Climate adjustments

[Functional Obs]

Washington DC ... Could the climate be considered extreme on older homes and moderate on newer? I looked at a hundred year old home this morning that had a warped floor, and no two interior doors were the same size any longer. Yet this would be considered a desirable, upscale-home.

If you look at Marshall & Swift, there are places to adjust for climate for both exterior and interior ... and in Tab D section, DC is kind of on the line for some climate factors...

Anyway, it's not "urgent," per se, but I am curious how others in my area rate the climate.

Yesterday, by the way, was definitely "extreme"

 

[Functional Obs]

Nobody can tell me if they think DC deserves an extreme over just a moderate???

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

Adjustment? If all the comps are in the same marketing area...what adjustment?

 

[Functional Obs]

Adjustment? If all the comps are in the same marketing area...what adjustment?

I wasn't talking about the subject in relation to the comps at all ...

In Marshall & Swift ... when calculating the costs to replace ... there is a climate adjustment. Materials ... under extreme heat or wind or freeze, wear out faster.

My question, really, is could DC be considered "extreme," or is it just "moderate?"

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

I think it's extremely moderate!

 

[Functional Obs]

I think it's extremely moderate!

I suppose so ... form Colorado's point of view

I was just amazed at how warped this house was ... the floors, the doors--it was like one of those trapazoid funhouses at the fair...

 

[redfish]

How was the foundation?

 

[Mike Boyd]

I think it's extremely moderate!

Depends on what party is in the White House and Congress. LOL

 

[Mike Boyd]

If it is really important, call the building department in DC and see what standards they require. In the cost approach, I do not think it will make a significant difference.

 

[Functional Obs]

How was the foundation?

I have no idea. The house had a crawl space--I didn't go in it.

As for Boyd's comment, I think it's only a dollar extra a square foot ... so he's pretty much right that it won't make a big difference. For some reason I was thinking it was four or five dollars before I made the original post.