Misleading property dimensions.

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agrinnall wrote: »

But without knowing how the measurement was done you have no definite figure to seek a legal opinion about (and if you need a legal opinion you'll have to pay a solicitor for one, you will not get one on here as it's against site rules). At the moment you've told us nothing to say that the property isn't 400 square feet by one of the measures that G_M has suggested - individual rooms adding up to 352 square feet could easily have an external measurement of 400 square feet.

Thanks I've literally only just been asked to measure it.I do appreciate the advice people give here as it is free and I do try and contribute myself.

All the rooms are either square or rectangle.I've measured from the window edge(i.e to the glass)to the start of the next room.

I'm not sure exactly how I turn it into square feet but here goes anyway.

Lounge=15ft.1 by 12ft.9
Bathroom=6ft.8 by 4ft.5
Hall=9ft.9 by 2ft 10
Kitchen=9ft.3 by 5ft.6
Bedroom= 11ft.2 by 8ft.9

I realise that I may be a mm or two out and this does not include the outer wall which is 1.3 ft which extends halfway between the glass and the window ledge.

G_M

Deleted_User wrote: »

Lounge=15ft.1 by 12ft.9
Bathroom=6ft.8 by 4ft.5
Hall=9ft.9 by 2ft 10
Kitchen=9ft.3 by 5ft.6
Bedroom= 11ft.2 by 8ft.9

I realise that I may be a mm or two out and this does not include the outer wall which is 1.3 ft which extends halfway between the glass and the window ledge.

I assume there are some internal walls eg between the lounge and bathroom or whatever? How thick are those, since you will not have included them in your measurements above.

Plus of course there is the thickness of the external walls.

So far as the law is concerned, I freely admit I don't know. However I do know that when calculating the size of a property for purposes of insurance (rebuild cost) you measure the external dimensions (ie include the thickness of both external and internal walls).

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G_M wrote: »

I assume there are some internal walls eg between the lounge and bathroom or whatever? How thick are those, since you will not have included them in your measurements above.

Plus of course there is the thickness of the external walls.

So far as the law is concerned, I freely admit I don't know. However I do know that when calculating the size of a property for purposes of insurance (rebuild cost) you measure the external dimensions (ie include the thickness of both external and internal walls).

Thanks G.M.

The law states in paragraph 7 of..

http://www.tpos.co.uk/downloads/TPOE27-3%20Code%20of%20Practice%20for%20Residential%20Estate%20Agents.pdf

The outer walls are 1.3 ft and the internal walls are stud walls about 0.6 ft.

To be honest I hope it is 400 sq feet but I was confused with next doors measurements when he showed me.

Anyway does anyone have any bright ideas on how to convert the above to square feet?

chris_m

You multiply the numbers, eg;

Kitchen=9ft.3 by 5ft.6 = 9.25ft x 5.5ft = 50.875 sq feet

Do the same with the rest, then add up all the sq feet figures to get your total floor area.

G_M

Deleted_User wrote: »

Thanks G.M.

?

1) convert each measurement to decimals (I assume 15ft.1 = 15 feet and 1 inch? Or do you mean 15.1 feet?).
2) multiply each of the two decimalised room measurements together to get square footage of each room.
3) add together each result from 2) above

Then deal with the walls.

Alternatively, forget your seperate room measurements and remeasure from one side of the flat to the other side.

[Deleted User]

According to my calculations it is near enough 400sq feet.

Thanks everyone.

Apologies for the headache.

I'll get in touch with my neighbour and tell him that his estate agent cannot measure!!

PasturesNew

That's so close to 400 square feet that if you just measure the soap dish as extra it'll match.

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PasturesNew wrote: »

That's so close to 400 square feet that if you just measure the soap dish as extra it'll match.

lol yes my measurements are pretty good!

Mallotum_X

Have I stepped in to some alternate reality?