Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Wisconsin Real Estate Services, LLC. help.

Our certified appraisers can give you an accurate measurement of your property's dimensions to ascertain a fair value when buying or selling a home, cut property taxes due to unreliable estimates, or market to potential clients when selling a property.

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What are measurement services?

Home measurement services are just what they sound like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and area of your 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 an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA), the sum of all livable area, of your home. These services are helpful and often essential when challenging property taxes or selling a property.

How does a measurement service work?

During a floorplan service, a certified appraiser measures the home with a measuring tool — generally a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they move around the home, they mark the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, patios, and pantries. They might sketch the property. Then, the appraiser develops a report and detailed floorplan showing the total area and the overall layout of the house. 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, home listings, and more.

When is a home measurement or floorplan service required?

Real estate taxes

Property tax records often reflect inaccurate square footage because the values can come from various sources, and occasionally go unproven — meaning you may be paying for more space than you own! Unless a certified appraiser has performed a recent evaluation or home measurement service on your property (after any updating that might have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a 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 the actual square footage — and you can stop paying more than your house is worth.

Selling your home

A floorplan service will secure fair market value for your house. Living space is one of the biggest elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a home — but since these values are often estimated rather than accurately measured, your listing might reflect less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA not only reduces the selling price for your property, but possibly even the number of interested buyers. The only dependable method of using a definitive GLA when listing your home or property is to reference a previous appraisal or home measurement service completed by an appraiser (after any remodeling that might have affected square footage).

Material for real estate professionals

To make sure that your client's property closes at a price that appropriately reflects market value, we advise asking for a home measurement of the property. Clients, and potential buyers, will appreciate your attentiveness, and you can be assured that the GLA on your client's listing is a true representation of their home. A measurement can also be an excellent marketing tool for getting potential buyers interested because they can review the layout and features of the property before and after a walkthrough. Contact Wisconsin Real Estate Services, LLC. today to learn more about our floorplan services.