Ground floor is used to describe the floor on the ground because the first floor is actually the basement.
Ground floor vs first floor which is better.
When i was buying a flat i read too much stuff about the advantages v disadvantages of ground floor.
This is my theory.
The term ground doesn t need to be qualified there is no such thing as a second ground whereas any building can have one or more floors or storeys.
Top floor of a three four storey building is perfect.
So if a building has one ground floor and a 1st floor and 2nd floor british.
The american convention is that the floor inside a building which is on the ground is called the first floor and the floor above that is called the second floor and so forth.
I have seen this practice used at universities.
And with a first floor entry you can show your neighbors what s up and hulk carry all of your groceries in at once.
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The stairs will give you a bit of exercise.
At that time i was living in a top floor apartment.
Moving day will also be 99 easier if you opt for a ground unit.
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For many people living in tcc apartments life is better on the top floor.
And now for the very insightful and thoroughly researched analysis.
University elevators have a first floor but the ground floor usually floor 2 is denoted with a star to indicate the ground floor.
I absolutely wouldn t consider anything not on the ground floor.
On the ground floor you also do not have any neighbors below you.
I don t have statistics to back me up but it just stands to reason that you re more at risk of break in on the ground floor.
We lived in a first and second floor flat too until ds was 18 months and it was a nightmare getting the buggy up and down the stairs we had stairs up to the front door too especially with shopping too.
From personal experience i can say that one should not buy rent ground floor at any cost.