ANSI

[Tom D]

if on an appraisal, when most appraisers do no make an adjustment if less than 100 sq ft, then what is the relevance of your drawing having such preciseness?
if public records are off on a house by over 100 sf, you don't know it, but everyone uses that number. what then is the preciseness of 1/10th mean on the adjustment?
i certainly understand missing something on a detached home, having done it myself.
in a row home i guess i'm going to have to get the terrel caliper to measure the wall thickness by opening a window.
the only easy part of measuring a city row home is the front of it.
i know, i have a very hard appraising life.

 

[djd09]

Start taking notes, Dj; you don't want to be 42 feet off your measurements. Wake me up when this nightmare is over with.

hamp seems like a nice guy. but i do notice every video i watched, the room is empty. yep it is alot different when there are lawnmowers, cars, tool sets, oil spills, boats, ect ect in the way.

do not worry, it won't work

anyways, if appraisers want to know how to really measure, send me 20 bucks and i send you complete instructions

 

[sputnam]

hamp seems like a nice guy. but i do notice every video i watched, the room is empty. yep it is alot different when there are lawnmowers, cars, tool sets, oil spills, boats, ect ect in the way.

do not worry, it won't work

anyways, if appraisers want to know how to really measure, send me 20 bucks and i send you complete instructions

Not only will it work. It has been working for the 20 or so years I've been using the ANSI standard to measure houses.

Almost everyone is missing the point, imo. Fannie KNOWS it will not increase the accuracy of appraisals unless Realtors, architects, and builders are all required to use the same methods that appraisers use. That isn't the goal. It's a much longer game. It is data collection and the continuation of the effort to eliminate the requirement for independent appraisals in mortgage lending.

This is happening. In just over a month, if you are doing work that willl end up with Fannie, you will be expected to include measurements and calculations based on ANSI Z765-2021. Instead of whining about it. You need to learn it.

 

[djd09]

standardization is socialism. it will not work here or there. gse live on the 15th st bubble. obviously they do not understand local markets. NAR did not waste their time writing love letters...

 

[djd09]

Instead of whining about it. You need to learn it.

been measuring for a long time. no need for lessons. it is not my fault that these bloated AMC do not pay well, which forces their staff appraiser to cut corners and they just use the incorrect county sketch. if ansi was so good, why did it take 25 years to adopt?

 

[RSW]

Just a dumb question: How do you measure to the 10th of a foot?

 

[Yuanyin]

tenth of a foot...

 

[RSW]

So, 3 different appraisers can come up with 3 different measurements measuring to the 10th of a foot.

 

[sputnam]

Just a dumb question: How do you measure to the 10th of a foot?

You go to the big box home improvement store and buy a 100' fiberglasss tape measure. One side has inches. The other side has tenths. It's not a new thing. I've used tape measures like that for 30 years.

 

[Yuanyin]

Either way works.

If your measuring with inches, make sure your sketching software is set to feet and inches. If your measuring decimal (10ths) in make sure it's set to decimal feet. For me using a laser and measuring to feet and inches is easier.

If you have total sketch: you'll go to tools>preferences>Grid> Line of unit measurement. Select accordingly.