To qualify as a duplex,
each unit must have a separate entrance,
kitchen, bathroom, and utility meters.
Each unit has the same amenities you'd
find in a typical single-family home.
By extension, a triplex is a building with
three separate living units and a fourplex
or a quadplex has four separate living units.
Duplex: A home divided into two
separate residences. Triplex:
A home divided into three separate
residences.
A triplex house is a multi family
real estate which has 3 floors combined into one.
Typically, in a triplex house all the units
share one common wall.
In a triplex house each floor or each
unit has a separate kitchen, bathroom,
living room, etc.
A triplex consists of three individual
dwelling units combined into one building,
with the individual units sharing one
or two common walls. Each unit of a
triplex has its own kitchen, bathroom(s),
living room, separate doors to the outside,
and its own address or unit number.
A duplex is a multi-family
home that has two units in
the same building.
These two units always
share a common wall, but the floor plan can vary.
Units can be arranged either side by side or stacked
on top of one another, each occupying an entire floor
or two of the building.
Duplex: One black phase insulated
conductor and one neutral insulated
conductor cabled together. Triplex:
Two black phase insulated conductors
(A & B) and one neutral insulated
conductor cabled together.