What is the definition of a half story of a house and can the half story be on the ground level?

Answer 1

a half story house is usually called a split level house. instead of a full 7 or 8 ft. basement below the ground, it has 4 ft. of basement below ground and 4 ft. above ground. a half story house is usually called a split level house. instead of a full 7 or 8 ft. basement below the ground, it has 4 ft. of basement below ground and 4 ft. above ground.

Answer 2

A popular use of the half story's in the 1-1/2 story Cape Cod. The full, lower floor has the main living space rooms of the house, and a bedroom and bathroom. The upper level isn't a complete story. In essence, the half story's a livable attic that's finished into one or more bed and bath rooms, or left unfinished as storage space. It tends to have less floor space, and lower ceilings. In fact, the ceiling-floor height changes. Built under the roof, and therefore like the roof, it slopes downward to the walls. So adults may not even be able to stand up straight in places. It's possible for a complete lower level to take up less floor space than an upper half or full story. For example, it may be divided between living space and an attached garage. The upper level may take up more floor space, because of one or more rooms over the garage. Or another example may be a lower level that's surrounded by a verandah. The upper full or half story may take up more floor space, because of rooms extending over the verandah.