What is Super Built-Up Area, Built-Up Area and Carpet Area?

What Is Build Up, Carpet And Super Build Up Area In Real Estate

While buying a house, terms like carpet area, built-up area, and the super built-up area mostly evade our realm of understanding, or a minimum of cause some confusion. In every residential Projects, there are these 3 types of calculating the sq feet area. they will not all sound very different, but there is actually a big difference between carpet area and built-up area!

Not knowing what each actually means is what could give Developers an opportunity to take you for a ride. Just a bit reading and you may be pretty thorough with the terms. Here are some of the fundamentals of real estate you must know.

Carpet Area:

Carpet area is the area that will actually be covered by a carpet or the area of the apartment excluding the thickness of the inner walls. Carpet area doesn't include the space covered by common areas like the lobby, lift, stairs, play area, etc. Carpet area is the actual area you get to be used in a housing unit.

So once you are in search of a house, look at the carpet area then make your decision, because that is the number which will give you an idea of the particular space at your disposal. specializing in the carpet area will assist you understand the usable area within the kitchen, bedroom, living room, etc. Nowadays, many builders don't even mention the carpet area at first and usually charge on the idea of a built-up area or super built-up area. Carpet area is usually Covered around 70% of the built-up area.

Built-Up Area:

The built-up area is the area that comes after adding the carpet area and wall area. Now, the wall area doesn't mean the surface area, but the thickness of the inner walls of a unit. the area constituting the walls is around 20% of the built-up area and totally changes the angle.

The built-up area also consists of other areas mandated by the authorities, like a dry balcony, flower beds, etc., that add up to 10% of the built-up area. So once you consider it, the usable area is just 70% of the built-up area. So, if the built-up area says 1,200 sq ft, it means around 30% (360 sq ft) isn't really usable, and the actual area you'll get to use is only the remaining 840 square feet area.

Super Built-Up Area:

Super built-up area may be a builder’s it's the world calculated by adding the built-up area and customary area that has the corridor, lift lobby, lift, etc. In some cases, builders even include amenities like a pool, garden, and clubhouse in the common area.

Selling on the idea of the super built-up area not only gives a wrong sense of the area of the house but also reduces the per square feet cost of the house. A developer/builder charges you on the idea of the super built-up area which is why it's also called ‘saleable’ area.

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