Does the shown square footage include the garage?
A. No. Generally, square footage is calculated as finished (Dry-walled, painted, carpeted), “walkable” square footage. It would include footage from outside framed wall to outside framed wall (not including brick, siding, stucco, etc.) and anywhere the floor joists would project, such as a cantilevered (overhanging) bay window. A boxed (square projecting) window, however, would not be included, because the floor ends at the wall in a boxed window. Other things that are typically not included in a home’s square footage are front, side, or back porches, decks, courtyards, patio, etc. Basements are also not included in the square footage unless they are finished. Bonus rooms over the garage are also typically not included in the square footage unless the space is finished.
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