Brian Kimbark
Registered User
Hi all,
I am planning on finishing a small room in my basement approximately 13’ x 13’. The plan right now is to use it as an aquarium room where I can store my aquariums. In the area where the room will be, there are no windows. One side of the room is against the slab with my garage above, and the other side is the front of my home. The rest of the room will be framed out from the rest of the basement.
I wanted to put baseboard in the room to make it temperature controlled for the aquariums, so I wanted to close the room off with a door.
From what I can tell, local code (I live in Pleasant Valley, New York), says that habitable space like a bedroom needs an egress window, but storage rooms do not.
Who/ what distinguishes whether a room is a bedroom or storage room? The owners intent, or is it something I’m missing? If it was up to me, I would love to be able to call this a “storage room,” but not sure if there is a specific definition of a storage room.
Thanks for any help you can offer,
Brian
I am planning on finishing a small room in my basement approximately 13’ x 13’. The plan right now is to use it as an aquarium room where I can store my aquariums. In the area where the room will be, there are no windows. One side of the room is against the slab with my garage above, and the other side is the front of my home. The rest of the room will be framed out from the rest of the basement.
I wanted to put baseboard in the room to make it temperature controlled for the aquariums, so I wanted to close the room off with a door.
From what I can tell, local code (I live in Pleasant Valley, New York), says that habitable space like a bedroom needs an egress window, but storage rooms do not.
Who/ what distinguishes whether a room is a bedroom or storage room? The owners intent, or is it something I’m missing? If it was up to me, I would love to be able to call this a “storage room,” but not sure if there is a specific definition of a storage room.
Thanks for any help you can offer,
Brian