Do bay windows count as area? Ask before buying a house

1 minute to understand the bay window? Does the bay window area count? Reading it may help you save thousands of dollars

New "Specification": The height difference between the window sill and the floor of the indoor building is below and the net height of the structure is above the convex (bay) window, which should be calculated according to the horizontal area of the periphery of the envelope structure1 2 area. Not floor-to-ceiling bay windows are not considered area.

Two. Half of the area is counted if the floor-to-ceiling bay window is not closed, and the full-scale hail state product is calculated as the full hail state product (the same balcony algorithm). The Ministry of Construction document stipulates:

For houses with non-vertical walls such as inclined arcs and parts with a floor height of more than one meter, the area should be calculated and if the walls of the house are inclined outward and exceed the outer edge of the bottom line, the construction area shall be calculated by projection of the bottom plate draft. In other words, bay windows with steps, as long as the height does not exceed meters, will not be counted in the sales area. That is to say, the height of the bay window sill to the ceiling is less than a meter, the window sill is not counted in the area, the outer floating balcony (only one against the wall) is counted as half of the area, and the inner balcony (with three walls) is counted as the full area.

The floor-to-ceiling bay window of more than one meter effectively expands the actual usable area of the house, so it should be included in the property right area of the house, and the house price should be calculated according to the final measured area. So it depends on what kind of bay window you have.

The bay window of the house does not count as an area. For the sake of living comfort, many real estate developers tend to design some bay window structures in the house, so that we can have a place to relax when we live in the later period.

According to the Code for Calculating the Construction Area of Construction Projects, the following items are not calculated for the area of the suite: 1Building access (arcades, ground floors of street crossings).

2.Mezzanine of equipment pipes in a building. 3.

The single-storey rooms separated in the building, the stage with the group and the backstage hanging curtains, the overpass for the scenery, the balcony, etc. 4.Roof tanks, trellises, pergolas, terraces, open-air swimming pools.

5.Platforms for operating platforms, loading platforms, mounting boxes and tanks in buildings.

6.Leggings, wall columns, buttresses, steps, wall plastering, decorative surfaces, inlaid block surface layers, decorative curtain walls, shelves (boxes) for outdoor units of air conditioners, bay windows, components, accessories, awnings with a width of up to and below, and decorative balconies and verandahs that are not connected to the building. 7.

Overhead corridors without permanent roofs, outdoor stairs, and outdoor steel building ladders and ladders for maintenance, fire fighting, etc. 8.Escalators, moving walks.

9.Independent chimneys, flues, trenches, oil (water) tanks, gas cabinets, water towers, oil (water) tanks, silos, Bixing trestle bridges, underground civil air defense channels, subway tunnels.

The new version of the "Code for the Calculation of the Construction Area of Construction Projects" issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will be implemented from July 1. The "Specification" makes it clear that bay windows, double-height terraces, and basements must be counted as areas, and those who buy houses need to pay.

Experts from the Shenyang real estate department reminded that after the calculation method is changed, buyers must first figure out which locations are counted as areas and how to calculate them, so as to better protect their rights and interests. Generally speaking, the height of the bay sill to the ceiling is less than meters, and the window sill is not counted in the area; The outward balcony (only one against the wall) counts as half the area; The inner balcony (with three walls including birds) is considered the full area.

The bay window of the commercial house is counted in the area, and the bay window is generally rectangular or trapezoidal, convex from the indoor to the outside, and the height of the window sill is lower than that of the general window. The bay window can be divided into two types: internal and external, the outer bay window is generally glass on three sides, protruding from the wall, and the lower part is volleyed, and the inner bay window generally has only one glass and two walls, which is relatively safe, but will occupy indoor space. The design facilitates large areas of glazing while retaining the spacious window sills, allowing the interior space to be visually extended.

Although the bay window has so many advantages, there are still many things to pay attention to in its use, first of all, the material of the window sill should be able to protect from the sun. In addition, experts recommend not to open the bay window in the children's room, mainly for the sake of safety of the stalls, because the low windowsill is easy for children to climb. More and more residences, whether in the bedroom, study, or living room, are also oriented to the east, west, north and south, and many external bay windows are opened, which is called expanding the indoor use space and broadening the viewing sight, and some also advertise that they have a large viewing angle of 180 degrees.

However, this should be tailored to local conditions and needs, and cannot be rigidly copied. If you're facing south, or if you're facing a good view, having a bay window in your bedroom, study or living room can really be pleasing to the eye.