How to Label Wall Measurements in a Floor Plan
Many homeowners remodel rooms, or groups of rooms, to update an older house or to add an addition. Interior designers may have a homeowner sketch a home's wall measurements for verifying dimensions to apply to a new room floor plan. However, the sketched floor plan must have clear and accurately labeled wall measurements to prevent costly remodeling mistakes. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Place a new graph paper sheet onto a clipboard, securing it with the clip. Make sure that the paper is not creased or wrinkled.
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Stand in one corner of the room. Begin sketching the wall onto the graph paper, following the grid lines as closely as possible. Use a ruler if the lines are difficult to follow.
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Follow the wall from the corner until the entire room is sketched onto the graph paper.
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Sketch a vertical line at each wall corner. Make sure that each vertical line is placed on the outside edges of the graph paper, allowing the middle space to remain open. In addition, verify that the vertical lines are drawn at each wall's inside corner mark.
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Draw a continuous horizontal line through the vertical lines' top portions for each side of the room on the sketch.
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Measure each wall section with a measuring tape. Record the numerical value, in inches, on top of the horizontal line. Make sure that the measured section is notated on the correct portion on the sketch.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure to position the room's sketch in the center of the graph paper. This positioning will allow room along the paper's edges for the wall measurements, preventing confusion over the written values. Record any partial wall section values, such as 28.5 inches, in fractional form. Fraction form is easily viewed on the sketch, compared to a small decimal point that may be overlooked.
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