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    PATWARDHAN CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.

    ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, GOVT. REGD. VALUERS


    PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
    101, A WING, 1ST FLOOR, GOLDEN PLAZA, S.G.BARVE MARG, KURLA ( EAST ), MUMBAI 400 024.
    TEL. : (+91-022) 2529 5097, 2529 5729, 2524 2304, 2522 4392, FAX : (+91-022 ) 259 4716.
    AMIT PATWARDHAN M. : 98206 52601, A.B.PATWARDHAN M. 98207 87735
    E.MAIL : [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

    CARPET AREA

    At present CARPET AREA of Premises is a burning issue.

    Various litigations have aroused due to unclear definition as there are different
    guidelines issued by concerned departments of Government and other bodies.

    DEFINATION OF CARPET AREA.

    In simple words,

    Carpet area is the total area of a carpet spread on the floor of the premises
    extending from one wall to another.

    Let us see Carpet Area in view of different notifications as under –

    1.00 IS 3861 : 2002 - Indian Standard - ( Second Revision )

    METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF PLINTH, CARPET AND RENTABLE


    AREAS OF BUILDINGS

    1.01 TERMINOLOGY - Carpet Area

    Carpet area shall mean the floor area of the usable rooms at any floor level.

    1.02 MEASUREMENT OF RENTABLE AREA

    Residential Buildings

    The rentable area shall be carpet area as worked out in `5’ but shall further
    include the following:

    a) The carpet area of kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room.

    b) Fifty percent of carpet area of unglazed and 100 percent of glazed


    verandah.

    c) It is necessary to understand the narrations as per IS CODE –

    At First PLINTH AREA of the building shall be worked out as per `4’ of IS
    CODE.
    CARPET AREA PAGE-2

    d) `5’ MEASUREMENT OF CARPET AREA

    5.1 From the plinth area as worked out in 4, the area of the wall shall be
    deducted ( see also 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.2 ). Thickness of wall shall be
    inclusive of finishes.

    5.1.1 The following shall be included in the wall area:

    a) Door and other openings in the wall;


    b) Pillars, intermediate pillars, supports or any other such obstruction
    within the plinth area irrespective of their location;
    c) Pilaster along wall exceeding 300 cm 2 in area;
    It means that Pillar projection exceeding 300 cm2 in area shall
    be deducted from Carpet area of premises.
    d) Flues which are within the wall;
    e) Built-in cupboard, almirah and shelf appearing within a height of
    2.2 m from floor; and
    d) Fire place projecting beyond the face of the wall in living or bed
    room.

    5.1.2 The following shall be excluded from the wall area:

    a) Pilaster along wall not exceeding 300 cm 2 in area, and


    b) Chullah platform projecting beyond the face of the wall.

    5.2 The carpet area shall be the area worked out as in 5.1 excluding the area
    of the following portion:

    a) Verandah;
    b) Corridor and passage;
    c) Entrance hall and porch;
    d) Staircase and stair-cover ( mumty )
    e) Shaft and machine room for lift;
    f) Bathroom and lavatory;
    g) Kitchen and pantry;
    h) Store;

    1.3 As per IS CODE, working of Carpet Area of Flat is too clumsy as,

    1) First you have to arrive at Plinth Area of the Building As per `4’ of IS CODE.
    2) Second Step Measurement of Carpet as per `5’ narrated above.

    1.4 In Nutshell, Carpet Area of Premises shall be worked out as below –


    a) Carpet area shall mean the floor area of the usable rooms at any floor level.
    b) The carpet area of kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room in exclusive
    possession of premises shall be included.
    c) Fifty percent of carpet area of unglazed and 100 percent of glazed
    verandah.
    CARPET AREA PAGE-3

    d) Pillar projection exceeding 300 cm2 in area shall be deducted from Carpet
    area of premises.
    e) Chullah platform projecting beyond the face of the wall shall not be
    excluded from carpet area of room..
    f) Lofts above toilets, kitchen and other habitable rooms shall be excluded.

    g) Cupboard projections in the room shall be excluded.


    h) Openings in the walls like doors and windows having wall on their top shall
    be excluded.

    2.0 MODE OF MEASUREMENT OF CARPET AREA – as defined by

    Maharashtra Legal metrorlogy ( measurements for immovable Properties and


    land ) Rules 2015
    Carpet area of property must be mentioned along with a detailed plan with
    dimensions in sale, conveyance deed, lease deed or any other documents
    relating to transfer of property.

    The carpet area is measured by its length and breadth from plastered wall to
    plastered wall. All structural projections like columns that form niches and
    offsets in measurable area are included in the measurable area. Toilets and
    bathroom areas with tiled cladding shall have length and breadth measured
    from tile surface to tile surface.

    3.0 Model Building Bye-Law, 2016


    Revised and Published in 2016.
    © Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, 2016

    Defination
    22. “Carpet Area” - The covered area of the usable rooms of a dwelling unit / at
    any floor (excluding the area of the walls).

    4.0 Real Estate ( Regulation & Development ) Act 2016


    Published in The Gazette Of India – March 26, 2016

    Under Para 2 - `Definitions’ –

    (k) "carpet area" means the net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the
    area covered by the external walls, areas under services shafts, exclusive
    balcony or verandah area and exclusive open terrace area, but includes the
    area covered by the internal partition walls of the apartment
    Explanation.—
    For the purpose of this clause, the expression "exclusive balcony or
    Verandah area" means the area of the balcony or verandah, as the case
    may be, which is appurtenant to the net usable floor area of an apartment,
    meant for the exclusive use of the allottee; and "exclusive open terrace area"
    means the area of open terrace which is appurtenant to the net usable floor
    area of an apartment, meant for the exclusive use of allotttee.
    CARPET AREA PAGE-4

    5.0 Carpet area is often hidden by builders and developers to disguise the true
    value of an apartment. Carpet area is one of the best metrics to evaluate the
    real value of a building as it provides the actual usable area.

    If we want to put it in a simplistic form, Carpet area is the total area of a carpet
    spread on the floor of the house extending from one wall to another. This
    metrics cannot be manipulated by builders and hence are often hidden on
    brochures and advertisements.

    6.0 As per Stamp Duty Ready Reckoner & Market Value of Properties published by
    Government of Maharashtra Rates for Stamp Duty are on Built-up Area /
    Sq.mt. which is 1.2 times of Carpet Area.

    7.0 MAIN CAUSES OF LITIGATIONS –

    a) Guidelines issued by various authorities regarding measurement of Carpet


    Area differ with each other creating doubts in the mind of purchaser /
    consumer .

    b) The building plans are prepared without considering Column projections


    and without considering size of Columns and accordingly internal
    dimensions of rooms are mentioned on building plans.

    c) Even in Plans enclosed with Agreement to sale, dimensions of rooms is


    mentioned without considering column projections,

    d) Dimensions of Shelves protruding out of external walls are not mentioned.

    e) Directions regarding carpet area calculations of Pocket terraces in


    exclusive possession of premises are not given.

    f) Modern trend of providing Flower Beds in front of room to be measured or


    not in carpet area?

    g) In high rise buildings column projections in rooms is much higher on lower


    floors which results into lesser Carpet Area, causing litigations.

    8.0 A uniform Mode of Measurement of Carpet Area of Premises is required to be


    adopted.

    ISI CODE is required to be modified and its language should be clear cut and
    Simplified which a consumer can understand.

    A.B.PATWARDHAN
    ARCHITECT, GOVT. REGD. VALUER
    PATWARDHAN CONSULTANTS PVT. LTS,
    DIRECTOR.

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