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nabishek · 28-12-08

Points to note while calculating carpet area from floor plans

Some plans indicate the room size in terms of built up area/plinth area.That is it includes the thickness of the walls.The carpet area would be around 10% less than the area that is calculated.Better to clarify with the builder.

If the room dimension is 14'10'' * 10'3.5''

I have seen many people make the mistake of factoring the inches as decimals.i.e. 14.10 * 10.4 = ~147 sq.ft which is very misleading.

the area should be calculated as

(14 + 10/12) * (10 + 3.5/12)
= ~ 14.83 * 10.30
= ~ 152.75 sq.ft.

28-12-08	#5
nabishek Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 336 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Calculating Carpet Area. Points to note while calculating carpet area from floor plans Some plans indicate the room size in terms of built up area/plinth area.That is it includes the thickness of the walls.The carpet area would be around 10% less than the area that is calculated.Better to clarify with the builder. If the room dimension is 14'10'' * 10'3.5'' I have seen many people make the mistake of factoring the inches as decimals.i.e. 14.10 * 10.4 = ~147 sq.ft which is very misleading. the area should be calculated as (14 + 10/12) * (10 + 3.5/12) = ~ 14.83 * 10.30 = ~ 152.75 sq.ft. Last edited by nabishek; 28-12-08 at 02:04 PM.