Our roof calculator uses base length and base width to find the estimated area.
Total area under roof includes.
The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts.
Other codes including local building codes may have a different definition.
This area includes garages porches patios and any area under the main roof.
So continuing our example if you ve got a two story house with a total square footage of 2 700 square feet with each floor having 1 350 square feet multiply 1 350 by 1 0541 to get 1 423 square.
The total foot print the home will take up.
The floor area of a building or portion thereof not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
This applies to lengths as well as areas.
Area is defined as the expanse or measurement of a given surface and there are a few methods for measuring your roof s area.
Take the area of the roof s footprint say it s 5 000 square feet and multiply 5 000 by 1 118.
Total square feet is just that.
The base width is the distance from one corner of your roof to the other at its base on the short side of your house.
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That gives you 5 590 square feet which is the actual area of the surface of the roof.
This sometimes will include detached structures like detached garages guest suites or cabanas.
And that s the number you were looking for.
So is it the 394k or must garage be added with appraised value.
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