{"id":1012,"date":"2016-09-18T09:19:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T14:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=1012"},"modified":"2019-01-19T07:06:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T12:06:49","slug":"what-defines-a-room-as-a-bedroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/what-defines-a-room-as-a-bedroom\/","title":{"rendered":"What Defines a Room as a Bedroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The Number of Legal Bedrooms in a Home is Important to Know from both Safety and Market Value Perspectives<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"47%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When you look at a real estate listing on a home for sale it always specifies the number of bedrooms in the home. Not every spare room however constitutes a bedroom from a legal perspective. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A bedroom is defined by a number of unique features. The number of bedrooms in a home is important to know for a variety of reasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First, it gives you a sense of the size of the home and if can support your family size. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Second, it gives you an idea of how big the septic system is on a home that has a private septic system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Third it tells you which rooms meet safety code for bedrooms. And finally, it gives you a sense of market value for the home and the expected property tax on the home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Whether a home is being newly constructed or a home is being remodeled to include a new bedroom, there are building codes in place that must be followed to properly include a bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What Unique Feature Define a Bedroom<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When selling a home a seller often tries to inflate the number of bedrooms in the home, as this can increase the value of the home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fortunately due to the legal definition of a bedroom, real estate listing agents are forced to list only the number of legal bedrooms in a home.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 468x60_below_Author_Name --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"5936342260\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Building code requirements for the definition of a bedroom varies from state to state, however there are some fundamental features in a room that help to easily classify a room as a bedroom or not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The building codes for bedrooms are written to mainly protect the safety of the home\u2019s occupants. As a result, fire and egress safety are the main issues in defining a bedroom and code requirements.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-381 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Home Addition Bid Sheets\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The International Code Council (ICC) is often the source for building code requirements followed by federal, state and local municipalities for residential buildings. The ICC includes building code recommendations for rooms being habitable as sleeping units.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Bedroom Egress<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Specific features that the ICC requires for a bedroom include a door, and a window of a specific size to allow two forms of egress from the room. If a window of specific dimensions is not feasible then a second door is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The specific overall window dimension must have a minimum opening area of 5.7 square feet, a minimum opening width of 20 inches, and an opening height of 24 inches. In addition, the base of the window can be no higher off of the floor of the room than 44 inches and no lower than 24 inches off of the floor. Finally the window must have operable opening hardware that does not require keys or tools to open.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Electrical &#8211; Bedroom Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each bedroom must be protected by an arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) to prevent electrical fires associated with faulty electrical wiring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Smoke Detectors &#8211; Bedroom Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each bedroom must have a smoke detector in it, as well as one external to it that is nearby, e.g. a hallway adjacent to the bedroom.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1018 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beadboard_panels.jpg\" alt=\"What defines a room as a bedroom\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Closet &#8211; Bedroom Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Most local building codes and ethical real estate brokers require a room to have a closet for it to be classified as a bedroom. \u00a0Again, the concern is safety. Without a formal closet there is a risk that the room could be cluttered such that it could be difficult to egress the room in the event of an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Septic Design &#8211; Bedroom Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If a home is on a private septic system the septic design is based upon the number of bedrooms in the home. To legally add an additional bedroom to a home requires the modification of the septic design and septic system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If the septic system is not legally modified then even if all the other building code requirements for the bedroom were met the room could not be legally classified as a bedroom. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/Home_Addition_form_Ad_Small_rev1.jpg') no-repeat top; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; height: 190px; width: 275px;\">\n<form action=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/UHI-info\/Additions.htm#form\" method=\"get\"><input style=\"float: left; width: 80px; margin: 110px -255px 50px 165px;\" name=\"PC\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\" \/><br \/>\n<input style=\"float: right; background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/homeadditionplus-btn-next.gif'); height: 34px; width: 91px; border: 0px solid #000000; ; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 130px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Consequently a real estate agent will only list the number of bedrooms in the home based upon what\u2019s stated in the septic design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So when buying a home make sure that the number of bedrooms listed in it are both legal and safe. By doing so, you\u2019ll protect both your family and your home\u2019s market value down the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>For more help on building a home addition<\/b><\/span>, see HomeAdditionPlus.com&#8217;s<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Home Addition Bid Sheets<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\">. <\/span><\/b>Our\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Home Addition Bid Sheets<\/span><\/a> <\/b>provide you with the knowledge and information on how to plan a home building project, and what to look for when hiring contractors. They also include detailed cost breakdown tables and spreadsheets for estimating your own new home construction building costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/room-addition-bid-sheet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11872 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"Room Addition Bid Sheet\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Related\u00a0Information<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/building-mother-in-law-room-addition\/\">Building a Mother In Law Room Addition<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/average-home-addition-cost\/\">Average Home Addition Costs<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/garages\/adding-a-room-over-the-garage\/\">Adding a Room over the Garage<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/custom-home-construction-costs\/\">Custom Home Construction Costs<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\">Free Home Addition Price Quotes with No Obligation!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fill out our 3-5 minute quick and easy form, and receive a free price quote on a house addition from one of our prescreened and licensed home addition contractors. 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