To be included in finished square footage calculations, finished areas must have a ceiling height of at least 7 ft. (2.13 m) except under beams, ducts, and other obstructions where the height may be 6 ft. 4 in. (1.93 m); under stairs where there is no specified height requirement; or where the ceiling is sloped. If a room’s ceiling is sloped, at least one-half of the finished square footage in that room must have a vertical ceiling height of at least 7 ft. (2.13 m); no portion of the finished area that has a height of less than 5 ft. (1.52 m) may be included in finished square footage.”
Figure 5 presents the building section of a one-and-one-half-story house with a partially below-grade entry level. The area in the finished loft/attic counting toward the finished square footage of that level has a ceiling height of at least 5 ft. (1.52 m), and at least one-half of the finished square footage has a ceiling height of at least 7 ft. (2.13 m). The entire area of the entry level is considered below-grade finished square footage.
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