Hello,
My husband and I are considering a FSBO property that has a converted attic space. The attic space is fully converted and matches the quality of the rest of the house (carpet, paint, newer windows etc...). The problem is the sellers are including this space in the total square footage of the house (a difference of 615 square feet) and based on what we have read about standards it does not meet livable space standards. The highest part of the ceiling is 6 feet 10 inches. About 1/3 of the room is under the level portion of 6'10" ceiling (which is basically the middle strip of the room), the remaining 2/3 of the room is under the sloping sides which slope from the 6'10 down to 3-4 feet height of the walls (I hope I'm explaining this well enough?).
Doesn't half of the room need to have ceiling height of 7 feet at least to be considered livable square footage?
We don't discredit that this room adds something to the house, but we aren't sure it should be thought of as the same as the rest of the square footage of the house--cost wise.
The room has a built in wall heater that is not hooked up, but is not vented for heat/cooling otherwise. There is a fan to the roof to draw the heat out of the attic space. There's a staircase from the kitchen into this space and a window at the end of the room.
We live in Oregon if that matters.
This is my first time posting here so hope this is in the right spot on the forum!
Thanks!
MM
My husband and I are considering a FSBO property that has a converted attic space. The attic space is fully converted and matches the quality of the rest of the house (carpet, paint, newer windows etc...). The problem is the sellers are including this space in the total square footage of the house (a difference of 615 square feet) and based on what we have read about standards it does not meet livable space standards. The highest part of the ceiling is 6 feet 10 inches. About 1/3 of the room is under the level portion of 6'10" ceiling (which is basically the middle strip of the room), the remaining 2/3 of the room is under the sloping sides which slope from the 6'10 down to 3-4 feet height of the walls (I hope I'm explaining this well enough?).
Doesn't half of the room need to have ceiling height of 7 feet at least to be considered livable square footage?
We don't discredit that this room adds something to the house, but we aren't sure it should be thought of as the same as the rest of the square footage of the house--cost wise.
The room has a built in wall heater that is not hooked up, but is not vented for heat/cooling otherwise. There is a fan to the roof to draw the heat out of the attic space. There's a staircase from the kitchen into this space and a window at the end of the room.
We live in Oregon if that matters.
This is my first time posting here so hope this is in the right spot on the forum!
Thanks!
MM