Question 1

Is the square footage in Squaremetry accurate?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the square footage is accurate: the math is exact, as Squaremetry keeps full precision and rounds only the totals you see, to the nearest square foot or 0.1 m². How close the result is to your home depends on your measurements and, when you trace, on the scale you set. The rules of the standard come with a version, and every number shows its reason.

Question 2

Do you round the areas?

Accepted Answer

We keep full precision while you draw and round only the totals you see, to the nearest square foot or 0.1 m².

Question 3

Who checks the rules?

Accepted Answer

The Squaremetry team writes each rule from the official text, in its own words, and tests it against the worked examples in the standard. Each rule has a version and a date.

Question 4

Which standard should I use?

Accepted Answer

For a listing or an appraisal in the US, ANSI Z765. In the Netherlands, the meetinstructie, based on NEN 2580. For your own planning, the sum of the rooms is enough.

Source of error	What you can do
A length measured wrong	Measure twice; use a laser for long walls
The scale of a traced plan	Set it on a door and check one long wall
What counts	Choose the standard: ANSI Z765 or the Dutch measuring instruction
Rounding	Only the totals you see are rounded

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