I have a certificate to issue for a house with a sunken den, it is a slab on grade home, and the den is surrounded, on all sides, by the main floor.
I am not sure if the den would be the "first floor", or if the main floor is the first floor.
I am leaning towards calling the first floor the den, the second floor the main floor, and adding a note in the comment section on the back side of the certificate, but before I start trying to research this, to see if I am correct, I thought I would double check with the board for opinions.
Thanks.
I'd say the sunken area is the "lowest floor" and the main floor is then "next higher". and like you said, note it in the comments. maybe even note the next higher floor there too.
PERSONALLY, I hate having to account for those sort of things.
Agree with Andy on this one. I know it sounds stupid, but, it is what it is. A crack in the walls of the den could flood it while the main floor is dry.
> I have a certificate to issue for a house with a sunken den, it is a slab on grade home, and the den is surrounded, on all sides, by the main floor.
> I am not sure if the den would be the "first floor", or if the main floor is the first floor.
> I am leaning towards calling the first floor the den, the second floor the main floor, and adding a note in the comment section on the back side of the certificate, but before I start trying to research this, to see if I am correct, I thought I would double check with the board for opinions.
> Thanks.
Yes, I do one for an expensive swankienda in Oak Harbor in Slidell for a package.
When spotting the form, I noticed that they were gong to have this large sunken "conversation" pit in this huge living area..
elevation form showed the pit as the lowest floor.
attach supplemental pictures for the underwriter.
THANKS ALL!