What is covered area

It includes lobby, staircase, lifts, shafts, security rooms, conference room, other amenities like swimming pool, indoor games room etc. Keep in mind, the total common area where everybody has access is considered to calculate Super Built Up. It is simple. The total area is divided by total units of the building or the project and proportionately added to the flat size.

You may get the actual calculation from developer that how proportionately the SBU is calculated. Let us assume that the total common area is sq. So, sq. Our advice is to concentrate on the carpet area of the flat. The actual size what you are getting. You can now easily understand the terminology and the calculations.

So, next time make your own calculations. Note, SBU is not used in everywhere. Sometime Covered area is mentioned to denote flat size.

So, if somewhere the flat size is given as covered area sq. Please share with others if you like this article and find this as helpful to everyone. Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously. Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. Thank you very much for that most informative and clear explanation of the super built-up area.

It is very helpful indeed given all the confusing illogical explanations I have heard. My Flat size is Sq. Super Built up area. I want to illustrate it to get the covered area of my Flat in the following two methods, please send me the answer that wcih process is the correct one? Thanks for sharing your query. I understand your confusion.

This happens with many people. This is very nice point everyone should understand. We would be happy to help you. No one asks, whether the SBU percentage to add with covered area or subtract from total area.

You calculated in both way. So different result is coming. Here, let me take subtract from total area. So you may subtract from The result will be sq. In this regards, the second calculation is right. Now let me explain, how the first calculation made you confused. There you are going wrong in the first calculation. In your case, you may measure once to understand which one is your exact covered area. The Central government has modified the guidelines of Prime Minister's Awas Yojna Urban which can make housing projects eligible for central assistance.

The updated guidelines state that if carpet area is increased by at least 9 sq-mt in a housing project, will it be eligible for financial aid under the housing mission's Benificiary Led Construction BLC assistance. The govt. Priyadarshini , Pune.

Please enter something. And this additional carpet area should include at least one pucca habitable room as per the National Construction Norms. Siddharth Rana , Pune. Siddharth, They have also added another condition in the revised guidelines is that after the addition of the extra carpet area, the total carpet area should exceed 30 sq-mt nor it should be any lesser than 21 sq-mt.

Covered area? And Carpet area? Shoukat Dahri ,. Hi Shoukat, Covered area is the actual area of any apartment which is also consider as Gross area. Abhishek ,. Covered area can be calculated by multiplying the outer to outer dimension of the floor, not considering the boundary walls but of course taking into account the house outer wall as well as the inner wall.

Carpet area implies the total clear usable area inside of the house. It is calculated by subtracting the area occupied by the outer and the inner walls of the house from the total floor area.

Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitation from which this contract resulted;. Sample 1. Sample 2. Sample 3. Covered area means a the United States of America and b any foreign jurisdiction i in which the Company is operating or ii with respect to which the Company is actively considering for operations , in the case of clause b only, as of the date hereof.