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Old 01-30-12, 10:19 AM   #2
abogart
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Thumbs up Sketchup works pretty well!

Well, I completed the floor layout for the first floor in about an hour in sketchup. It was actually quite simple once I made the basic measurements of each room and just estimated 5 1/2" thickness for each wall (4" old-school studs and 3/4" each side for lathe and plaster).



From this alone I can determine that the ground floor has 1220 sq. ft. of conditioned space, and can estimate that the upstairs is about 1050, giving me a total of 2270 sq. ft. of conditioned space in the house, less than I had thought.

Next I'll work on the upstairs and possibly basement, then see if I can overlay electrical, plumbing, and HVAC on the layout. So far so good!

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