A report outlining the advantages and disadvantages of housing in the "penthouse" real estate units.
A recent report by Bayut.com, a website that specializes in real estate research, identified the advantages and disadvantages of housing in the "penthouse", which has recently spread.
According to the report seen by "Emirates Today", the penthouses are often located on the upper floors of high-rise buildings and towers, where the main idea is that their four walls are made of glass, providing their residents with stunning panoramic views, and extending over an area of an entire floor.
Advantages
The report monitored a group of positives of living in penthouses, which attract those looking for an opportunity to live in large apartments, perhaps the most prominent of which is complete privacy. Penthouses are usually available in the heart of major cities, and their residents enjoy panoramic views.
The report found that the basics of housing in the "penthouse" that residents are looking for is the privacy that characterizes it, as it is completely isolated from the surrounding environment, and it also provides space for the residents away from the neighbors.
He pointed out to the calm provided by these apartments, where housing in the "penthouse" can help away from the inconvenience caused by the streets and the sounds of cars.
The advantages of the penthouse units include providing wonderful and charming views from all sides, because the walls are made of glass, and therefore the views they provide, whether on the main streets, beaches or green gardens are among the most prominent advantages of living in the penthouse, according to the report.
The report continued:
The negatives of "penthouses"
The report monitored "homes", there are several negatives of living in "penthouses", most notably its great impact on the temperatures in the summer, as living on the upper floors feels a significant rise in temperatures more than the lower floors, because they are directly exposed to the sun. And the heat. As for the winter season, the residents also feel doubly cold from all sides, as its walls are completely made of glass.
The report indicated that the possibility of water leakage is one of the most prominent defects and challenges that residents of penthouse apartments can face, and in the winter and when it rains, water may leak from the ceiling, which leads to iron corrosion and damage to electrical wires, and other problems can occur.
The report pointed out that the absence of an electric elevator or its failure is one of the biggest challenges that residents can face, so you must make sure that there is more than one elevator that serves the residents of the building or tower so that you do not have to wait long to take the elevator because of the increased pressure on its use by the population, or in the event of its failure.
He continued: “It is natural that the upper floors are the most vulnerable to the problem of poor water pumping inside the apartments, and for this you must make sure that the area you are thinking of moving to receives water in sufficient quantity to deliver it to the upper apartments, in addition to the availability of a separate water pump for each apartment to work better in delivering water. In most towers and buildings, water is delivered to the lower floors without the use of a pump.
The report indicated that if you decide to live in the penthouse, the costs of moving furniture will be greater, and the costs of finishing will be higher, because the penthouse needs special materials depending on the fact that its walls are made of glass.
He stated, that in some construction operations, it is difficult to connect the columns to the upper floors, which leads with time to the occurrence of looseness in the walls or the occurrence of cracks, and although this is rare, it must be noted and to ensure that there are no such defects. .
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