Expanding my property

[Angel Miranda]

Greetings, got a few questions for local investors/real estate agents in the area. I thinking adding a room on the house I'm currently living in but planning on renting it in the coming future. The room would be approximately 10' by 8' so according to Fort bend county I should not need a permit for this. My plan is to advertise the room as a study/office. Its there a minimum sqft to be able to call a room? Do I need to get a new survey of the house? Does the mortgage company needs to be aware of it? How about the Insurance? The least thing I want is to run into legal problems later or be force to take it all apart the construction will be quite expensive.

[Chris Seveney]

@Angel Miranda

If you are renting by the room then it should be considered a bedroom which has specific requirements such as windows, closet etc

I find it hard to believe a county does not require a permit for an addition. Just recognize typically unpermitted work typically is not insurable if there is damage or worse yet an accident - for example a house fire and someone dies / if it’s unpermitted you could be liable