It's ridiculous to buy a top floor that people dislike and turn the terrace into a garden.
Many owners will consider buying the penthouse when buying a house, but most people are disgusted with buying the penthouse, because the penthouse is not only prone to water leakage, but also hot in summer. A friend of mine bought a house on the top floor and turned the terrace into a garden. I bought a top floor that was rejected by people and turned the terrace into a garden. It's really dumbfounding. Here's a detailed introduction for everyone.
1. How to turn the terrace into a garden?
One of the main reasons why Huayou bought this penthouse is that he took a fancy to the complimentary terrace, which is about 9 square meters, enough to grow flowers! I used to raise flowers on the balcony, but I can't raise much. Many varieties can't be raised or can't be raised well. Now that I see a terrace close to 1 square meters, I naturally like it. The terrace is well lit and ventilated, so it is perfect to grow flowers. At the same time of growing flowers, you can also order food, killing two birds with one stone. For the reason of growing flowers and vegetables, Huayou bought the top floor.
Huayou used to live in the middle floor. There are two children upstairs, and they feel noisy all the time. They either yell or pull a chair and kick the table, and sometimes they play ball at home, so they can hear clearly downstairs. Noisy during the day also calculate, she really can't stand noisy at night, had a good sleep, was awakened by the crying of the children upstairs, it is difficult to sleep, a long time, feel nervous. The sky is above the top floor, so you don't have to worry about anyone quarreling after you buy it. Therefore, buying a top floor and spending friends are also for a more peaceful living environment.
Advantages of buying the top floor:
1. You can grow flowers and vegetables without permission
After buying the top floor, flower lovers can really grow flowers and vegetables without permission, and they can plant all of them as long as they like. From morning till night, the top floor is really suitable for some flowers and vegetables that like light. It grows healthily, but it grows very fast, and the taste of the food is full, which is nothing like the quick lettuce bought. Especially the small tomatoes she planted, they are really delicious. She said that eating her own small tomatoes feels like going back decades. That's the taste of tomatoes grown by my parents. I haven't eaten tomatoes with such pure taste for a long time!
2. Never afraid that flowers and plants will grow in vain
Before growing flowers on the balcony, they always grew in vain if they were not careful. Succulent plants, in particular, look like a beauty when they are bought, and become crazy women after a period of time. Now I raise flowers and meat on the roof terrace, and I never worry that they will grow in vain. The succulents raised are all like fat people, chubby, and they are beautiful enough to make people take a bite without a filter! Since planting flowers on the roof, she knows why all the succulents she sells are so beautiful, with good lighting and ventilation, and it is hard to think of beauty!
3. Flowers and plants rarely suffer from diseases and pests
Flower friends said that planting flowers and vegetables on the roof obviously felt that there were few diseases and pests, which should be caused by light and ventilation. I used to raise flowers on the balcony. No matter what I raised, I became sick after a while. If the indigenous method didn't work, I had to use medicine. After using medicine, I was always worried that there would be pollution, which was not good for my family. Now, flowers and vegetables are planted on the roof, even if diseases and pests happen occasionally, I don't worry about using drugs at all, and it will have no taste for a while, which is particularly worry-free.
4. Not afraid of noise upstairs
Since living on the top floor, Huayou really feels that life is quiet, and she can sleep well at night, and she is no longer afraid of all kinds of noises upstairs. When I first lived on the top floor, I was really not used to it. Slowly, I feel that the silence on the top floor is incomparable to other floors. After work, I sit in the terrace garden, have a cup of tea, watch the sunset or the stars, and then sleep until dawn, and get up full of energy! Huayou joked that since living on the top floor, I have had a good sleep and a good mood, and my skin has improved, which is more useful than any cosmetics.
Disadvantages of buying a penthouse:
1. It's too hard to move things
Huayou said it's really too hard to move things after living in the penthouse! At first, in order to grow flowers and vegetables on the roof, I asked the workers to transport some soil, but later I found it was not enough. I bought it myself and transported it to the top floor, and I was tired to death every time. So now, when she buys soil, she looks down on it. She doesn't want to touch the nutritious soil sold by the pound, so it's a problem to just move home.
