I'm trying to figure out what is meant when someone is constructing a four- story building. Is the basement the first floor, the ground level the second floor, the upstairs level the third floor, and then the floor above the third level considered the fourth floor?
2007-03-02 04:16:08 · 5 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
So if I live in a house that has a basement, 1st floor and then second floor does that mean its a two-story house or a three story house?
2007-03-02 04:28:15 · update #1
The basement is not considered a first floor unless it is at least 75% above ground. A four story building is one ground floor and three stories above that.
2007-03-02 07:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by tianaramal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, only silly Europeans count floors that way. In NY the basement is the basement, and the ground level floor is the 1st floor.
2007-03-02 04:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely the basement is below the first floor. The first floor would be where the lobby is. Then it would go second, third, fourth.
2007-03-02 04:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The first floor is living space and a basement is a basement.
2007-03-02 04:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ground floor is first floor. nyers can count the same as everyone else
2007-03-02 04:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by jim06744 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