Square Feet

[OllieOhNine 14]

This may be a stupid question but when you people measure square footage for a housewash, do you measure each story separate or do you just go by the 'footprint' of the house? I have been using linear feet and feel I should convert.

[John Orr 206]

I count living space, not including basement or garage. This is the square footage that most people will know.

[MMI Enterprises 289]

...and as John implies, that customer knowing sq. ft. is key if you should like to deal in real time quotes to people site unseen. Not recommending such but there are those that go that route and apparently it works for them.

I use terms like 'approx.' or 'estimate' that are subject to inspection at time of sevice when discussing things with clients. I get there and it different then we deal with it then.

ps- I go 1.5 x's my ground level price based on ground level sq. ft.