The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky.
If elevators didn t show floor numbers.
The most common include denoting what would otherwise be considered the thirteenth floor as level 14 giving the thirteenth floor an alternate designation such as 12a or m the.
The elevator system required is calculated or estimated accordingly based on.
Number of elevators along with their size speed are primarily determined by design of the building usable areas of each floor number of floors and height of each floor.
Omitting the 13th floor may take a variety of forms.
While the 14 th floor is actually the 13 th floor for obvious structural reasons guests seem to take comfort in the fact that the number 13 is not mentioned at all.
Us made signs and labels.
Floor numbers 1st up to 99th engraved sign egre 250 blkonslvr floor numbers 1st up to 99th engraved sign egre 250.
To try and sort out what this issue might be first look at where the elevator is located then pay attention to the number of the floor on which the dream elevator is stuck.
Elevator floor numbers found in.
Today 85 percent of elevator panels don t have the number 13.