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TAKING STOCK A clear, accurate base map—like the one shown below—can be one of your most effective planning tools. It also helps you communicate with design professionals and showroom personnel. Measure the space. First, sketch out your present layout (don't worry about scale), doodling in windows, doors, closets, and other features. Then, using a folding wooden rule or a steel tape, measure each wall, plus the sizes and locations of any openings or irregularities. Here's an example, using a hypothetical bedroom: beginning at one corner, measure the distance to the outside of the window frame, from there to the opposite edge of the window frame, from this edge to a built-in cabinet, and so on to the opposite corner. After you finish one wall, total the figures; then take an overall measurement from corner to corner. The two figures should match. Measure the height of the wall in the same manner. Do the opposite walls agree? If not, something's out of whack; find out what it is. Also check all corners with a carpenter's square or by the 3-4-5 method: measure 3 feet out from the corner in one direction, and 4 feet in the other direction, then connect the points with a straightedge. If the distance is 5 feet, the corner is square. Make a base map. Now draw your bedroom to scale on graph paper. Most designers use /4-inch scale (%4 actual size). An architect's scale is helpful though not essential, but using a T-square and triangle and some good drafting paper with a M-inch grid will make the job a lot easier. If you own a personal computer, you may wish to try one of the many design programs currently available. The latest offerings are considerably more user-friendly and much less costly than earlier CAD programs aimed at professionals. The sample plan shown at left includes dimension lines and electrical symbols outlets, switches, and fixtures. Be sure to indicate door swings, windows, skylights, and any heating ducts or returns. It's also helpful to note the direction of joists (see drawing at right), mark any bearing walls, and sketch in other features that might affect your remodeling plans. And if you're considering "borrowing" space from an adjacent room or hallway, Add its features to your map as well. Record your thoughts. A wish list can help organize your responses to your present bedroom.Over the course of a week, jot down thoughts and impressions directly onto one or more copies of your base map. Don't worry about consistency, and don't worry about cost at this point; you can always cut back later. What do you like about your present space? What do you dislike? Do you want more morning light? Is storage lacking? To help stimulate your responses, look through the pictures in "Great Sum up your concerns on a separate sheet of paper, adding any important preferences or dislikes that you discover. Then gather up your list, any clippings you've collected, and a copy of your base map, and get ready to start brainstorming. | ||||||
| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 February 2009 ) | ||||||
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