How do you measue a room in square feet? I need to get an estimate of how big my dorm (365sft) is b4 I move in

Question

I want to map out the space I already have in my room at home so that I can get an idea of how much stuff I can bring, because my school doesnt let you see the dormatory until the day you move in... sucks right?

Answer 1

If you know you're getting 365 sq ft then know that the square root of that is a bit over 19 ft.  So if the room is square then it would be just a bit bigger than 19x19 ft.  If I were you I'd map out a few alternatives like 15x24 or 12x30.  Don't forget, if you have a roommate ortwo you won't get to use all the space.

Answer 2

Measure the length of the room and multiply by the width of the room to get your sq. ft.

Answer 3

Measure 1 wall in ft. Measure the wall next to it in ft and just multiply the numbers together. This is for a square or rectangle room only

Answer 4

Make a really rough sketch of your room's walls on a piece of paper. Don't worry about accuracy, you just want something to label.

If your room is rectangular with no closets, alcoves or nooks, then just measure all four walls and mark them on your sketch. If there is a closet: if the inside of the closet is outside your rectangle, treat it like an alcove (below). If the inside of your closet is inside your rectangle, pretend the closet walls aren't there.

The walls opposite each other should be the same. (If they aren't, the room isn't perfectly rectangular, but as long as it's only 1-4 inches it won't matter. ) Then take the average of the longest walls in feet, multiply by the average of the shortest in feet, and you have the square footage.

If you have alcoves, treat them like little rooms, with the opening as one wall. Get the sq ft, then add that number to the total.

Answer 5

length of room (or object) times (x) width of room(or object) = size of room in square feet

EXAMPLE: my bedroom is 9 feet x 13 feet

9x13=117 thus my bedroom is 117 sq feet (feet^2)

did this help?

the same applies to other objects, so you can figure out how much stuff you can fit in your room. just don't use the height of the objects, b/c then you're getting into cubed (feet^3)

i make maps of my room all the time, whenever i want to rearrange it. just use standard graph paper, with each square being 1 square foot. you really don't need to know all the square footage, just use the edges of the squares as on foot each to mark out your dimensions.

btw, if you're going into college, shouldn't you already know this?