The appraisals discussed below are all lender commissioned for purposes of home finance of the same home. I am trying to understand room count, so please correct whenever I am wrong.
The house was appraised in 2004 and again in 2005. At that time the form had fill in the blanks for a list possible rooms. In both appraisals, a "1" was entered for foyer, kitchen, dining room, living room, a "4" for bedrooms, "3.5" for bathrooms, "1" for utility room and "1" for other with "sunroom '" typed in. The sunroom was unheated.
In both appraisals, an "8" is the total number of rooms.
My thought is that the eight rooms are the 4 bedrooms, the kitchen, dining room, living room, plus the foyer. IMO, the utility room does not qualify as a room. The sunroom did not qualify because it lacked its own heat source.
The foyer, incidentally, is 9' x 8' interior measurement or 72 sq ft -- plus a closet of 9 square feet for a total 81 square feet interior measurement. It has an entry door, plus a lockable glass (individual panes) door to the kitchen. It has three thermal casement windows, an overhead light, an electrical outlet, its own heat/AC vent, and 9' ft ceilings with four 10" diameter vigas. I list all this to show that the room is substantially built to standards similar to those for the home.
(I am not wealthy -- we lucked into this place.)
August 2011, the house is appraised again and now has seven rooms. The foyer is unmentioned and IMO it no longer counts as a room. ??? The appraiser however suggested that we heat the sunroom and thus add its square feet (~190) to the living area total.
We added an electric heater hard wired to code. The heater can heat 400 square feet -- thus can heat the room in minutes.
Two more appraisals follow and the room total is eight again. The eighth room is now the sunroom. ??? Is this all correct?
The sunroom incidentally is approximately 190 sq ft, has a fixed light, electrical outlets, a water supply (for plants), ten thermal windows in two bays, four skylights, 11 smaller vigas, nine foot ceilings, a single glass door to court, two double glass doors (individual panes) to living area.
Again, I list all this to show that the room is substantial. Again, I am not rich.
Basic question: Am I correct
1. First two appraisal count foyer, but not unheated sunroom as a room.???
2. Third appraisal counts neither as room.???
3. Last two appraisals count heated sunroom but not foyer as a room.
?????
Again, many thanks.
The house was appraised in 2004 and again in 2005. At that time the form had fill in the blanks for a list possible rooms. In both appraisals, a "1" was entered for foyer, kitchen, dining room, living room, a "4" for bedrooms, "3.5" for bathrooms, "1" for utility room and "1" for other with "sunroom '" typed in. The sunroom was unheated.
In both appraisals, an "8" is the total number of rooms.
My thought is that the eight rooms are the 4 bedrooms, the kitchen, dining room, living room, plus the foyer. IMO, the utility room does not qualify as a room. The sunroom did not qualify because it lacked its own heat source.
The foyer, incidentally, is 9' x 8' interior measurement or 72 sq ft -- plus a closet of 9 square feet for a total 81 square feet interior measurement. It has an entry door, plus a lockable glass (individual panes) door to the kitchen. It has three thermal casement windows, an overhead light, an electrical outlet, its own heat/AC vent, and 9' ft ceilings with four 10" diameter vigas. I list all this to show that the room is substantially built to standards similar to those for the home.
(I am not wealthy -- we lucked into this place.)
August 2011, the house is appraised again and now has seven rooms. The foyer is unmentioned and IMO it no longer counts as a room. ??? The appraiser however suggested that we heat the sunroom and thus add its square feet (~190) to the living area total.
We added an electric heater hard wired to code. The heater can heat 400 square feet -- thus can heat the room in minutes.
Two more appraisals follow and the room total is eight again. The eighth room is now the sunroom. ??? Is this all correct?
The sunroom incidentally is approximately 190 sq ft, has a fixed light, electrical outlets, a water supply (for plants), ten thermal windows in two bays, four skylights, 11 smaller vigas, nine foot ceilings, a single glass door to court, two double glass doors (individual panes) to living area.
Again, I list all this to show that the room is substantial. Again, I am not rich.
Basic question: Am I correct
1. First two appraisal count foyer, but not unheated sunroom as a room.???
2. Third appraisal counts neither as room.???
3. Last two appraisals count heated sunroom but not foyer as a room.
?????
Again, many thanks.
