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DffrncMkr asked:
I have a house with a completely finished basement but I can’t “count” the square footage because the basement isn’t a walk-out. Is there a way to allow that to count? Our house is the only one in the neighborhood that DOESN’T walk out, and it makes our house appear small in a real estate listing but it’s almost exactly the same “real” size as the others.
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I have a house with a completely finished basement but I can’t “count” the square footage because the basement isn’t a walk-out. Is there a way to allow that to count? Our house is the only one in the neighborhood that DOESN’T walk out, and it makes our house appear small in a real estate listing but it’s almost exactly the same “real” size as the others.
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March 7th, 2010 at 2:58 am
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Ask a real estate agent about it. A basement adds to the square footage whether it’s a walk out or not.
March 9th, 2010 at 2:35 am
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If your basement is finished with carpeting and most importantly a ceiling and is suitable as living space, then yes you can count it as square footage when listing.
March 9th, 2010 at 6:44 am
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Do you have enough windows to let in natural light? Code requires 10% of the wall space as window space in a non-walkout to be counted as an occupied space. For example, if the finished section of your basement is 700 sq. ft., you need 70 sq. ft. of window area, or 2 5×7 windows. Hope this helps.