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Pavestones,gravelorothermaterialsorcombinationofmaterialscannotbe <br />substitutedforsplashblocksorgutterextensions. <br />11.Paving <br />Badlydeterioratedwalks,drivewaysandotheressentialpavingshallbe <br />repairedorreplacedasnecessary. <br />Nonessentialdeterioratedpavingshallberepairedorremoved. <br />d.MinimumStandardsforVentilation,Insulation,andAtticAccess <br />1.AdequateVentilationRequired <br />Everyhabitableroomshallhaveatleastonewindoworskylightwhichcaneasily <br />beopened,orothersuchdeviceaswilladequatelyventilatetheroom. <br />Thetotaloperablewindowarea,ineveryhabitableroom,shallbeequaltoat <br />least50%oftheminimumwindowareasizeorminimumskylighttypewindow <br />sizeasrequiredabove,exceptwherethereissuppliedsomeotherdevice <br />affordingadequateventilation. <br />2.LightandVentilationRequirementsforBathrooms,ToiletRoomsandKitchens <br />Everybathroom,toiletroom,kitchen,andothersimilarrooms(i.e.laundry <br />room)shallhaveawindowareaofnotlessthan4squarefeet.Everybathroom, <br />toiletroom,andkitchenshallcomplywiththelightandventilation <br />requirementsforhabitableroomscontainedabove,exceptthatnowindowshall <br />berequiredinadequatelyventilatedbathrooms,toiletroomsorkitchens <br />equippedwithaventilationsysteminstalledinaccordancewiththecurrent <br />buildingcode. <br />3.AtticVentilation <br />Naturalventilationofstructuralspace,suchasatticsandcrawlspaces,mustbe <br />providedtoreducetheeffectofconditionsofexcessheatandmoisturewhich <br />areconducivetodecayanddeteriorationofthestructure. <br />Atticsmusthaveadequateventilationtoallowmoistureandexcessiveheat <br />toescape. <br />Atticswillbeventilatedthroughtherooforbyotherappropriatemethods. <br />4.AtticSupportStructure <br />Theatticsupportstructuremustbestructurallysoundandnotdamaged;must <br />nothaveevidenceofleakage(visibledaylight);andmustnothavesignificant <br />waterdamagevisiblefromtheatticortheinteriorofthedwelling. <br />5.AtticInsulation <br />24 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />