

The garage may be part of your home, but it’s not included in the total square footage. The same rule applies for chimneys and window areas; they’re both lower on-the list than other parts that define a property’s dimensions such as floors or roofs

You can say goodbye to any misconceptions about how much space you’ll get out of an area by understanding this simple fact: garages are just like houses when it comes down to their status–they’ve been given some special treatment because people need extra room during construction time!