diff --git a/GpApp/House.cpp b/GpApp/House.cpp
index b265201..41ee32b 100644
--- a/GpApp/House.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/House.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Boolean CreateNewHouse (void)
 	theSpec.m_name[0] = static_cast<uint8_t>(savePathLength);
 	memcpy(theSpec.m_name + 1, savePath, savePathLength);
 
-	// Don't try to overwrite the current house - The GPF will probably be locked anyway
+	// Don't try to overwrite the current house
 	if (houseCFile && theSpec.m_dir == houseCFile->GetDirectory() && !StrCmp::CompareCaseInsensitive(theSpec.m_name, houseCFile->GetFileName()))
 	{
 		CheckFileError(PLErrors::kFileIsBusy, theSpec.m_name);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Boolean InitializeEmptyHouse (void)
 	if (thisHouse != nil)
 		thisHouse.Dispose();
 	
-	thisHouse = NewHandle(sizeof(houseType)).StaticCast<houseType>();
+	thisHouse = NewHandle(sizeof(houseType) - sizeof(roomType)).StaticCast<houseType>();
 	
 	if (thisHouse == nil)
 	{
diff --git a/GpApp/HouseLegal.cpp b/GpApp/HouseLegal.cpp
index 743d4d8..94e328c 100644
--- a/GpApp/HouseLegal.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/HouseLegal.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void ValidateNumberOfRooms (void)
 	
 	reportsRooms = (long)(*thisHouse)->nRooms;
 	countedRooms = (GetHandleSize(thisHouse.StaticCast<void>()) - 
-			sizeof(houseType)) / sizeof(roomType);
+			sizeof(houseType)) / sizeof(roomType) + 1;
 	if (reportsRooms != countedRooms)
 	{
 		(*thisHouse)->nRooms = (short)countedRooms;