Is Garage Counted in Square Footage of a House? In the United States the garage is not counted in the square footage of a house, because the garage is not considered to be a finished living space. By code in most places, only finished living spaces such as the bedroom, living room, etc are considered as living space because they have a ceiling, wall, roof, accessible by the door without leaving the house, and heat and cooling source. Since the garage does have any of these features, it is not considered as a living space thereby not counted in the square footage of a house for an appraisal. However in other countries, such as New Zealand, internally accessed garages are considered as constituting a direct extension of the house and accordingly are quoted as part of the total size."Should garages count as the home?", New Zealand Herald 23 December 2017%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% American technology company Hewlett-Packard was started in a garage. That garage, the HP Garage, is now a museum. Gallery of special garages
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Is Garage Counted in Square Footage of a House?
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In the United States the garage is not counted in the square footage of a house, because the garage is not considered to be a finished living space. By code in most places, only finished living spaces such as the bedroom, living room, etc are considered as living space because they have a ceiling, wall, roof, accessible by the door without leaving the house, and heat and cooling source. Since the garage does have any of these features, it is not considered as a living space thereby not counted in the square footage of a house for an appraisal. However in other countries, such as New Zealand, internally accessed garages are considered as constituting a direct extension of the house and accordingly are quoted as part of the total size."Should garages count as the home?", New Zealand Herald 23 December 2017
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American technology company Hewlett-Packard was started in a garage. That garage, the HP Garage, is now a museum.
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Gallery of special
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