Kitchen Floor Plans

Measuring Tips

 

Step 1: Your Kitchen Shape
Draw your kitchen as a box showing all the walls that you think will have cabinets. Be sure to include any major structural features or obstacles.

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Step 2: Draw It Out
Mark any openings such as windows and doorways. Be sure to include radiators or other obstacles that affect where cabinets can be installed. Now, label all the openings in your kitchen. In this sketch we’ll use areas “A” through “I”. Record these letters as a key on your sketch.

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Step 3: Measure
All you need is a tape measure, pencil and paper. Measure all the openings, from outside edge to outside edge. If you’re uncomfortable with precise measurements feel free to round to the nearest inch. Remember this is just to get started, your designer will confirm details later.

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Step 4: Your Layout
Most people already have a good idea of where the major items will go in their kitchen. Feel free to draw your ideas of what you would like and include the placement of your sink and appliances.

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Step 5: Pictures of Your Kitchen
Photographs will always help your designer. Any photos you can take and send them along with your measurements.

 

Notes:

• • All of your measurements should be in inches. For example, if you measure a wall that is 10 feet, write it as 120 inches - a quotation mark (") denotes inches.
  • For doorways with hinged doors, draw the door according to which way the door swings.
  • If you are replacing the cabinets, do include current cabinets or appliances in your measurements (width x height x depth). However, take the measurements of any appliances you want to include in your new kitchen. Take photographs of these items. Their placement in the new kitchen is part of the design process.
  • Do indicate the precise location of the center-line of the current sink or plumbing.

 

Tips for Measuring Cabinetry

 

Identify and Measure Unmovable Obstructions

1. Draw boxes in your diagram to show the approximate location of any obstructions such as radiators, vents, pipes, exposed plumbing, smoke detectors, central vac., etc. that you either cannot move or do not want moved. Label the object what it is: i.e. "radiator", "pipe", etc.
2. Measure the obstruction and record the width, height, and depth of the obstruction on obstruction reaches the ceiling, omit the height measurement. If the obstruction is not in contact with the floor, measure from the floor to the bottom of the obstruction. Measure the distance of the object from the nearest two 90° walls.
3. Measure from the nearest wall to the nearest edge of the obstruction. Measure from the point on the wall that is nearest the obstruction to the point on the obstruction nearest the wall. Measure from the second closest wall to the nearest point of the obstruction. Note these measurements on your drawing.
4. In construction dimensions of an object are always given in the same format: width across the front, then height, then depth, so the dimension 32"x54"x14" is presumed to mean 32"w x 54"h x 14"d unless otherwise indicated.

 

Measure the Height of the Ceiling

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 bathroom. Ceiling heights, even in the same room, can sometimes vary by as much as several inches. If it varies, write down both the low and high measurements.

 

Check your Measurements

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 wall measurements check the totals to see if they match.