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I'm flat hunting at the moment and have been looking at ground floor because I want some outside space. I've now seen a top floor flat with a roof terrace so am considering that.
Can anyone think of the bad points of a top floor flat (other than the ten flights of stairs!)? There must be some but my mind's gone blank!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You will probably find that if your flat overlooks a busy road vehicle noise rises and the sound seems to echo & become louder the higher up the building you live.
If you open your windows, you will also find that any breeze/wind will seem more fierce than at ground level. Also, you may find that deliverers of heavy furniture such as sofas, cookers, etc. will charge you a premium for having to hire extra labour to hump it up so many stairs if a lift is not an option. I assume that you're not yet facing old age when climbing so many stairs with arthritic legs would cause you a problem. However, lugging the contents of a week's shopping from the supermarket may take more than one trip (Still, you will burn off a few calories in the process and climbing the stairs will help keep you fit, although it's a long climb down if you find you've forgotten something and left it in your car !)
On the other hand, you won't have to worry about any upstairs tenants letting their bath water overflow and pour through your ceiling, although if the roof leaks, you will be the one who suffers all the inconvenience.