FNMA bedroom definition

[Dublin ohio]

My bad. 99.9% of us who have been employing ANSI since 1994 measure to 1/10 of a foot because it is much easier. Only the people throwing a fit about it prefer to measure to the inch, so they have grist for their grievance mill.

Except those that have a construction background. Where you measure to the inch.

 

[Mike Ault]

Except those that have a construction background. Where you measure to the inch.

Okay. You do lots of reviews, how many sketches expressed in those measurements do you run across? I do plenty as well, and haven't run across a single instance unless someone had simply scanned the plan in.

 

[residentialguy]

An architect in Arkansas designed a house that has no interior doors. It has curved walls and the house is on a curve, all concrete. You cannot see into any bed or bathroom.

Simple drill can fix that!

 

[djd09]

The real impact of measuring to a tenth (or inch) eludes me entirely, but, whatever.

its about control

 

[sputnam]

Your E & O provider. And we measure to 1/10th of a foot, not to the inch.

ANSI provides that you maeasure to the inch.... OR... the 1/10th of a foot. Appraiser's choice. Both ways are compliant.

 

[sputnam]

its about control

It may be about control to some degree... Although, many have measured to 1/10th of a foot from long before ANSI was mandated. The main point, for me, is no conversions when you whip out the calculator to figure area.

 

[ucbruin]

At the end of the day....
Unless the appraiser is going to make an adjustment for bedroom differences it really has no impact on the appraised value....
Other than the basement example but that's an entirely different can of worms...

 

[Dublin ohio]

Okay. You do lots of reviews, how many sketches expressed in those measurements do you run across? I do plenty as well, and haven't run across a single instance unless someone had simply scanned the plan in.

I very seldom dissect the sketch to that extent. To be honest. Most sketches I have seen are to the foot. Just about everybody in construction uses inches. Sorry I decided to stick with what I used for years prior to becoming an appraiser. If 1/10 of a foot is what you seem to consider an industry "standard". Why does ANSI give the option?

 

[Mike Ault]

I very seldom dissect the sketch to that extent. To be honest. Most sketches I have seen are to the foot. Just about everybody in construction uses inches. Sorry I decided to stick with what I used for years prior to becoming an appraiser. If 1/10 of a foot is what you seem to consider an industry "standard". Why does ANSI give the option?

Because they didn't listen to me.

 

[Dublin ohio]

Because they didn't listen to me.

You'll have that