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  1. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    Good tip. I really appreciate your help. I'll try to see if I can get them to come out and do a walk through this week. J
  2. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    Yes, you got it. It's a house, so the rooms are not large. We went to the house again tonight. I think my ideal is to add only ONE pair of exterior french doors on the back bedroom heading into the yard and then join the two back bedrooms so it's one large (albeit weirdly shaped) space. The...
  3. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    10 total children plus 3 teachers
  4. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    My plan was to convert a window to a door in each of the tow back bedrooms, but not the front one. I hoped to make the font one a children's library. As for the one's with the (new) exterior exits the one nearest the backyard would be our play room and the middle one our crib room. However, I'd...
  5. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    This is the house: 428 Middle, Houston. How can I make this thing day care facility ready where the kids can go (in a group with a teacher) in and out of every room except the kitchen?
  6. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    I want to make sure I understand, CDA. Are you thinking we can't be I-4 bc we must be E (due to outside doors)? I spoke to an architectural firm here in town (they build churches and schools) and they're the ones that told me that I-4 classification. They knew our kids ages. Do you think that...
  7. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    No windows do not count (to my knowledge). "Quality lease house" = single family home in good condition. Not a legal term, just telling a story.
  8. J

    Defining a "Room" for I-4

    We are converting a quality lease house to an (I-4) nonprofit daycare for 10 children ages 6 weeks- 3 years old. The code indicates rooms where care is provided must have an exterior exit (or sprinklers). To accommodate this the landlord is allowing us to convert a couple of the bedroom windows...
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