Can you live in a shed that is built into a small house?
I suppose you can live in the shed. After all, homeless people live in boxes in alleys and under freeway overpasses. So, yes it is possible to live in a shed.
You aren’t going to be able to sell your house calling the shed a bedroom, no matter how nice you make it.
Bedrooms need insulation, egress (window or door that meets code), minimum ceiling height, proper electric outlets, sealed door, if it goes outside and access to a bathroom without going back outside first, and heating.
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Depends on local construction codes and city/county ordinances. The answer is usually no.
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I suppose you can live in the shed. After all, homeless people live in boxes in alleys and under freeway overpasses. So, yes it is possible to live in a shed.
You aren’t going to be able to sell your house calling the shed a bedroom, no matter how nice you make it.
Bedrooms need insulation, egress (window or door that meets code), minimum ceiling height, proper electric outlets, sealed door, if it goes outside and access to a bathroom without going back outside first, and heating.
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Of course, but there will problems to overcome and will not be financially sound to try to comply with new energy codes, so make sure a building department is not going to slap a Stop Work Order on the premises. This can be trouble. In other words, it is a gamble.
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