Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Are buyers interested in a hot NWDC neighborhood, where homes sell within a couple of days usually with multiple offers, going to care at all if the basement ceiling is 1/8 of an inch short of 7' ??

The inspection which will then report to dc permits

Nice try, troll.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would buyers prefer? A 1930s basement bedroom with 6'11-7/8" ceiling and some pipes exposed underneath the ceiling? Or the same ceiling with the pipes enclosed in a 1-foot-wide soffit that projects down about 8" along one wall? And does it matter at all in a hot neighborhood?

It's illegal to have a height less than 7 . Unless you forgo permits you must make it higher.

Are buyers interested in a hot NWDC neighborhood, where homes sell within a couple of days usually with multiple offers, going to care at all if the basement ceiling is 1/8 of an inch short of 7' ??

The inspection which will then report to dc permits

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would buyers prefer? A 1930s basement bedroom with 6'11-7/8" ceiling and some pipes exposed underneath the ceiling? Or the same ceiling with the pipes enclosed in a 1-foot-wide soffit that projects down about 8" along one wall? And does it matter at all in a hot neighborhood?

It's illegal to have a height less than 7 . Unless you forgo permits you must make it higher.

Are buyers interested in a hot NWDC neighborhood, where homes sell within a couple of days usually with multiple offers, going to care at all if the basement ceiling is 1/8 of an inch short of 7' ??

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would buyers prefer? A 1930s basement bedroom with 6'11-7/8" ceiling and some pipes exposed underneath the ceiling? Or the same ceiling with the pipes enclosed in a 1-foot-wide soffit that projects down about 8" along one wall? And does it matter at all in a hot neighborhood?

It's illegal to have a height less than 7 . Unless you forgo permits you must make it higher.

What if it was done by a previous owner?

Anonymous wrote:What would buyers prefer? A 1930s basement bedroom with 6'11-7/8" ceiling and some pipes exposed underneath the ceiling? Or the same ceiling with the pipes enclosed in a 1-foot-wide soffit that projects down about 8" along one wall? And does it matter at all in a hot neighborhood?

It's illegal to have a height less than 7 . Unless you forgo permits you must make it higher.

What would buyers prefer? A 1930s basement bedroom with 6'11-7/8" ceiling and some pipes exposed underneath the ceiling? Or the same ceiling with the pipes enclosed in a 1-foot-wide soffit that projects down about 8" along one wall? And does it matter at all in a hot neighborhood?

The basement ceiling height shall not be less than 7 feet

For a basement I wouldn't worry about it. Leave them exposed, get every inch of ceiling height you can.

With an eye for resale next year, I am thinking about some improvements in the finished basement of my nwdc rowhouse. (Homes around here sell within a few days, so I know I don't need to do anything major).

One room has relatively low ceilings (about 7'6"). Some pipes are exposed, in three different sections. I can put a soffit around a section of pipes. But I can't box the other two sections due to the placement of some doors -- they couldn't be opened if soffits were installed.

Question: should I box a section of pipes and leave the other two sections exposed? I guess some concealment is better than none. Or does it matter, given that the house will sell quickly? I am planning to diy if I have the time.