mike lay
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How would you measure this house according to the ANSI standard? There are three different "areas". They are all under one roof and have common walls, but they are not contiguous spaces; you can't access the bedrooms from the living room/kitchen area. Each one is accessed by walking out onto the covered porch. So to go from the master bedroom to the kitchen, you go out on the porch and then into the living room/kitchen area. Same with the secondary bedrooms.
ANSI says a Finished Area is "an enclosed area in a house that is suitable for year round use", so each of the three areas is "finished" (nothing below grade).
And ANSI 3.8 says "Finished areas that are connected to the main body of the house by other finished areas such as hallways or stairs are included..." but the porch isn't a finished area.
It doesn't say anything about the finished area being "contiguous", so would you include all three areas, or just call one of them the GLA and then deal with the others separately? I've read through the standard several times, am I missing something?
ANSI says a Finished Area is "an enclosed area in a house that is suitable for year round use", so each of the three areas is "finished" (nothing below grade).
And ANSI 3.8 says "Finished areas that are connected to the main body of the house by other finished areas such as hallways or stairs are included..." but the porch isn't a finished area.
It doesn't say anything about the finished area being "contiguous", so would you include all three areas, or just call one of them the GLA and then deal with the others separately? I've read through the standard several times, am I missing something?