2. The light is too strong
Growing flowers and vegetables can't be done without light, nor can it be done with too strong light! Flower friends say that in winter and spring, the top floor is well lit and flowers grow very well. In summer, when the temperature is high, the top floor is a big stove, and the flowers and plants that can withstand the sun can wither. At first, she hung a sunshade net on the terrace, and in a few days, it was blown like a evocation by the strong wind. Later, I wanted to buy a parasol, but others advised her not to buy it, and it would still be blown into a kite. Thinking about it, I bought a solid wood grape trellis, nailed a wooden board to the bottom, pressed two large flower boxes, and planted sun-resistant windmill jasmine in the flower boxes, so that I could have a shady place.
After the grape trellis is put up, people can enjoy the cool in the summer, besides putting flowers and plants that can't stand the sun, unlike before, when they didn't dare to go to the roof at all. The windmill jasmine planted in the big flower box next to the grape trellis grew very well, and it took more than a year or two to climb the grape trellis.
3. The evaporation rate of water is too fast.
Flower friends said that flowers were raised on the balcony before, and it would take many days for the soil to dry after watering. Every time they were watered, they were afraid that the roots would rot. Now when you grow flowers and vegetables on the terrace, you never have to worry about watering too much, but only too little. At first, she didn't install a watering device on the terrace, but she watered it bucket by bucket. After a while, she couldn't stand it, and she was tired of watering it once. Especially in summer, water it in the morning and in the afternoon. If you don't water it, you can only watch the flowers wither and dry. Later, a plumber was invited and a watering device was installed on the terrace, so watering was much easier. Watering flowers and plants with a watering device in summer is simply a kind of enjoyment, and you can also play with water by yourself. She really thanked the person who invented the watering device, otherwise she would probably be exhausted on the terrace because of watering.
4. There will be water leakage
Flower friends said that they just lived on the top floor, and they were always afraid of water leakage when it rained or watered the flowers. After living for a while, nothing happened, and gradually I didn't care about the problem of water leakage. As a result, I lived for three years, but it really leaked. A position above the bedroom would leak if it rained. I quickly bought a roof waterproof tape and stuck it on it. There was no leakage at that position. But now when it rains, I am afraid that there will be other places leaking. She said that before the rainy season comes this year, we must carefully check the terrace and put all the places that may leak water on the roof with waterproof tape, which should be much better. After all, with the passage of time, the chance of water leakage will increase. The waterproof tape on the roof is really a good thing. At first, I was dubious. After using it, it really saves a lot of trouble!
second, what should I pay attention to when decorating the top floor?
1. Shading and sun protection
When the house on the top floor is decorated indoors, attention should be paid to setting up a solid thermal insulation layer in the ceiling, and using the thermal resistance and material heat storage of the roof material layer to insulate the heat, so as to reduce the average temperature and temperature fluctuation range of the top surface in summer. In order to improve the thermal insulation ability of the material layer, materials with low thermal conductivity and thermal conductivity should be selected, and the arrangement of the material layer should also be paid attention to.
2. Outdoor awning
You can make awnings on balconies and windows, which can effectively reduce the light entering the room, prevent rain and protect window frames. But now many high-rise buildings are not allowed to be installed, so they cannot be installed at will.
3. Glass window film
It can isolate ultraviolet rays, and there are many colors to choose from in the market. The window film has smooth surface, easy cleaning, convenient use and certain decorative function.
4. Pay attention to waterproof
Living on the top floor is prone to the problem of roof leakage, so when decorating, we should not only pay attention to heat insulation, but also pay attention to waterproof and leakage measures.
third, how to do heat insulation and waterproof after buying the top floor decoration?
In summer, the top-floor house is exposed to direct sunlight for a long time with great intensity, and the indoor temperature suddenly rises, so it is impossible to stay indoors. In view of this situation, in the decoration, we should install heat insulation panels on the roof, or put more large potted plants on the roof. Green plants can also play a role in heat insulation and purify the air. Is it the best of both worlds?
It is enough for ordinary families to waterproof the ground, but the top floor is different, and waterproof the ceiling as well as the ground. I think this situation in Mr. Wu's house is because the waterproof of the ceiling is not in place, and long-term water leakage will cause great damage to the wall of the family. In order to improve this situation, we should brush a layer of waterproof paint on the floor inside the ceiling when decorating.
If you buy a house on the top floor, you should pay attention to the heat insulation and waterproof work. You can choose suitable materials according to the situation, especially the terrace on the top floor. You should handle it well. For some friends who grow flowers, if you can make reasonable use of it, planting some flowers or green plants on the terrace can play a decorative role and provide yourself with a private space.