I don't know if you have ever encountered this situation: when I patted my head, I felt how good it was to buy the top floor, with a wide field of vision, fresh air, and the key is that it is cheaper. As a result, when I actually lived in, I found that life was not what I imagined it was at all. After a long time, the house has become a "big problem" in the family, no one wants to sell it, and it is bad to live by yourself, and it has become a "real estate" in the real sense.
Today, let's talk about this and see from a realistic point of view, why many people regret buying a penthouse.
The biggest selling point of the top floor is nothing more than "good view". Some properties even design the top floor as a duplex or with a terrace, which is really attractive at first glance. But after you really check in, you know that no matter how good the scenery is, you can't eat it.
When summer comes, the top floor is like a steamer. When the sun is shining, the temperature on the roof is ridiculously high, and no matter how much you turn on the air conditioner in the house, it feels steaming. It was so hot during the day that I couldn't stay, and at night I didn't dare to turn off the air conditioner, and the electricity meter turned fast at the end of the day, and the electricity bill skyrocketed. Winter is not much better, poor insulation, the wind blows in the house like an ice cellar, plus if the heating is not particularly sufficient, the whole winter is basically shaking.
If you want to add a layer of insulation or build an awning, it is not a matter of spending money, but the procedures are particularly troublesome.
One of the biggest headaches for many rooftop residents is water leakage, especially during the rainstorm. The roof is the most susceptible part of the whole building, and the waterproof layer will have problems after a long time. No matter how well your house is decorated, as long as there is a waterproof accident upstairs, the roof seeps, the wall skin bulges, the floor bubbles, and the furniture is destroyed, not to mention, it has to be repaired again and again.
And it's not something you can solve, and fixing the roof often involves the public repair fund for the entire building. To hold a meeting, to submit for approval, to wait for the process, nine times out of ten it will have to drag on for a year and a half before you can start it. Living in the middle has to rely on a water basin and plastic sheeting to maintain, and life is not decent at all.
There is also a practical problem, many people bought the penthouse at the beginning with the dream of low prices and "hanging gardens", and later changed jobs, gave birth to children, and the elderly came to live together, only to find that life is not very convenient, and they want to change houses but find it difficult to sell. Because most people in the market also know the top floor, they know that there are many troubles, and the price will be low as soon as they are discussed, and it is cheaper than other floors in the same community by more than ten or two hundred thousand.
The house I bought with my hard-earned money, but I was reluctant to sell it at a low price, and no one came to see it all the time, so I could only continue to live hard, which became a typical case of "anxiety when I have a house".
Many units with terraces on the top floor, at first looking at the drawings are really eye-catching, thinking that you can plant flowers, drink tea, bask in the sun, and maybe you can also arrange oneFloretsGarden. As a result, I realized that this terrace had become a big problem.
Exposure to the sun and wind and rain are the norm, and it is difficult to keep the objects on the terrace clean and tidy. The floors are prone to warping, and the plants are often sunburned, and the drainage is not smooth on rainy days, and water accumulation is frequent. What's worse is that some terraces do not belong to the scope of property rights, just "free area", you want to decorate but also look at the face of the property, do not let the seal, do not let the shed, can only "run naked" to the rainstorm.
Over time, instead of improving the quality of life, the terrace has become a "negative asset" with high maintenance costs and low utilization rate.
Many people buy a penthouse because of the short-term discount and the superficial sense of poetry, but they don't think that the details of daily life are the key factors that determine the happiness of living.
If you're thinking about buying a home right now, you might as well go to a few more neighborhoods and talk to the people on the top floor to hear about their experiences. If you have already bought a penthouse, it is even more necessary to plan ahead for heat insulation, waterproofing, and drainage, and don't wait for the problem to erupt.