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Interior Inspections Contains discussions about the interior portion of a home inspection. This includes stairs, walls, floors, ceilings, smoke detectors, etc. |
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Inspecting a house today with a contractor friend of the buyers. I told him that the basement room that he referred to as a bedroom was NOT a bedroom that I was listing it as an office. He wanted to know why and I told him the room has the secondary egress needed (main door & exterior door) but, lacked the natural sunlight because it had no window (room had outlets, lighting, heat, closet and 2 doors-one going to outside-No smoke detector) Who is correct ?
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He is. You're not there to argue over room designations.
If he says it's a bedroom, inspect it as a bedroom and list the ways it's deficient as a bedroom. Chuck Evans (TREC #7657) Level III Infraspection Institute Certified Infrared Thermographer (#8402) HomeCert Houston Home Inspections & Thermal Inspections Find us on Facebook The Woodlands Home Inspections Magnolia TX Home Inspections & Thermography ![]() Houston, TX _______________________
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What Chuck said.
As long as there's a closet it can be considered a bedroom. http://www.alltropic.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Awards Committee Member SUBMIT YOUR AWARD NOMINATIONS HERE The InterNACHI Awards Committee is the final authority of issuance of any award the committee offers. |
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Let the AHJ decide what it is. Also I am in Tucson and last year when I called our AHJ about rooms with out closets or the bedroom /closet debate, they said it is just an old wives tale. They said it makes sense to have a closet and Realtors keep the myth going, but if someone wants to sleep in a room without a closet - they can.
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In Wisconsin you can borrow light from somewhere else with a window in the door sometimes they allow for louvers in the door. We need 8% of natural light for bedrooms.
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In days gone by... closets were a luxury, as they were deemed 'wasted space' when constructing a farmhome with local lumber.
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![]() ![]() Awards Committee Officer SUBMIT YOUR AWARD NOMINATIONS HERE: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/ The InterNACHI Awards Committee is the final authority of the issuance of any award the committee offers and any rules interpretation updates. ____________________________________________ Larry Kage, CMI Lifetime Member State Licensed Builder since 1973 InterNACHI Lifetime Member ~retired~ The above post represents my personal opinion.
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"402.1 Habitable spaces.
Every habitable space shall have not less than one window of approved size facing directly to the outdoors or to a court. The minimum total glazed area for every habitable space shall be 8 percent of the floor area of such room." ![]() InterNACHI Lifetime Member. www.1stproinspection.com roy@1stproinspection.com Serving Gainesville Florida and surrounding areas. Florida Certified Contractor #CRC1328001 Florida Certified Home Inspector #HI7019 Deus solus me iudicare potest #1st Pro Inspection Like Us On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1stproinspection/ Well! They may have degrees, but that is not an indicator of common sense or right thinking...M. Larson circa 9-27-2018.
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Show me where it says a closet is required. Unless you are sizing a septic system its a non issue except for tradition and marketing. YMMV P.S. yes I note the lack of a closet with legal egress that could be used as a bedroom.
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I agree with Chuck. If they want to call it a bed room. Let them. Inspect it as one.
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To further muddy the waters, I will bring up the local Board of Realtors (MLS) rules regarding listing a room as a "bedroom". According to the DFW board, to be listed as a bedroom, a room must have a closet and a window that opens to the exterior. It is assumed it will have a door.
This is the standard that I have become accustomed to and apply when deciding whether a room is a "sleeping room". I'm not inclined to research the listing or to try to decide which room they are calling a bedroom. ![]() William Bruce Ogletree Ogletree Inspection Services 214-287-4630 www.ogletreehi.com ogletreehi@gmail.com |
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