CeeJay Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 For valuation purposes I need to calculate the square meterage of my house.But what do I actually measure, everything including corridors etc or just habitable rooms including bathrooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Habitable rooms, not circulation spaces. We have a glassed in veranda of considerable size but the insurance company told me that it didn't count as habitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Now that is curious mint, because we had a balcony built about 25m2 and we needed planning permission and were told that it counted towards our POS and we could do no further adjustments to our home.The loft ? NOPE, even though it was there, it was just a space, that could not be used for habitation.So how, or is it why, can a closed in balcony not count, these things are beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Don't know why it doesn't count, id. I sent the sales particulars, plus a photo, plus professionally produced house plans to ensure the insurance company knew the set-up. Maybe Ceejay asking about valuation purposes has led me to think insurance and it might not be for that at all.I believe that I have also been told that kitchens and bathrooms are not counted as habitable but I didn't like to say that to Ceejay as I wasn't absolutely sure about that. We counted the kitchen as we have a kitchen/dining room.In our first house, we had a big room of 46 sq metres and that was counted as 2 rooms because of its size.Don't forget Ceejay was asking about measuring for "valuation" purposes not for planning and not for sales particulars. I suppose that theoretically, you couldn't normally live in a kitchen, bathroom or toilet?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFB Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Ah but Mint is talking about an insurance companies perceptions and Idun about local authority regulations. Very different! JFB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Doctor Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Hi, any space which would otherwise be classed as habitable but is under 1.80 metres high is also excluded from the calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 This might help:http://www.moinsde170.com/blog/surface-de-plancher-en-images/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJay Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Thanks for all the replies, most useful. In readiness have bought a cheapo laser measure, fantastic piece of kit, can't stop using it!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 [quote user="CeeJay"]Thanks for all the replies, most useful. In readiness have bought a cheapo laser measure, fantastic piece of kit, can't stop using it!!!!![/quote]Yep, those things are really nifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanKlein Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 useable space is what you need to measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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