Indian Real Estate Forum - www.indianrealestateforum.com - View Single Post

nabishek · 11-12-08

Very valid point raised, arin_12.

I am not aware of any rule which mandates or governs the percentage of super-builtup area that is offered as carpet area.

There is no consistency among the builders even in their own projects on the carpet area they offer.It could be anywhere between 70%-80% of the super-builtup area.

Apartment/Flats are sold only on rate quoted on the super-builtup area.No builder mentions the carpet area in the agreement, hence giving no room for any dispute later if the carpet area is very less.

Carpet area = Area within the four corners of the outer walls in the apartment.
Plinth area = Carpet area + thickness of the wall.
Builtup area = Plinth area + terrace/balcony/utility area.
Super Builtup area = Builtup area + common area.

where common area is the entire area covering the common facilities situated within the building excluding the car parking area, it does not include the areas outside the building where certain common facilities are provided.walking Pathways,gardens,club area etc should not be included in the common area.

There has been numerous articles, stating how builders are using the super-builtup area to book huge profit margins and cover their costs in providing additional facilities like swimming pool, gym, club etc.Some builders even fool the buyers by including non-FSI covered regions like common staircase area, lift well area, some portions of the balcony etc.

The Realtors, Architects and Engineers in this forum should throw more light and clarify/confirm about the industry practice in this regard.

If RE is to be regulated, the first thing to be done is to enforce that flats/apartments should be sold only by quoting price on carpet area.Many problems like deviation and FSI non-conformance can be avoided and kept on check.Just my thoughts.

11-12-08	#3
nabishek Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 336 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Very valid point raised, arin_12. I am not aware of any rule which mandates or governs the percentage of super-builtup area that is offered as carpet area. There is no consistency among the builders even in their own projects on the carpet area they offer.It could be anywhere between 70%-80% of the super-builtup area. Apartment/Flats are sold only on rate quoted on the super-builtup area.No builder mentions the carpet area in the agreement, hence giving no room for any dispute later if the carpet area is very less. Carpet area = Area within the four corners of the outer walls in the apartment. Plinth area = Carpet area + thickness of the wall. Builtup area = Plinth area + terrace/balcony/utility area. Super Builtup area = Builtup area + common area. where common area is the entire area covering the common facilities situated within the building excluding the car parking area, it does not include the areas outside the building where certain common facilities are provided.walking Pathways,gardens,club area etc should not be included in the common area. There has been numerous articles, stating how builders are using the super-builtup area to book huge profit margins and cover their costs in providing additional facilities like swimming pool, gym, club etc.Some builders even fool the buyers by including non-FSI covered regions like common staircase area, lift well area, some portions of the balcony etc. The Realtors, Architects and Engineers in this forum should throw more light and clarify/confirm about the industry practice in this regard. If RE is to be regulated, the first thing to be done is to enforce that flats/apartments should be sold only by quoting price on carpet area.Many problems like deviation and FSI non-conformance can be avoided and kept on check.Just my thoughts. Last edited by nabishek; 11-12-08 at 03:50 PM.