Storey

A storey (or story in American English) is any level part of a building that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). The plurals are "storeys" and "stories" respectively.

The terms "floor", "level", or "deck" can also be used in this sense, except that one may use "ground floor" and "ground level" for the floor closer to what is considered the ground or street level. The words "storey" and "floor" also generally exclude levels of the building that have no roof, even if they are used by people—such as the terrace on the top roof of many buildings.

Overview

Houses commonly have only one or two floors. Buildings are often classified as low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise according to how many levels they contain, but these categories are not well-defined. The tallest skyscraper in the world, Burj Khalifa, has 163 floors. As of 2013, the tallest planned skyscraper, Sky City, is planned to have 202 floors.

The height of each storey is based on the ceiling height of the rooms plus the thickness of the floors between each pane. Generally this is around 10 feet (3.0 m) total, however it varies widely from just under this figure to well over it. Storeys within a building need not be all the same height — often the lobby is more spacious, for example. Additionally, higher levels may be smaller in area than the ones beneath (a prominent feature of the Willis Tower).

Ground Floor

Ground Floor is an American comedy series created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins, that aired from November 14, 2013, through February 10, 2015, on TBS. The series stars Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan, Rory Scovel and John C. McGinley, and followed Brody, a successful banker who falls for Jenny, an intelligent maintenance supervisor, who works in the same building.

Following earlier reports, the show was announced to have been officially cancelled on February 13, 2015, despite positive reviews.

Synopsis

Ground Floor follows Brody (Skylar Astin), a young and successful banker at Remington Trust, who after a one-night stand with Jenny (Briga Heelan) discovers that she works in Maintenance for his building. From here, they deal with their growing feelings for each other, much to the annoyance of their co-workers, while trying to find a balance between their vastly differing work environments.

Cast

  • Skylar Astin as Brody Carol Moyer
  • Briga Heelan as Jenny Miller
  • Rory Scovel as Mark "Harvard" Shrake
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    Deputy CM lays foundation stone of new PMC building

    The Times of India 03 Apr 2025
    It will be a six-storey building with a basement and ground floor. The ground floor will have counters for branches directly connected to public services, such as grievance redressal, birth-death ...

    Deputy CM lays foundation stone for new PMC building

    The Times of India 03 Apr 2025
    It will be a six-storey building with a basement and ground floor. The ground floor will have counters for branches directly connected to public services, such as grievance redressal, birth-death ...

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    The Times/The Sunday Times 03 Apr 2025
    Also on the ground floor is a drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility space, WC and double garage. There are seven bedrooms and four bathrooms across two floors, and several outbuildings.

    Look inside: Elegant Victorian on Burlington Road with spacious back garden and wine cellar for €2.75m

    The Irish Times 03 Apr 2025
    Flooring on the ground floor was described as having “modern oak boards” ... Other period features include sash windows, tall ceilings and a superb arched sash window with views to the garden on the first floor return.

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    The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
    Six miles west of Perth city centre, the former royal abode is complete with an escape tunnel and is set over four floors, including its own separate cottage ... The ground floor comprises a library, an office, a hall, a boot room and a utility room.

    Shops on the first floor of fish-cum-meat market in Tiruchi remain unoccupied

    The Hindu 03 Apr 2025
    All the 74 shops on the ground floor have been taken and traders have started their operations; however, shops on the first floor have not found any takers ....

    Cavs' Jarrett Allen pays homage to Dikembe Mutombo after insane block of KAT

    Sportingnews 03 Apr 2025
    The best result came next, with Allen still on the floor. From the ground, The 'Fro imitated Dikembe Mutombo's famous, "No, no, no" with the finger wag. Jarrett Allen hit the Dikembe from the ground 🔥 ...

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    BBC News 03 Apr 2025
    ... had been erected on the mezzanine floor of the unit ... "On the ground floor there were several dusty-looking vehicles to give the pretence that the premises were a vehicle body shop," he added.

    One Gadsden County restaurant gets perfect score; 1 fails inspection

    Tallahassee Democrat 03 Apr 2025
    **Repeat Violation**Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing ... Observed missing floor tiles around water heater and mop sink area.Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.

    Nod granted for 102 high-rise buildings in Hyderabad

    The Siasat Daily 03 Apr 2025
    ... the topmost floor and architectural features are excluded from the height of such building” ... It consists of 4-cellars, ground floor plus 49 upper floors (Tower 1 to 8) with a height of 165.95 m.

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    BBC News 03 Apr 2025
    According to planning documents, the ground floor will be used as a restaurant and café, with a bar area. Plans for the first floor include tattoo and beauty studios, providing hairdressing, nails and make-up treatments ... .

    Sharjah: Safeer Mall shop owners seek clarity after operator confirms closure

    Khaleejtimes 03 Apr 2025
    ... off in most parts and upper floors almost deserted ... Mukesh Chaturbhuj, a 58-year-old Indian expat who owns Leena Mukesh Trading, an Indian clothing shop on the ground floor, is one such tenant.

    Permasteelisa lands cladding job on £400m 50 Fenchurch Street tower

    Building 03 Apr 2025
    On the scheme’s lower floors, which includes a new hall for the Clothworkers’ Company, the firm will provide a double-height curtain walling stick system, terracotta-clad columns and hand-set stone.

    Will Portsmouth hit 25,000 population? 1,000 to 1,500 new housing units coming

    Seacoast Online 03 Apr 2025
    The approved project features a five-story 124-room hotel and a four-story mixed-use building, which will include a penthouse, 32 market-rate apartments on the upper floors and commercial uses on the ground floor, according to developers.
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