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Comments (16)Robin, I agree. His response was that it was heated and cooled space that could have been another room!! But seriously, what could I do. It was my first meeting with the guy. He approves everything past that point. Arguing would have made him mad.. And thus more difficult to work with for the remainder of the project. It was a swing of about 200 dollars. I had calculated what I thought our fees would be prior to the visit, so I made a choice on the spot not to argue. We saved so much in other places. It's just one if those things I still shake my head and wonder about. Jen...See MoreHow do I figure out the square footage of backsplash?
Comments (10)Bullnose - also for any outside corners! I have an outside corner on my backsplash - there's a concrete post in the corner that we had to tile around. I totally forgot about it when I was ordering tile (which is funny, because I was obsessed about my outside corners in the bathroom). Well, the tiler asks what I want to do with the corner... he's got these vinyl strips he likes to use for corners. I had already nixed the vinyl strips in the bathroom - I think they look cheesy. I asked if he could miter the corners (cut the edge of the tile in a diagonal so the two corners line up). Well, the corner is exactly the same size as the tile so there isn't enough overlap to miter them. Fortunately, they were rectified porcelain tiles with a nice factory edge, so he was able to just line up the edges. Doesn't look bad. Sorry for the long story, but the upshot is - don't forget the bullnose! ;-)...See MoreHow to heat a large room to include in square footage
Comments (16)Is the ceiling at least 7'? Is the width at least 7' with a minimum of 70 sq ft of floor space? Does the room have operable windows that can provide light and ventilation, and are large enough for egress if the room is to be used as a bedroom? Are the walls insulated to the current code required R value for your location? Is the ceiling also up to current standards of insulation? Is the heating source a permanently affixed non portable type? Can it heat the room to at least 65 degrees? Do each of the walls contain the required number of tamper resistant arc fault electrical outlets that are required by the current electrical code? Did you get the permit and the inspections needed in order to convert the space? Without all of that, what you have is a utility room with a space heater that no one is dumb enough to think of as living space....See MoreHow is "Total Square Feet Living" calculated?
Comments (31)@Jon John, I am pretty sure I know where you are going with this, but it just doesn't work the way you are intending to use the sf measurements. Select your SOLD comps based on similarity to your proposed new build. The actual end price of those other listed to be built homes is usually no where near the list price. It's much higher than list. It is very common that the builders of the new homes have extras or options not baked into the original list price IME (I'm a Realtor). It isn't uncommon to have $100k+ in extras added to the contract price - lot premiums and extra's that you don't see (electrical etc) as well as extra's you do see (kitchen and bath finishes etc). The hard part is knowing which comps to select because most people have a tendency to select recent (or not recent) sales based on price rather than actual similar properties based on proximity and other features of the subject property. As to measurements, use the exterior perimeter (#1). Sum of interior dimensions is never correct for the type of comparison you are planning. As mentioned by Charles Ross, check ANSI. Celadon is right: it is more expensive to build new than buy a resale if you are comparing apples to apples even after you have taken into account repairs....See Morefightingoverfinishes
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