Low Ceiling Height And GLA

[Vermonter]

Aren't the indigenous people of Alaska shorter than the general population?

Think they're probably about the same. I worked with a few AK native guys that were 6'6" plus and a few that were super short.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Thanks guys, I feel like an idiot. I looked at a lot of things including other threads on here that kept saying I couldn't count it if it was less than 7'. I must have a problem because I feel comfortable knowing something then read three or four different takes on it and have no idea what is going on anymore. Probably need a lobotomy at this point.

ANSI Z765-2003 - VOLUNTARY STANDARDS
This standard for the calculation and reporting of above-grade square footage and below-grade square footage in
single-family houses is offered for voluntary application. The standard must be applied as a whole. The standard is
not meant to replace or supersede any legal or otherwise required existing area measurement method.

Ceiling Height Requirements
To be included in finished square footage calculations, finished areas must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet
(2.13 meters) except under beams, ducts, and other obstructions where the height may be 6 feet 4 inches (1.93
meters); under stairs where there is no specified height requirement; or where the ceiling is sloped. If a room’s
ceiling is sloped, at least one-half of the finished square footage in that room must have a vertical ceiling height of
at least 7 feet (2.13 meters); no portion of the finished area that has a height of less than 5 feet (1.52 meters) may
be included in finished square footage.

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

When I was in Alaska back in the 60s, most of the natives around our radar site were under 5'10".

 

[jay trotta]

ANSI Z765-2003 - VOLUNTARY STANDARDS
This standard for the calculation and reporting of above-grade square footage and below-grade square footage in
single-family houses is offered for voluntary application. The standard must be applied as a whole. The standard is
not meant to replace or supersede any legal or otherwise required existing area measurement method.

Ceiling Height Requirements
To be included in finished square footage calculations, finished areas must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet
(2.13 meters) except under beams, ducts, and other obstructions where the height may be 6 feet 4 inches (1.93
meters); under stairs where there is no specified height requirement; or where the ceiling is sloped. If a room’s
ceiling is sloped, at least one-half of the finished square footage in that room must have a vertical ceiling height of
at least 7 feet (2.13 meters); no portion of the finished area that has a height of less than 5 feet (1.52 meters) may
be included in finished square footage.

MK; good input, but in some area's, building code's did not become Code, until the 1950's or 60's in some instances so there would be or could be those built prior to; Building Code, therefore, grandfathered in. Should the market accept them at various times in there Life Use, how would one determine the GLA ? I would believe FNMA envelope theory would be applicable also.
Just an opinion.

 

[Tom4value]

Many people here said what I was going to say, is it typical in the market? Older homes typically have low ceilings. Not because they were short in the old days. It was because their heating systems sucked and they knew that a low ceiling house was easier to heat. Unless they had Abe Lincoln over with his stupid hat, there was no problem.