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Measuring
for Your New Kitchen:
Below is a step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring
your kitchen. Each step is color coded and matches the
corresponding color in the sample drawing below. 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:
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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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