If you already know your carpet area enter the numbers into the carpet calculator above.
Convert carpet area to built up area.
Carpet area is usually around 70 of the built up area.
Carpet area terrace balconies areas occupied by walls area occupied by common shared construction e g.
The 300 sq ft is not usable while 700 sq ft is the remaining area that will be used.
Carpet area is the actual area you get for use in a housing unit.
Usually the conversion is done on a 70 to 30 ratio.
In this carpet area they add 25 to make it built up then calculate 1 000 square feet x rs 4 000 per square feet.
Some builders add 30 33 35 40 or even a whopping 45 over the carpet area call it super built up salable area.
If it is good or very good feel happy that you are not bluffed you bought a flat from a good builder.
If your carpet area efficiency is poor or very poor then you might have been bluffed by your developer builder or otherwise the planning design of the apartment flats is really very bad.
Nowadays many builders do not even mention carpet area at first and usually charge on the basis of built up area or super built up area.
So if built up area is 1 000 sq ft it implies that 30 per cent i e.
Developers add a loading factor of 25 or 30 per cent or a multiplying factor of 1 25 or 1 3 to calculate super built up area basis which.
How to calculate carpet area.
The built up area is the sum of carpet area and the thickness of walls of the housing unit whereas the super built up area is the total sum of the built up area and the space occupied by common areas.
Carpet area does not include the space covered by common areas such as lobby lift stairs play area etc.
To determine the carpet area measure and draw the room.
Carpet area is how much area in the room there is to put carpet in.
Measure the width of the room at its widest point.
For example if carpet area is 500 and loading factor is 1 3 then super built up area is 500 x.
Built up area is how much the carpet will go into the complete area.
Measure the length of the room at its longest stretch.
Lift stairs club house etc usually developers use loading factor on carpet area to arrive at super built up area.
If not continue reading to see how to calculate carpet area.
For example let s assume that the built up area is 1 000 sq ft then your carpet area should be around 700 sq ft as carpet area is 70 of total built up area.