Frohe Ostern euch allen!
Mein Mann und ich befinden uns also in der Anfangsphase des Hauskaufs. Wir suchen nach Penthäusern, Maisonetten und Stadthäusern mit 2/3 Schlafzimmern und eigenem Dach und Luftraum. Unser Budget beträgt 450.000 € und wir sind nicht zu wählerisch, was den Standort angeht.
Bei der Suche stießen wir auf dieses Penthouse mit 3 Schlafzimmern in Birkirkara, das fertig (ohne Badezimmer und Innentüren) für 445.000 € verkauft werden sollte. Nun, ich bin kein Experte, aber es scheint, dass das Mauerwerk ziemlich schlecht ist (hauptsächlich aufgrund der ungleichmäßigen Abstände zwischen den Ziegeln und der durchsichtigen Lücken), was mich zu den folgenden Fragen führt.
(1) Gibt es eine Möglichkeit, die zugrunde liegende Qualität des Mauerwerks einer verputzten und fertiggestellten Immobilie zu bestimmen?
(2) Empfehlen Sie, dass wir nur schauen "erprobt und getestet" Immobilien älteren Typs / Immobilien, die seit mehr als 5 Jahren bewohnt werden? Oder werden wir bei solchen Immobilien wahrscheinlich auf andere Probleme stoßen?
Ich schaudere bei dem Gedanken, dass wir am Ende fast eine halbe Million für eine Immobilie ausgeben können, die innerhalb weniger Jahre Schimmel-/Wasserprobleme haben wird … oder schlimmer noch, bei einem mittelschweren Erdbeben einstürzen wird.
Dank im Voraus!
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Von cikka99
16 Kommentare
What you seeing are quite normal practices and everything will be covered in plaster. If it’s not a load bearing wall I wouldn’t worry. I would affix xps foam boards on the outside to decrease moisture and insulation in summer also for being a penthouse.
This is standard practice in Malta, poor brickwork and no mortar between them. If you want maybe a better built home you can go for an older build (20years) that does not use a lot of bricks. However you will be faced with certain things coming to the end of their life like pipes, so there are pros and cons.
Unfortunately the build quality has always sucked here.
We were looking for a property and we had a similar budget but the new built properties we were seeing were kind of shocking in their shoddiness and the townhouses at that price range needed hundreds of thousands of work done as they needed extensive construction works. Unfortunately we had to up our budget (I know this comes from a place of privilege) and bought a newer townhouse (built in the 60s) that required less work.
Check the height from floor to ceiling, especially the finished floor level height to ceiling (with drains, water pipes and electrical piping and level of tiles), it should be I believe a minimum height of 2.63/2.65mtr. Some apartments/buildings in some rooms do not meet this height requirements and you end up having issues with planning authority and electrical/water meter installation.
I really doubt the workmanship. It looks like a very shoddy job to sell to the first victim.
If you’re looking into buying a penthouse, my only advice is to check what sort of insulation it has in place. Ideally the exterior facade and exposed walls should have thermal insulation boards installed between the bricks & plastering, something which unfortunately doesn’t seem to be the norm and only diligent contractors do this. This will help you keep the place warmer in winter & cooler in summer, and save you considerable money on electricity bills in the long term.
I wouldn’t buy anything new or from developers tbh. They work using the cheapest materials possible and although they say finished it will most probably not be up to standard.we got an older house and fixed it, including changing electricity and water systems and putting in new tiles. We probably spent more and after 6 years we still have work to do, but at least we got to choose our workmen and suppliers and the building is of a much better quality.
My advice is not related to the photos but in general. As someone who bought on plan both finished including bathrooms and shell form this is what I would do if I had to buy again. Never on plan as often floor to ceiling height is either exact or less than it should be when finished and also you can end up with beams in your ceiling that may disrupt any plans you have for AC placement and copper. If you are looking at the property in shell and would do a promise of sale while it is still in shell form, then buy it how it is and finish it yourself. They will not finish to proper standards and it is extremely difficult to then prove that you cannot proceed with final contract until defects are rectified and you will either have to accept sub standard finishes or go to court. Timeline is also an issue, even if you put fines in the contract for late conclusion there would be a lot of back and forth from the contractor and threats and you would need to go to court to enforce such clauses anyway. Better you buy what you see and then you are the boss of whoever comes in to work on it for you.
Don’t buy properties from plan. They’ll fuc you anyway they can and will skimp out after the fact you’ve already bought. Source: many such cases
If you don’t mind putting in some work yourselves, with that budget I’d go for a townhouse. You will end up with a true home rather than a chicken coop and you will contribute to enhancing a village’s aesthetic.
Unfortunately it’s very normal. It depends a lot on who is building. Bought a property in Gozo and the work is good. One thing for sure it’s that the standard of bricks has had a hit. New bricks are very „soft“ and can be cut relatively. Did some works at home and trying to drill through nearly 30 year old bricks was a challenge
Buy an old property built from limestone, fix it yourself. Because you will still get shit quality from local tradesmen.
You are spending almost half a million of your hard earned money. I suggest you call an architect to advise you.
Garage or no deal… if you own or plan to own a car, you need a place to park and charge. This will be tomorrow’s reality.
I would definitely avoid buying finished. God knows what they put in it.
Thanks for your responses everyone, much appreciated!