The multifamily house is house which part two apartments are more provided that each of them has separate exit to the parcel (which adjoins to the house) or to the room which is in general use.
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The multifamily house incorporates:
– premises: apartments, rooms (in the hostel).– non-residential premises: (as a rule, the rooms located on the first floors of buildings).
– other rooms which are not part of the apartment. These are landings, the elevator, attics and basements.
Pros and cons
The price of the apartment grows with the floor. Usually consider extreme floors the most inconvenient. But lately the first floor in new houses began to be done uninhabited – social objects (kindergarten, policlinic), commercial rooms (shop, pharmacy, cafe, dry-cleaner, office), garages.
First floor: For: – convenience. For people of advanced age and physically disabled people, for young mothers with small children. – habit. Some all life lived on the first floor and do not want to change habits. – fear. Fear of height, mistrust to the elevator. – price. The apartment is inaccessible for some on money above. Against: – it is unsafe. Easy access for thieves. It is necessary to establish grids on windows in this connection the look worsens and the room is darkened. – audibility. All events on the street are heard, external smells are caught, the dampness is felt from time to time, insects appear. It is more brought to dirt on stair landings. – visibility. From the street the events in the apartment are visible. – passability. By the apartment there pass many people, in particular if in the house there is elevator. Second floor: For: coincide with the first. Against: Shortcomings as at the first, except visibility and passability. But if on the place of the first floor the commercial room is located, then life is at a loss: noise, various smells, and can be also cockroaches. The third – the fifth: For: – simplicity. At breakage of the elevator, it is not really difficult to rise. Delivery of furniture, household appliances, finishing materials costs less than on higher floors. – purity. It is not enough insects, there is no dampness. – visibility. Only residents from the house opposite can glance in window. Against: – smells. Exhaust gases of vehicles and other street smells. – audibility. Too good, mainly in the yard consisting of several body which is located around. The sixth – the tenth: For: It is considered almost ideal. – smells. Exhausts are almost not felt. – light. A lot of light gets into the apartment as in the city high trees seldom meet. Against: – noise. Sounds from below still bring inconveniences. – rise in price. On delivery heavy things payment increases. The tenth – the fifteenth: For: – improvement. Shortcomings of first floors are practically absent. Except too loud sounds, such as alarm system on the car. – light. Interferes nothing with light penetration. Against: – height. The broken elevator – big problem. – smells. Exhausts from cars have disappeared, but can appear from combined heat and power plant and the boiler house (if those are available in the neighbourhood).– fear. Fear of height, independent washing of windows. In case when in family small children, it is necessary to watch closely them. Falling from such height is deadly. The sixteenth above: For: – purity. There is no dirt, street dust, noise, smells. – conveniences. Warmly, light and flies do not bite. The beautiful view opens. On the top floor it is possible to make exit to roof. Against: – fear. People with weak nerves are scared to approach windows, balconies. Danger when washing windows. – height. At breakage of the elevator the rise becomes test.