Some flats in Australia are 45 square metres, but 50 metres is the minimum size that a bank will put a mortgage on. I would estimate that 150 metres square would be adequate for a young family with two adults and two children. It is fashionable to have more space.
Living area is measured from the outside of the slab. Porches and the garage are excluded.
The square footage of a home is determined by adding the square foot measurements of all the rooms including closets, if by wasted space you mean inside the walls then no, and not the garage either unless it has been converted into living space. Tax Assessors look at the following when estimating a home's square footage: Above grade (meaning anything that is above the ground), heated space that is livable. The measurements are taken from the outside of the house. Any second floor rooms that have pitched ceilings will be measured as 3/4 or 1/2 of the square footage. Any attic space is not considered livable, so are not included in the main square footage calculations. Rooms that are not heated (such as a summer porch) but have utility are taxed at a lower rate. The second you heat the room it becomes part of the main house. Finished, heated basements are also calculated as living areas, but discounted and not part of the main houses square footage because it's below grade.
Square footage is all living area regardless of which or how many floors.
Most single wide mobile homes are 14 feet by 70 feet, giving them an approximate square footage of 980 sq ft. A typical double wide home is 28 feet by 70 feet for an approximate square footage of 1960. The square footage on a mobil home can vary greatly depending on the size of the home. The average mobil home has about 1000 square feet.
measure it or ask the building contracter
Yes and no. If the home is a one story, then obviously whatever the square footage of it is, is what square footage of land is underneath it. Now, if you have a two story home you wouldn't be able to use the square footage. You may ask why is that. Because now your square footage is equal to up and down stairs. In turn this will double the square footage. I wanted to add to this question that most lots are meassured by length and width. So lets say your length is 130 FT and your width is 60 FT, You multiply the two numbers and come up with the square footage of your lot, 7800square feet.
The average square footage of a two bedroom home in Florida is 1,000. The size might vary slightly depending on the size of the rooms.
Unless you have a flat roof, no; the surface area of the roof will be larger than the ground area of the building.
900 square feet
There's no way to calculate that just from square footage.
seriously? 1004
~ 5,000 sq. ft.