užitné plochy

English translation: square footage or living space

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Czech term or phrase:užitné plochy
English translation:square footage or living space
Entered by: Maria Chmelarova

03:57 Jun 29, 2012
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Czech term or phrase: užitné plochy
Dovolujeme si upozornit naše klienty, že v nabídce bytových ploch uvádíme jen čisté užitné plochy (tj. bez plochy příček a šachet).

I don't know, so far I've translated it as:
"We would like to mention that the residential units include only the floor space within them.'

It seems nonsense to mention that the units do not include the ventilation shafts between the flats, or whatever they are talking about.
Karel Kosman
Czech Republic
Local time: 12:29
square footage or living space
Explanation:
...excluding the garage and other non-living spaces.........

en.wikipedia...
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Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 07:29
Grading comment
I'll go with the greater vote, although I did indeed end up with "floor space". Not sure if a balcony could be considered as living space.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1square footage or living space
Maria Chmelarova
4net usable space
Hana Rutova
4carpet area
Vladimír Hoffman
4net floor area
Petr Kedzior
4useful area
Vladimir Gunda
4(net) floorage
Jiri Lonsky


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net usable space


Explanation:
the net usable area measured from the inner faces of wall to wall
x
If the space is on a single-tenancy floor, compute the inside gross area by measuring between the inside finish of permanent exterior building walls or from the face of convectors (pipes and other wall-hung fixtures) if the convector occupies at least

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    Reference: http://www.indiahowto.com/procedure-for-buying-flat.htmlhttp...
    Reference: http://www.ornl.gov/adm/contracts/library/real_estate/Defini...
Hana Rutova
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Czech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vladimír Hoffman: tie linky nefunguju
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carpet area


Explanation:
Tak sa mi to predsa podarilo najst, vyzwera to presne na to co hladame.

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Note added at 56 mins (2012-06-29 04:53:35 GMT)
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Pardon, samozrejme mnozne cislo, teda carpet areas


    Reference: http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2006110223560...
    Reference: http://ritusays.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/what-is-covered-are...
Vladimír Hoffman
Slovakia
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
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net floor area


Explanation:
třeba zde:

http://www.answers.com/topic/net-floor-area

net floor area: (building construction) Gross floor area of a building, excluding the area occupied by walls and partitions, the circulation area (where people walk), and the mechanical area (where there is mechanical equipment).





Petr Kedzior
Czech Republic
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vladimír Hoffman: Tiez som to pozeral, ale to sa vztahuje na budovy. Napriklad toalety sa do net floor area budovy nepocitaju (v byte do uzitkovej plochy ano)
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useful area


Explanation:
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Vladimir Gunda
Slovakia
Local time: 12:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak, Native in CzechCzech
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(net) floorage


Explanation:
as defined in Webster's Dictionary


    Reference: http://www.definitions.net/definition/floorage
Jiri Lonsky
Czech Republic
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
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square footage or living space


Explanation:
...excluding the garage and other non-living spaces.........

en.wikipedia...

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I'll go with the greater vote, although I did indeed end up with "floor space". Not sure if a balcony could be considered as living space.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathaniel2: living space (I'd only use square footage if target audience is in a country using US customary units of measurement
1 hr
  -> thanks Nath.
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