Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Centurion Appraisal help.

Our certified appraisers can provide you with an accurate measurement of your property's dimensions to determine a fair value when buying or selling a home, lower property taxes from unreliable estimates, or market to possible buyers when selling a property.

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What are home measurement services?

Measurement services are just what they sound like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and square footage of the property, then draws a basic or highly detailed layout based on your needs. 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 helpful and often necessary when disputing property taxes or selling a property.

How does a home measurement service work?

During a measurement service, a certified appraiser measures your home or property with a measuring tool — either a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they move around the house, they note the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, hallways, and pantries. They might sketch out the property. Then, the appraiser types up a report and a more detailed sketch showing the total square footage and the general layout of the house. The finished product is a document that can be used to prove certain details about your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documents, home listings, and more.

When are measurement services necessary?

Real estate taxes

Tax records frequently reflect incorrect square footage because the values can come from many sources, and sometimes go unproven — which means you may be taxed for more square footage than you own! Unless a certified appraiser has completed a recent valuation or home measurement service on your property (after any renovation that might have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a home measurement service before challenging what you're taxed. An appraiser will verify the accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes can reflect your actual square footage — and you can stop overpaying.

Marketing a home or property

A measurement service will ensure that you're paid fair market value for your home. Living space is one of the biggest elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a house — but since these values are often estimated rather than properly measured, your home listing may show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA not only reduces the potential selling price of your home, but possibly even the number of interested buyers. The only dependable method of using an accurate GLA when listing your property is to refer to a previous appraisal or measurement service performed by a certified appraiser (after any remodeling that may have affected square footage).

Information for agents

To make sure that your client's home closes at a price that accurately reflects true market value, we advise seeking a home measurement of the property. Clients, and potential buyers, will be grateful for your attentiveness, and you can be certain that the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A floorplan can also be a wonderful marketing tactic for getting potential buyers interested since they can view the layout and attributes of the property before and after a walkthrough. Contact us today to find out more about our measurement services.