Jerry Simon 38 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Is this a regional term? My sister is building a house in South Carolina, and her builder uses this term (heated square feet) to describe what us Yankee's would call living areas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nolan Kienitz 13 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 In Texas I believe I'm accustomed to "livable" square footage. Down here beyond that the additional s.f. is porch, garage (attached or not attached). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 90 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I call it 'conditioned' area. Marc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Hockstein 9 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 In NJ, the building code defines habitable space, the local Land Use Ordinances have a way to define the size of a building, the real estate industry has their way of advertising the size of the building, the builders have another way that they like to define the square footage, and then the landlords use another system. Yikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Baird 39 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Around here it makes a diff when permitting a bldg, with different fees for heated or no. BTW the building code still does not require cooling for dwelling, just heating. I have met realtors on site who refuse to discuss square footage because they claim it can be a bone of contention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Kogel 35 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 He's probably tired of the blank look when he says 'conditioned space', so now it is 'heated space'. And good point, AC does not come in to the equation, but it should. But what about the crawlspace? That area is required to be conditioned here. Double the square footage, minus the garage. [:-magnify Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Baird 39 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 "...That area is required to be conditioned here..." Come on, John, you are in Canada, not the live free or die usa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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