Measuring Guide

1.What you need

2 x different coloured pens, paper (use our gridded paper print out), tape measure or laser measure & a camera.

2. Draw the floor plan:

Draw the shape of the room in one colour. All dimensions to be be done in second colour.

All measurements to be in centimetres (cm).

Please note, it doesn’t need to be to scale, we will do that for you.

You will need space to draw two rows of dimensions on the floorpan. The outer line is for the overall dimensions and the inner lines is for the incremental dimensions.

Please see below for examples

Floor plan of a house with an office on the left and a dining room on the right, connected by a hallway with a door at the top.

Floor plan of a house with labeled rooms: office and dining room, showing interior walls, doors, windows, and measurements in centimeters.

Start in one corner of the room and work your way clockwise around the room. Label each wall A, B, C, D going clockwise.

These labels can be used against the corresponding elevation.

Please show the locations of: Doors, windows,radiators, fireplaces, ceiling lights (not spot lights), fixed furniture / cabinetry that you are keepign & floor sockets.

Please also show the direction that doors/windows open, if into a room.

3. Draw the elevations

We need one elevation per wall.

Please note the following additional items if required: Switches, sockets, alcoves, radiators, light fittings, doors, windows, fireplaces, TV’s (if in fixed position), skirting & ceiling heights.

When recording ceiling heights, if the ceiling is sloped, please note the lowest and tallest dimension of the slope.

Architectural blueprint with measurements of a house and a floor plan.

4. Furniture/ Artwork / Lighting etc you are keeping

Please send us photos & sizes of any large items that you would like included in the scheme that you already own.

Comparison of furniture and lighting dimensions, including an armchair measuring 70cm high, 74cm wide, 62cm deep; a ceiling lamp with a 90cm diameter and 57cm height.

5. Photographs

We need clear photos from each angle of the room. Please stand with your back to the centre of a wall and photograph the opposite wall straight on. Do this for each wall. Please then repeat standing in each corner.

Please take photographs in the daylight if possible, as this helps us to establish colours of any finishes, ie flooring, that may remain. Try to capture part of the floor and ceiling in each photo.

Two room layouts with projectors and lighting beams.