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How does the BER report calculate the floor area?

  • 11-05-2013 07:19PM
    #1
    Galego
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭


    Just curious to know as the BER cert says that the house has less m2 (about 5) than what I initially thought.


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  • #2
    MOTM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭MOTM


    Galego wrote: »
    Just curious to know as the BER cert says that the house has less m2 (about 5) than what I initially thought.
    Internal dimensions, with certain criteria to exclude some unheated spaces. See Dimensions chapter of the DEAP manual here: www.seai.ie/deap


  • #3
    Shedite27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭Shedite27


    Noticed this myself and was about to post a new thread. Most of the houses on myhome are about 10-20% smaller m2 on BER report than on the myhome advert.

    I'm guessing it's attics/porches/garages so? Would real estate agents include these yeah?


  • #4
    MOTM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭MOTM


    Is there anything to stop an auctioneer making the dwelling look as large as possible in the ad by including unheated spaces (garages etc) or working to external dimensions? Not that I know of.


  • #5
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 43,695 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Shedite27 wrote: »
    Noticed this myself and was about to post a new thread. Most of the houses on myhome are about 10-20% smaller m2 on BER report than on the myhome advert.

    I'm guessing it's attics/porches/garages so? Would real estate agents include these yeah?

    its par for the course for auctioneers to 'round up' floor areas

    also, i a lot of cases they will take external measurements as they are easier to take than internal measurements.

    BERs use internal measurements with some conventions as indicated above.


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