Bathrooms, closets, halls, vestibules, foyers, stairways, laundry, garages, storage areas and utility rooms are considered non-eligible areas, unless there is no practical way to isolate them acoustically from an eligible room. Other non-eligible areas include:
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Incomplete and unfinished rooms or additions where there are exposed wall and ceiling framing members. This includes rooms that fail to meet minimum building code, were not legally permitted, or do not meet zoning standards.
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Properties determined to be structurally inadequate through design, rot, or structural damage. Eligibility can be achieved once, at the Owner’s expense, all deficiencies are corrected. The residence would move to an “On Hold” designation until repairs are completed and verified.
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Sunrooms, enclosed porches, breezeways, etc. will be evaluated at the design site visit to determine if they meet the following criteria for year-round habitability: adequate and permanent source of heat; minimum standard building construction; code-conforming assembly at foundation, wall, ceiling and roof; and conformance with code requirements for room size and dimensions. If all these criteria are not met, the Program will not provide acoustic treatments in those areas.
