It is normal that when you acquire a new homeAs time goes by, details begin to appear that, if not attended to immediately, can be a real headache with a significant impact on the capital gain of your property.
In order for your heritage to represent a benefit, it is necessary to keep it in optimal conditions, either to put down roots, inherit it as family heritage or even sell it, so it is necessary to attend to any deterioration.
According to the Castia platform, there are six aspects that could damage your property without you realizing it until the damage is really significant, affecting not only the property but also your pocket.
“In addition to regular maintenance, there are other inconspicuous elements that can damage your property in the long term, generate greater deterioration and the need to carry out repairs that were not planned,” explained the real estate firm focused on the buy-before-sell model. living place.
According to the firm, these aspects are:
- pests. Although cleanliness is essential to reduce the risk of pests at home, it is necessary to carry out constant actions to avoid this problem, such as collecting garbage, avoiding stagnant water and sanitizing frequently, in order to drive away mosquitoes and ants.
“Pests not only affect the property and underestimate its value, their presence also means monetary losses if they reach the furniture or, worse still, when they represent a health risk. If it is not in your hands to control the problem, a specialized company will be able to make a diagnosis and carry out the appropriate fumigation,” Castia said.
According to Castia, there are different types of humidity: by filtration, the one that comes from outside and arrives due to lack or poor quality of waterproofing on roofs, terraces and terracesas well as by capillarity, that is, the absorption of moisture from the soil.
- sinkhole Recently the news has highlighted sinkholes appearing within households affecting its habitability, due to the subsidence of the ground surface when the support below it collapses.
“A factor that increases the appearance of sinkholes are rains and floods. They form little by little, take a good look at your floor, if you detect cracks or subsidence, ask Civil Protection for support to check the place,” Castia said.
- Plumbing or drainage problems. A common problem within households It has to do with the pipes and drainage, whether due to blockage, leaks or wear of the pipes, so not paying attention to this issue can be expensive if you consider selling the property.
“The buyer could desist from the acquisition or negotiate a lower cost, considering that the work can be simple such as removing any obstruction (solid objects or materials), deep cleaning (residue, grease, mold), or in more complex situations, for example, replace the pipe or part of it,” said the real estate firm.
- Cracks. natural phenomena such as earthquakes They have left as a lesson that the structural safety of a property is essential to inhabit it and also if you plan to market it, so it is important that once cracks appear inside the space, you have to go to the experts to correct the damage.
“The diagonal cracks in relation to the floor are very risky, in the same way those that go from the corner to the center are important faults, while if they are seen in more than 20% of the walls they should be checked, as indicated by the Table Directive of the Mexican Society of Seismic Engineering,” Castia pointed out.
- Electrical installations. One of the most dangerous factors for a property, even for the lives of its inhabitants, is the deterioration of the electrical installations, since, for example, systems in poor condition due to age can overload the electricity lines.
“Constantly check the connections, avoid having the contacts within the reach of children and pets, and make sure you have switches or fuses to cut off the electrical current in case of any incident. If you have a network outside the walls and ceilings, it must be protected with steel tube, flexible and insulating”, suggested Castia.
