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Measuring
For Your Kitchen
Below is a step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring your
kitchen. To make it easier to draw your kitchen we have
provided a grid that can be printed and used as grid
paper.
note: If
you are remodeling, do not include current cabinetry or other
furniture that will not be kept, such as kitchen tables, in
your measurements.
note: All
of your measurements should be in inches. For example, if you
measure a wall that is
10 feet, write it as 120" ( a quotation mark (")
denotes inches ).
Sample Drawing:
Step
1:
Draw
a rough outline of your kitchen. Use the following symbols in
your drawing
for doors and windows.
note:
For doorways with doors, draw the doorway according to which
way the door swings.
Step
2:
Draw
in any obstructions such as radiators, pipes, sink plumbing,
etc. that you either can not, or do not, want moved.
Step
3:
| 1. |
Beginning
at the top left corner of your drawing measure to the
first window, door, or wall. Continue clockwise around
the room until each wall, window and door has been
measured.
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Note:
When measuring doors and windows the trim is considered
part of the door or window. As shown in the drawing
below, measure from the outside of the trim on one side
to the outside of the trim on the other side. |
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| 2. |
Measure
the ceiling height and write it in the center of your
drawing. Sometimes, especially with older homes, it is
a good idea to take measurements in a few different
areas of the kitchen. Ceiling heights, even in the
same room, can sometimes vary by as much as a few
inches.
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| 3. |
As
shown in the drawing below, measure from the floor to
the bottom of each window and also measure the overall
window height. If you have printed these
instructions, write the measurements in the table
provided below. |
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Distance
from Floor to Bottom of Window |
Height
of Window Including Trim |
| Window
1: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
| Window
2: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
| Window
3: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
| Window
4: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
| Window
5: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
| Window
6: |
(inches) |
(inches) |
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Step 4:
| 1. |
Beginning
at the top left of your drawing, label the windows
"Window 1", "Window 2", etc. in a
clockwise order.
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| 2. |
Again,
beginning at the top left of your drawing, label the
doors "Door 1", "Door 2", etc. in
a clockwise order.
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| 3. |
Next
to each wall, write the name of the adjacent room. If
the wall is an "outside wall" write
"exterior wall." |
Step
5:
| 1. |
Measure
any obstructions such as radiators, pipes, etc. that
you either can not, or do not, want moved. If the
obstruction is close to a wall, measure out from the
wall to the edge of the obstruction.
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| 2. |
Measure
from the second closest wall to the edge of the
obstruction.
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| 3. |
If
the obstruction does not span the full height of the
room, measure the height of the obstruction.
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Check
your measurements. If your room is rectangular add up
the measurements of the parallel walls and make sure
they match (or are at least very close). For example, in
our sample drawing, you would take the overall
measurements of the top wall and add them together. Then
do the same with the bottom wall. Once you have added
each walls measurements check the totals to see if they
match.
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| Top
Wall: |
24"
+ 42" + 24" + 12" + 42" +
12" = 156" |
| Bottom
Wall: |
12"
+ 40" + 104" = 156" |
| Left
Wall: |
21"
+ 42" + 52" = 115" |
| Right
Wall: |
18"
+ 97" = 115" |
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