If not you shouldn t include any of that space.
Is a finished attic included in square footage.
If your state does allow basements to be included in the total square footage of a home though you ll likely need an ingress and egress or a safe way to enter and exit the basement to the.
The bedroom in the finished attic has 7 ft ceiling and is 220 square feet.
Finished attic square footage is included if an area has at least seven minimum feet of clearance.
As for rooms in the house that aren t finished like basements or attics they should not be included in the total square footage.
Finished attic space as long as it also conforms to the original structure can t just add carpet and call it a bedroom and the ceilings are high enough and the space is conditioned space because at this point it isn t actually an attic anymore.
In many parts of the country a full basement does not count toward the total square footage but in other areas a percentage of it counts.
So just 1 inch of the 6 ft wide closet is 7 ft tall.
Add the square footage of finished heated basements or attics to your total living area square footage.
And in others space in an attic whether built out or.
Covered enclosed porches can only be included if they are heated using the same system as the rest of the house.
If it still looks like a patio with walls an independent appraiser will need to make the call as to whether or not to include this space.
Square footage and the mls.
But if a basement or attic has been finished then the space may be included in the home s square footage if it also meets ceiling height requirements.
If the basement is finished in the same quality as the area above grade and with 2 means of ingress and egress in all habitable areas excluding baths then in most locales it can be considered heated living space area under roof and the actual square footage of the basement is included in the actual overall square footage.
The closet adjoining the room has a 7 ft tall ceiling center that dives down to 5 ft tall walls.