"Bedroom" with no window
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Anonymous
| Just saw a great house today, except the basement rec room does not have a window, so could not officially count as a bedroom. I didn't actually notice it when we were looking, but our realtor pointed it out later. Would you put guests in a room with no windows? The idea makes me uneasy, but just need a reality check, as the rest of the house is amazing. |
Anonymous
| Would you make it a dedicated guest room or just keep a pullout couch there? It might look a little odd as a dedicated bedroom if that makes sense. Is there a bathroom down there? |
Anonymous
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As a guest, I would be OK with this if it were just my husband and I visiting. Add in a kid or kids, and I start to like it less.
As an agent, it drives me nuts when other agents call something a bedroom that's clearly not. But that doesn't solve your dilemma. Things to think about: a) How hard would it be to add a window? Is it completely below grade, for instance? We enlarged a smaller basement window into a full-sized one and it was only a couple of thousand, but that was mostly above grade and many years ago. b) Will you only use it for short-term, weekend guests? Or might you have a need for space for longer-term guests in the future - nanny suite, in-laws, kids back from college? |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't want to stay in that room as a guest. |
Anonymous
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I imagine it's a fire hazard without a window.
It's a closet or a storage room- not a guest room |
Anonymous
+1 I would ask to sleep in your living room couch. Unless there was another door to the outside and just no windows down there, then I would be ok. |
Anonymous
| Ditto -- I wouldn't sleep down there without a window unless there was a door from the room directly to the outside. |