Can I buy a house on the waistline?

For most ordinary people, buying a house is the top priority in life. But now some developers will make a "waist line" to decorate the building according to the functionality and aesthetics of commercial housing, so as to increase the layering of the whole building. Some first-time buyers didn't know there was a waistline when choosing floors, and even some developers didn't take the initiative to tell the owners truthfully. So after the owner moved in, he found that the house in the same apartment was different from the house on other floors, but it cost the same money.

Generally speaking, the price of the waist line layer should be relatively cheaper when developers sell it, but in the property market, there has always been a saying that the "waist line layer" can't be bought. However, if the lot of the house, school district housing and other supporting facilities are satisfied, only the house on the waist line floor can be sold. In this case, can I buy a house on the waist line floor? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Which layer does the waistline layer specifically refer to?

For commercial housing, there is no specific point about which floor is the waist line floor. Generally speaking, if there is a horizontal line protruding outward along the window or other parts on the facade of a building, this is the waist line. Most developers and designers will design waistlines at the bottom and middle of buildings, which are mainly used for the facade decoration of commercial houses to increase the aesthetic degree and layering. The so-called waistline layer is the floor equivalent to this waistline.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of living at the waistline?

Whether the waist line floor will have an impact on the occupancy experience depends on the situation. Some have no effect, some will seriously affect the lighting or cause other problems, resulting in the inability to sell in the later stage. The specific disadvantages are as follows:

1, blocking light

In the past, some developers designed the waist line of the house to be large and wide, and all of them were made of concrete, so that the balcony or window of the residents living on the waist line floor was directly blocked by a long strip of cement on the outer wall, and indoor lighting was inevitably greatly affected. French windows can be made on other floors, but don't consider your own home. Half is a wall.

But at present, most developers will not adopt this waistline design, and often stick some narrow heat insulation boards as waistlines, which has little impact on lighting.

2, easy to seep water

The waist line floor has a protruding part relative to other floors, so rainwater will easily accumulate here and then penetrate into the indoor wall through the external wall. Therefore, the owner who chooses the waist line floor must be waterproof, otherwise it will rain all the time for a month, and the family may suffer.

The same is true of heavy snow. At that time, the maintenance fee will be high. After all, the waist line layer belongs to the external wall, and the property may not be borne by you.

3. Low security.

If the waistline is on a lower floor, it will inevitably bring great convenience to thieves, who can climb directly to the steps outside the waistline to break into houses. And it may also become the "exclusive channel" for mice to enter your home.

4, health is not easy to deal with

This kind of step protruding from the waist line is often easy to accumulate dust or receive all kinds of sundries and garbage falling from upstairs, and there are often bird droppings on it. If it is a neat host, it will definitely be unbearable.

In fact, there are still some benefits about the waistline layer. Some owners who live in the upper part of the waistline will like to put flowerpots on the prominent waistline to raise flowers or hang shoes. Of course, there will be some security risks. Living in a place with a low waistline also means that windows and balconies are just blocked in rainy days and hardly get wet, which is good. The biggest advantage of choosing a house with a waistline layer is that its thermal insulation will be better than that of other floors, because many waistlines now use thermal insulation materials instead of the concrete used before, and the effect is still remarkable in summer and winter.

On the question of whether a house with a waistline layer can be bought, many developers now understand the influence of the waistline layer, and will not take pains to add a generous concrete waistline that blocks lighting and chicken ribs in order to make a profit in design. They use narrow decorative materials at most, up to 20 cm, which has little effect on the floor.

If we really can't accept houses above and below the waistline, then when we buy a house, we should focus on observing the sand table model to determine whether the facade of the house we buy has a waistline design, and ask the property consultant in time to learn more about the specific waistline floor to avoid being fooled.