Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Patricia Dunson help.

Home remodels and poor estimates on public records will affect a property's price — and its attractiveness to buyers. Let our appraisers give you an accurate evaluation of property area to establish a fair, unbiased value when buying a new home, marketing a property to potential clients, or reducing your property taxes.

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What are home measurement services?

A measurement service is just what it sounds like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and square footage of a property, then draws a basic or highly detailed layout based on what you need. The appraiser's report and floorplan is a document that can be used to prove a precise Gross Living Area (GLA), the total livable area, of your home. These services are useful and sometimes necessary when challenging property taxes or selling a property.

How does a floorplan service work?

During a measurement or floorplan service, a certified appraiser measures the home or property with a measuring tool — either a tape or laser measuring device. As they walk the house, they mark the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, entryways, and pantries. They might sketch the property. Then, the appraiser develops a report and a more detailed floorplan showing the total area of the house and the overall layout. The result is a document that can be used to prove certain specs of your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documentation, property listings, and more.

When are floorplan services necessary?

Property taxes

Property tax records often reflect incorrect area of a property because the values can come from various sources, and sometimes go unproven — which means you may be paying for more square footage than you own! Unless a certified appraiser has recently completed a valuation on your property (after any renovation that may have affected square footage), you'll need an appraiser to perform a home measurement service before attempting to dispute your taxes. An appraiser will establish an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes reflect your actual square footage — and you can stop paying more than your property is worth.

Putting your property up for sale

A home measurement service will secure fair market value for your house. Area is one of the biggest elements potential buyers consider when purchasing a home — but since square footage values are often approximated rather than properly measured, your property listing may show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA could potentially reduce the price of the property as well as the number of potential buyers. The only sure method of using a definitive GLA when listing your home is to refer to a recent appraisal or measurement service performed by a certified appraiser (after any remodeling that may have affected square footage).

Material for real estate professionals

To ensure that your client's home sells at a price that properly reflects market value, we recommend requesting a floorplan service for the property. Your clients, and potential buyers, will be grateful for your scrupulousness, and you can be assured that the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A measurement can also be an excellent marketing tactic for getting potential buyers interested because they can view the layout and characteristics of the property before and after a showing. Get in touch to learn more about our home measurement and floorplan services.