On 5 August 2018 at 19:22, Andrew Harvey <andrew.harv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Terminology does seem to vary around the world with apartment, flat, unit > all being interchangeable, I see the building:flats tag as the number of > self-contained residential units (where a unit has it's own front door, > kitchen, toilet (room) and bathroom). > "Own front door" to the street, or onto the corridor ie one front door servicing multiple "units"? Isn't this tag doing the same as rooms: under the hotel tag? > I wouldn't recommend building:flats=1 on a house, according to the wiki > house is already "A single dwelling unit usually inhabited by one family." > I agree it shouldn't be on "normal" houses, but what about granny flats? (which I admit would be almost impossible to map from the street, or an aerial view) [Translation in case it's only an Australian term? A granny flat is a self-contained flat, sometimes inside the house, sometimes as a separate, small, free-standing building in the backyard where "Grandma" lives] Thanks Graeme
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