Understanding Carpet Area And Built-Up Area
There are some terms that can be sometimes quite technical for an average home buyer especially understanding built-up area and carpet area. For that reason its important to have an understanding of these terms. Being aware about how to derive the carpet area out of the built-up area can assist you in comprehending the true utilizable area within your asset. In this note, we will outline the ideas and controllers necessary to calculate the carpet area.
Explanation Of The Term Carpet Area.
The carpet area is the area that, if desired, a carpet could potentially be placed on. It represents the area confined within the walls that can be used. This would include beds, living rooms as well as kitchens, bathrooms and other spaces that are put to use. But, its obvious that such a definition narrows the scope. It excludes outer walls, balconies, terraces, and even other shared spaces.
Spaces Included in Carpet Area
The carpet area encompasses:
-Living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen as well as toilets and bathrooms.
-Internal partition walls that are inside of the internal wall of the house.
-Staircase that cuts through the middle of the unit, if any.
Excluded areas are:
-Balconies, terrace, and lobbies.
-External walls, elevators as well as corridors.
Simplifying Carpet Area Calculation
To calculate carpet area simply built up, yes, built up area includes both usable, walls, and some other unusable spaces, let’s include it in Terrac carpet calculation.
What is Built-Up Area?
This consists of the carpet area and the internal wall width, wall thickness, balcony depth, terrace depth, and all other non usable regions. This area is slightly higher than the carpet area as it accounts for areas that are not directly usable.
Built Up Area formula:
-Built up area = Carpet area + Wall thickness + Balcony area + Terrace area
Usually built up area is 10 – 15 percentage greater than carpet area
Calculation of Carpet Area from Built-Up Area
First Method: Find Out the Carpet Area Without Built-up Area
If the built-up area is not available, determine the carpet area by applying the formula:
Formula:
- Carpet area = Total lengths of all usable spaces (Rooms + Kitchen + Toilets) minus the divisible wall thickness
Second Method: Find Out the Area of Carpet By Deriving it from Built-up Area
If built-up area is available, an observation can be made to the effect that the carpet area would be 70% of the built up area.
Formula:
- Carpet area = 70% of the built-up area
Example Calculation:
- Assuming that builtup area is given as 1200 sq. ft.
- Assume the built area of the house as 70% of 1200 sq. ft which is 840 sq. ft, and so on.
This method of calculation can make it possible to get a quick estimate of the available space in the area of use.
Carpet Area and Built-Up Area Differences and More
Area wise differences
- Carpet Area: Only separates internal walls and only includes useable spaces like room kitchens toilet and room internal wall thickness.
- Built-Up Area: Band of areas with corridor plus periphery walls with internal length of walls each constructed about terrace balconies and slab over hanging cantilevers and so forth.
Size differences
- Carpet Area: Ratio is determined to be 70% of the calculation in respect of built-up areas such as internal walls partitions.
- Built-Up Area: A rule of thumb says it shall be between 10 and 15% of the area computed.
Conclusion
The difference between the carpet area and the built-up area is important to note when buying property because it determines how much space is available for use. Most of the time, properties are advertised considering the built-up area or even the super built-up area, which entails the built system plus some of the common areas like lifts, corridors, and recreational spaces. But since RERA came into place, builders are now also asked to mention the carpet area, meaning that buyers know exactly how much area in the property can be used.
Knowing some of these terms will empower you to make informed decisions on property investments. If unsure, request for both the built up and carpet areas from your real estate agent so that you are able to work out the usable space so as to see if it is favorable for you in terms of cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you work out the carpet area?The carpet area is arrived at by determining the internal area available within the walls minus the area occupied by balconies and terraces, external walls etc.
- What is the RERA carpet area?RERA lays down that the carpet area should be defined by builders and for purposes of this area, only the floor space enclosed by the perimeter walls is considered.
- What is the difference between super built-up area and carpet area?
The super built-up area measures in the wides sense of the term and thus embraces the built-up area and also common areas like lobbies, staircases, and elevators while the carpet area measures the entire internal area which can be used within the internal walls.
- Is the terrace a part of the carpet area or not?
Terraces and balconies do not form part of the carpet area; they are however part of built-up area and super built-up area.