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Mark Up Your Sketch with Helpful Information
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Such as the loft found in an A-Frame home. If you measure room dimensions where the sloped walls meet the floor, you are including space that isn't truly usable.: T+ e3 R9 J. X3 f" x/ S( @
# W# @( Z) |# TInclude only the portion of the room where ceiling height is at least five feet. To be included at all, a minimum of one half of the finished area of the room must have ceilings at least seven feet high.
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Bay Windows2 K. A( |2 p) k$ ? z. y1 v
The area occupied by a bay window may be counted if it has a floor, a ceiling height of at least seven feet, and meets other criteria for living area.% y3 u# N4 F, p( v
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Furnace Room
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Hallways & Closets: k. M, }4 ?% J5 p- Z7 }
These areas are counted if they are a functional part of the living space.
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Stairs6 Z9 T& _3 K$ S, f
In general, if the opening for the stairway is larger than its length and width, you must deduct the excess open space from the upper level's square footage.
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Do not include open space as part of the square footage for an upper level. This may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised how many agents forget to deduct it. |
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