Subjects sole bathroom doesn't meet ANSI ceiling requirements.

[Zoe]

We do have issues with basements in Memphis area. The soil is not conducive to basements without extra care at construction. (they tend to leak) . ........ I have heard many areas the soil is very different and basements have a premium. They are good in a tornado in the South.

 

[Zoe]

A tornado in south can rip everything above grade in the south. The foundation can look like somebody broom swept it. Just one big concrete broom swept foundation.

 

[Zoe]

Many storm shelters in the south. Basement is good place to be. They are below grade in construction. Many have storm shelters like in garage registered with fire department and in a case like tornado they know they may have to come get you out alive.

 

[Tom D]

i suppose you draw the bathroom like you would a 2nd floor atrium. but still have it enclosed within the drawing. and put bath on the drawing. now explain the GLA adjustment because the GLA is smaller than public records. and how many future uses of that property will other appraisers know the ansi bathroom, none. so your GLA will be always different from the group thought. more minutia confusion created by the stupid, not affecting anything but creating a what dah.

 

[Dale Floyd]

I think I'd check those measurements a couple times more.

6.9' and the rest of the house is in compliance with the 7' rule? If that's what it is, then show it, but ANSI rounds to the nearest tenth of a foot and I'd want to be ultra-sure of that measurement being 1 inch out of compliance before I write it down.

 

[ucbruin]

I think I'd check those measurements a couple times more.

6.9' and the rest of the house is in compliance with the 7' rule? If that's what it is, then show it, but ANSI rounds to the nearest tenth of a foot and I'd want to be ultra-sure of that measurement being 1 inch out of compliance before I write it down.

Common sense....
Right....

 

[Trihard]

I think I'd check those measurements a couple times more.

6.9' and the rest of the house is in compliance with the 7' rule? If that's what it is, then show it, but ANSI rounds to the nearest tenth of a foot and I'd want to be ultra-sure of that measurement being 1 inch out of compliance before I write it down.

Measurement is triple checked. Bathroom ceiling is out of ANSI compliance.

 

[J Grant]

Measurement is triple checked. Bathroom ceiling is out of ANSI compliance.

So per ANSI ti is not included in the total dwelling sf GLA-

The SF will be a bit smaller but not by much as most bathrooms are small - explain why, and then put the bath on the grid under bath count since it still performs it's function (and explain why)

 

[Trihard]

I think I'd check those measurements a couple times more.

6.9' and the rest of the house is in compliance with the 7' rule? If that's what it is, then show it, but ANSI rounds to the nearest tenth of a foot and I'd want to be ultra-sure of that measurement being 1 inch out of compliance before I write it down.

FNMA says nothing about being able to round the ceiling height. Only the floor plan. Here is the source. https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/30266/display

"Measurements are taken and reported on the sketch or floor plan to the nearest inch or tenth of a foot, and the final square footage calculations are reported to the nearest whole square foot."

"If a house has a finished area that does not have a ceiling height of 7’ for 50% of the finished area, e.g., some cape cods or below-grade areas, in conformance with the standard, the appraiser must put this area on a separate line in the Sales Comparison Grid with the appropriate market adjustment."

"All finished areas included in GLA must have a ceiling height of at least 7’."

 

[JamesDPratt]

We get this a lot in the mountains, A- Frames are common for this
Also, older homes built before Forced Air that have it added and use Duct Work along the ceiling in a Hallway
to transfer the air to all the rooms making the Ceiling 6 1/2 feet

Can make doing the sketch a lot of fun