simple math, not for me it isn't

[Hit-By-Thunder]

Hey guys, I have a real good stumper for me. I am doing the preliminaries on the garage and need to know the square footage of my yard/house and new garage.

I am in Cnada and we use metric but I did convert for you/me

Yard
17.4 meters (57.08 feet) X 40.33 meters (132.3 feet) now in feet it works out to 7553 square feet, and in metric it is 701.7 square meters.

House
7.38 meters (24.2') X 12.25 meters (40.2') In feet it works out to 972 square feet or 90.41 square meters.

No this is where it gets beyond me. If you convert 701.7 square meters to Square feet you get 2302.17 square feet not 7553 square feet.

I must be doing something wrong and to the life of me, I can't figure out what it is. I have the updated regulations for building in my area and I am allowed to cover 40% of my lot with buildings, including the house.

PLEASE someone let me know the correct answer.

40% of 7553 square feet is 3021.2 square feet
40% of 701.7 square meters is 280.68 square meters

280.68 converted to square feet is 920.866

huge difference from 920 square feet to 3021 square feet huh?

Thanks for helping me out with this. I think it is something simple but I'll be damned if I can get it to work

Rob

 

[GSSFC]

701.7 square meters is 7553 square feet. 1 square meter is equal to 10.764 square feet. 10.764 x 701.7 = 7553.

40% of 7553 is 3021.2 square feet or 3021.2 / 10.764 = 280.676 square meters.

So you can add 190 or so square meters or 2048 square feer of space to your lot.


Tim