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.
Ground floor and first floor difference in india.
In american english however the floor at street level is usually called the first floor.
This is my theory.
In the usa for example we typically call the street level by both names there is no distinction at all.
The naming of floors in a building.
First floor construction cost sir i have already constructed 1500 sqft ground floor.
The court also noted that the bmc in its affidavit had said that kangana ranaut had changed the position of the entrance of the ground floor but many more things on the ground floor were demolished.
Let s take a look at a small but important difference in british and american english.
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.
There may be or no difference at all depending on the social convention in a country or the technicall context in which it is used.
Unusual floor numbering that reads b basement floor lg lower ground floor g ground floor ug upper ground floor 1 first floor l2 lower 2nd floor and 2 second floor.