The poster is asking about the households on the top floor? Or is it the 4th or 13th floor in Feng Shui superstition?
If it is the 4th floor or the 13th floor, it mainly depends on your personal thoughts. If it is a neighboring household on the top floor, you can learn more about it in detail below and then consider it!
Most home buyers think that they would never consider buying a house on the top floor. Houses on the front floor also need to be entangled. In fact, the top floor and the front floor also have its advantages. The house price will be cheaper than other floors, but there are also many disadvantages. So should buyers buy the top floor and the front floor?
1. Advantages of the top floor
1. Broad view
The floor is high, the view is broad, and the scenery is better wherever you look.
2. Good lighting and ventilation
There are fewer obstructions at the front and rear, the room is transparent, and the ventilation and lighting effects are good.
3. No noise interference
Relatively speaking, the living environment is quiet and there is no noise interference caused by the activities of residents upstairs.
4. Good air environment
Generally, there are less particulate matter in the top air, the environment is relatively clean, and the air pollution index is low.
5. Good confidentiality
Good privacy and more personal space.
6. Cheap price
Usually, houses on the top floors are relatively cheap.
2. Advantages of side households:
Bian households actually refer to the types of houses with houses on both sides of the building. Generally speaking, side households can be divided into east households and west households.
Compared with middle households, side households have the following advantages:
1. Side households have good lighting and transparent space
Most side households belong to The fully bright house type has better lighting and sufficient light; in addition, the ventilation conditions of the side house are better, which can keep the indoor dry.
2. Keep the side households away from noise sources in the building
If there are four households on a floor, the side households will only be adjacent to one household, so they can be protected from noise interference. The living environment is relatively quiet.
3. Houses on the east side of the same floor are best
We all know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so residents living in the west can enjoy more sunlight and lighting. It is very ideal, and the air can circulate easily; of course, because households in the east do not have the worry of western exposure, they will be cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Therefore, the apartment on the east side of the same floor is better.
4. The west door has high cost performance
The west door has most of the advantages of the east door, and the cost performance of the west door is higher than that of the east door. Looking at the same floor , some properties will set the price of the west door lower. However, there are also some shortcomings in side houses. Usually, the houses in side houses are larger in design and more expensive in price.
3. Disadvantages of the top floor
1. Easy to seep and leak water
The top floor is more likely to have waterproofing problems. If the roof waterproofing is not done well, it will easily There are water seepage and leakage problems.
2. Poor thermal insulation
With no residents upstairs, the thermal insulation and heat insulation performance of the attic house will be poor. Cold in winter and hot in summer is an obvious shortcoming.
3. Insufficient water pressure and electricity
In summer when water consumption is large, if the water pressure is low, it is easy to cut off the water, and the consumption of water and electricity will be higher.
4. High expenses
One of the most overlooked shortcomings of the top floor is the high property fees. High-rise residences require more expenses in terms of public spaces, elevator operating fees, etc. .
5. It is inconvenient to go up and down the stairs
If there is a power outage in the community, it is extremely inconvenient to go up and down the stairs and is not suitable for the elderly and children.
4. Compared with middle households, front households have the following disadvantages:
1. West households have a serious problem with western sun.
I believe everyone knows that west households have the most severe problems. The obvious disadvantage is western exposure, especially in summer. Since the sunshine time in summer is longer, the exposure time to the western room will be longer, and the western room will be hotter.
2. There is a water seepage problem in the east house
The prevailing winds in summer in my country are southwesterly and southeasterly winds. If the quality of the house walls is not good and the waterproofing is not done well, the east house will have water seepage problems at the end of the year. Water seepage is very likely to occur in the wall. In severe cases, it will cause the home to be relatively humid, and even the wall to become moldy.
5. Analysis of the most important water seepage pain points on the top floor
When it comes to the top floor, what everyone is most concerned about should be the waterproofing and thermal insulation effects. Because these are the two major pain points at the top level, and they are basically unavoidable.
Why is roof leakage inevitable?
A professional engaged in construction management said that the roof consists of many layers, but the most important ones are three. The lowest layer is called the structural layer, which is the cast-in-place concrete floor slab. The middle layer is the insulation layer, which is mainly made of polystyrene foam, commonly known as extruded board. The top layer is usually made of paint or asphalt membrane, and most of them are asphalt membrane.
In fact, water leakage is related to the craftsmanship of these three layers, or it has a lot to do with the detail processing.
The top asphalt membrane is actually very waterproof and can be used for 20 years without any problems. However, the rolled materials have standard sizes and must be spliced ??during the actual laying process. Splicing can easily cause gaps. Most construction teams do not handle this link well. Rainwater easily seeps through these gaps.
Once the insulation layer is eroded by rain, the insulation effect will be greatly reduced, because the thermal conductivity of water is much higher than that of the insulation material. Moreover, the rainwater is covered by an asphalt layer and does not evaporate easily. Over time, the life of the insulation layer will quickly decrease, and the insulation effect will naturally be very poor.
The most critical thing is the structural layer, which is the cast-in-place floor slab. As far as roof waterproofing projects are concerned, the surface waterproofing materials can only play a supporting role, and the self-waterproofing function of the floor is the most critical. The thickness of ordinary indoor floor slabs is generally 100mm, while the thickness of roofs is generally 120mm. Conscientious developers can increase the thickness of roofs to 140mm at most. For concrete to be self-waterproof, the thickness must be above 250mm. Therefore, ordinary residential roofs cannot be self-waterproof. This is why roofs are bound to leak.
Domestic residential roofs have a five-year warranty, and developers generally design top-level waterproofing processes in accordance with this standard. It is unlikely that problems will occur within 5 years, but it will be difficult to say after 5 years.
Roof leaks are tricky to deal with
When the roof leaks over time, repairing them is a hassle. Logically speaking, the roof belongs to the public part of the building, and the public repair fund can be used for facade maintenance. However, in reality, everyone knows that it is too troublesome to spend this money.
If the roof leaks, in addition to repairs from the front surface, the back surface, that is, the indoor roof, also needs to be repaired. The current treatment process is generally to drill holes around the leakage point, then fill all the gaps with high-pressure grouting, and achieve waterproofing after expansion and solidification. But the problem comes again. Once indoor repair is required, it means that the roof waterproofing layer has completely failed and the roof has been completely soaked in water.
Compared with the middle households, the side households have slightly better spatial lighting and transparency.
So can top-level and marginal households buy it?
The two major pain points of the top layer make many people shy away from the top layer. But the top floor is actually still available for purchase.
For example, the following situations:
1. The top floor that changes from flat to sloping
The top floor that changes from flat to sloping actually has a "sub-top" in terms of living. effect. Not only is the waterproofing effect better, but due to the sloped roof, air conditioning costs are relatively less in summer. The waterproof and thermal insulation effects are better.
2. Give away a loft or other things
In order to sell the top floor more conveniently, some developers will build a small loft, or give away a terrace or sun room. Then these top layers are also available for purchase. The reason is simple, cost-effective. Waterproofing and thermal insulation issues are not the most important.
3. Buy if it’s cheap enough
For some top-tier properties, the developer offers a lot of profit, and it’s much cheaper and can cover a lot of later costs.
Nowadays, houses are very expensive. If the top floor is 5-10 yuan cheaper than other floors, or more than 10 yuan, then of course you can buy it.
In short, the top floor and the side rooms are floors with obvious advantages and disadvantages. When selecting floors, we can choose according to our actual situation.