If you’d like to begin the project by measuring for your kitchen
    yourself, follow the step-by-step guide below.

    Below is a step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring your
    kitchen.  To make it easier to draw your kitchen print out a sheet of
    grid paper by clicking this link grid.

    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:

    1. 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.


     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.




















    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.


    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.

     Distance from Floor to Bottom of Window Height of Window
    Including Trim

































    Step 4:

    1. Beginning at the top left of your drawing, label the windows
    "Window 1", "Window 2", etc. in a clockwise order.


    2. Again, beginning at the top left of your drawing, label the doors
    "Door 1", "Door 2", etc. in a clockwise order.


    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.


    2. Measure from the second closest wall to the edge of the obstruction.


    3. If the obstruction does not span the full height of the room, measure
    the height of the obstruction.


     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.


    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"



      
  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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