Can a swimming pool be included in the GLA?

[Ca Ar Independent]

.I made her take the photos in case any sudden movements by me disturbed the cats ( she had two loose in the house as "pets"

Don't tell Doc.

 

[Ken B]

GLA?

 

[Motown Matt]

And when they do, they can call me back and I will add it to the GLA.

If the area meets the ANSI standard for calculated GLA, it's GLA. The USE of the room is not a part of the analysis. You are mixing in concepts of functional utility, functional obsolescence, contribution, overimprovement, and superadequacy into the determination if whether or not it is GLA. How you handle these MARKET DRIVEN forces on the area is of no relevance to whether or not it is considered GLA. The value you place on the additional area and possible adjustments for it are market driven; the determination of whether or not it's GLA is purely based on physical features listed in the ANSI standards for GLA calculation, which are used by appraisers for consistency throughout the profession. It's pretty black and white.

I suggest you obtain a copy of the American National Standard for Single Family Residential Buildings Square Footage-Method of Calculating.

 

[Ken B]

GLA?

 

[Ken B]

GLA?

 

[Ken B]

I could go on, but the point is that some people need to get their heads out of cookie cutter tract homes and realize that its a big world out there and some people have more money than you could imagine. The definition of GLA does not exclude indoor water features.

 

[Ken B]

If the area meets the ANSI standard for calculated GLA, it's GLA. The USE of the room is not a part of the analysis. You are mixing in concepts of functional utility, contribution, overimprovement, and superadequacy into the determination if whether or not it is GLA. How you handle these MARKET DRIVEN forces on the area is of no relevance to whether or not it is considered GLA. The value you place on the additional area and possible adjustments for it are market driven; the determination of whether or not it's GLA is purely based on physical features listed in the ANSI standards for GLA calculation, which are used by appraisers for consistency throughout the profession. It's pretty black and white.

I suggest you obtain a copy of the American National Standard for Single Family Residential Buildings Square Footage-Method of Calculating.

Precisely.

 

[residentialguy]

GLA?

No, not in my opinion.

So Ken...do you include all attached pool houses as GLA? I don't. That's not to say that I don't give it credit. I just don't feel that this is considered "living area".

I suppose you have a valid argument in doing so. You can do the same with enclosed porches. How would the market view it? OP has a very unique situation and my concern would be more on the obsolesce side rather than on it being GLA or not.

 

[residentialguy]

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[Motown Matt]

So Ken...do you include all attached pool houses as GLA? I don't. That's not to say that I don't give it credit. I just don't feel that this is considered "living area".

I suppose you have a valid argument in doing so. You can do the same with enclosed porches. How would the market view it? OP has a very unique situation and my concern would be more on the obsolesce side rather than on it being GLA or not.

What some people look at and immediately think "enclosed porch" may or may not be GLA. What matters is the construction of the area, and if certain attributes are consistent with the rest of the house (common roof, insulation, heating/cooling, ventilation, etc). Please read the ANSI standards