How to calculate the area of a room

If you are going to sell the apartment, to make repairs in the room, change the interior and furniture, often have to answer the question: "What is the area of the room in the apartment?" And an approximate figure is irrelevant here. The sofa does not fit into the corner, the lack of linoleum or carpet that can permanently ruin the mood. There are errors in the documentation for the apartment. To trouble passed, get the definition of the area of the room alone.

You will need

• - the tape or the tape;
• pencil.

Instruction

1. If the room is a classic rectangle, you only need a few minutes to calculate the area. Measure the room's length and width of the room. Then, multiply the two numbers. For example, the length of the room was a 5.2 m and width 3.5 m. Then the area of the room is equal to 18.2 m.
2. If the room is not a square or rectangle, and has a more complex form, the calculation is simple. Divide the room into rectangular pieces (for example, a niche and the room itself). In a similar way calculate the area of each space and add two numbers. If the room area was 14 m, and niche – 4 m, the area of the entire room is 18 m.
3. In new buildings, there are rooms are very complicated and irregular shape. In this case it is better to use the services of specialists BTI. If you are determined to cope with the job yourself, try to divide the room into familiar shapes: triangles, squares, trapezoids. Use the online service for calculating area of complex shapes. Enter the numbers, get the result.