Here is a quick and easy explanation.
Floor area and carpet area.
The difference between carpet area and plinth area or built up area is easy to understand.
It can be calculated by adding areas of utility ducts within property unit internal and external walls to the carpet are.
In simple terms any floor level which is below the normal floor level will be excluded like the bathroom utility area excluding.
But i would like to add the real estate regulator rera has twea ked the definition of carpet a rea which is now explained a s the net usable floor area of an apartment excluding the ar ea covered by the external wal ls areas under services shaft s exclusive balcony or verand ah area and.
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That means carpet area saleable area 1 25 1500 sqft 1 25 1200 sqft.
So when you are in.
As the name suggests carpet area means the space where you can lay a carpet in the flat like a bedroom living room hall while calculating the carpet area exclude the wall thickness utility area and shaft area.
Plinth area is also called as built up area and is the entire area occupied by the building including internal and external walls.
I can explain you theory way but let s understand in a practical way carpet area.
Carpet area is the area that can actually be covered by a carpet or the area of the apartment excluding the thickness of inner walls.
Carpet area does not include the space covered by common areas such as lobby lift stairs play area etc.
Floor area is same as carpet area.
Right formula is carpet area 1 25 saleable area.
According to the rera carpet area is defined as the net usable floor area of an apartment excluding the area covered by the external walls areas under services shafts exclusive balcony or verandah area and exclusive open terrace area but includes the area covered by the internal partition walls of the apartment.
Carpet area is the actual area you get for use in a housing unit.
Area where you put carpet or install something like tv kitchen chairs sleeping carpet and so on.
Built up area or plinth area is the carpet ar ea plus the thickness of outer walls and the balcony.
Carpet is a fibrous floor covering found in homes and businesses.
Plinth area is the covered built up area measured at the floor level of any storey or at the floor level of the basement.
Carpet area 1500 100 25 1125 sqft which is a wrong method to calculate carpet area.
Instead of having rugs that are loose move around and bunch up carpet attaches to the floor.
The following is a tutorial on how to measure area for carpet.
Right method for carpet area calculation.
Plinth area is generally 10 20 more than carpet area.
Remember that loading factor is supposed to be loaded added and not subtracted.
