Houses in the cities in the majority are provided by multy-storey buildings and, apparently, do not differ from each other. Nevertheless, choosing the apartment in such "birdhouse" you should not rely on the realtor completely. Some recommendations will help to avoid set of the troubles and inconveniences connected with accommodation in multifamily house.
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1. Choosing new place of residence, pay attention to features of its location, remoteness of the house from public transport stops, grocery stores and also to availability of the nearest kindergartens and schools. In case of problems with health at you or your relatives, notice whether is in this quarter of policlinic and pharmacy. If you the area ecology worries, specify presence in its territory of the harmful industrial enterprises.
2. Take an interest in directly building in general and improvement of the house adjoining territory, availability nurseryof playground, main economic objects. Find out where the nearest parking. Estimate condition of entrance to entrance, availability of the coded lock or intercom, exterior of flights of stairs and platforms, operation of the elevator, refuse chute, condition of mailboxes.
3. If housing offered you is on first floors, make sure that in basements water is not necessary, there is no leakage of sewer drains and smell of sewage. Talk to residents of entrance, they can quite share information on frequency of cleaning in the stairwell, planning of the next repair, your closest neighbors. It is especially important to learn about residents which apartment is over you as the biggest troubles are usually brought by neighbors from above.
4. In the chosen apartment find more than a half of your time for survey of kitchen and bathroom. Check operation of mixers, water pressure, serviceability of drain flank, look at condition of sewage pipes and struts. Pay attention to traces of leakages on ceiling. In kitchen discuss in advance whether former owners leave the built-in equipment and the other equipment.
5. If you are not going to do repair right after moving, attentively examine wall-paper behind cabinets, condition of floor covering, window frames, windowsills and loggia.