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Below
is a step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring your
kitchen. To make it easier
to draw your kitchen, use a piece of grid paper.
The
Planning Process:
It makes sense to think through the process of designing
your new kitchen - read more...
Remodeling Hints:
Here are some quick tips to point you in the right
direction.
Measuring
Tips:
Read our quick tips on measuring your kitchen. |
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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:
Step1
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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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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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
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Beginning at the top
left of your drawing, label the windows "Window 1", "Window 2",
etc. in a clockwise order.
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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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Next to each wall,
write the name of the adjacent room. If the wall is an "outside wall" write "exterior
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Step 5
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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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Measure from the second closest wall to
the edge of the obstruction.
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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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