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How Does Your Home Measure Up?
Mon 23 Feb 2009 - 14:51
How Does Your Home Measure Up?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ryan_Tollefsen]Ryan Tollefsen
It is often times wondered how a home is measured. In general, there really was not a standard for measuring a home until around 1996 when the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) came about with a standard way. With this standard came many new rules and ways of measuring. Outlined below is how a home is measured.
Starting from the outside, measure the home as follows:
1. Put the tape measure on one corner of the home and continue circling around the home until you come to the corner you started with.
2. Make sure to measure to the nearest inch.
When moving to the inside, always make sure you measure areas that are finished. If you have an attached garage, it is not included in the square foot area of the home. The same goes for a lanai, porch or any other area that is not finished and under air, typically.
If you are dealing with a multi-level home, you need to include the length of the stair cases as well. These are considered finished areas. Basements are not considered a finished area, so they should not be included.
When speaking of detached villas, they need to be included as their own separate entity. Anytime you completely exit the dwelling in order to get to another finished dwelling, you need to count them as separate dwellings.
There are many types of separate dwellings:
A detached bedroom: This is a separate bedroom that does not have any other feature such as a kitchen or bathroom. It cannot be located any farther than 150 feet from the home.
Guest Cottage: This is a separate entity that has a bathroom as well as a bedroom. They cannot be more than 640 feet but cannot have a kitchen. They cannot be rented.
Granny Quarters: these are allowed to be completely functional with a kitchen, room, bathroom and more. No more than 2 adults over 60 can live in this area.
A room is anything that distinguishes itself among the rest of the living area. For example, this is a kitchen, bedroom, living room, family room, dining room, etc.
Through this standard, people are able to evaluate homes with a clearer perspective. This helps when trying to sell a home. The home can be listed as a true, realistic number and sellers will get more leads. The process in the past did not allow for consistent listing or listing requirements.
With a more consistent listing, buyers can evaluate which homes they want to take a closer look at. Not only does this eliminate unnecessary time for the buyer, but the seller as well. They would have not wasted their time showing a home that the buyer is really not interested in past the initial viewing. This is why internet listing is key components in listing a home. A buyer can see if the home has the curb appeal they are looking for, the number of rooms, bathrooms etc.
Learn more about the [http://www.akhomeshow.com]Alaska Real Estate market or search the [http://www.akhomeshow.com]Anchorage Alaska Real Estate MLS on Ryan Tollefsen's Alaska Real Estate web site.
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