Can someone suggest / share his experience about keeeping a newly constructed house locked for longer periods. Normally people don't recommend it, but when you don't have any option other than locking it, what necessary precautions one is supposed to take.Since the house is in Bahria, so i believe seeing the Bahria's security standards that no theft issues can be anticipated.Thanks
Khayyams Shahzad replied on Monday, October 11, 2010 08:04 PM
Good question. I do have a similar situation. I am an overseas Pakistani and am building a home in one of a regular Islamabad sector which is not gated community nor any security provided by the sector. How safe/unsafe is it to keep a house vacant for longer periods? I intend to visit there but no more than once a year.
I am thinking of keeping a full-time servant and a security guard in the evenings/nights for protection/maintenance purposes. Is that enough or should I expect to have bandits/druggies living there when I get there? I don't mind Jinns sharing my residence; it's the humans (just the bad ones) that scare me the most :-)
If anyone had any similar experience, please shed some light on this topic. Perhaps renting it out is a better option than keeping it vacant. I will have two sections of the home, of which I can at least rent one of them. |
Kashif Chohan replied on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 01:05 AM
draw backs are
1)continous bahira maintenance fee is to be paid even house is not occupied.
2)Watch man salary to be paid
3)Chances of strong termite attack
4)Lost attraction in market if you are planning to keep it for resale
5)Constructed elevation will be out dated
6)Most important you will be loosing in term of time value of money and not getting any benefit from a constructed house. |
Habib replied on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 09:09 AM
When you have no options then you can leave it vacant in a sequre society like DHA, People on both sides usually complain as they have security risk from such house.
Few tips are keep the house locked, but leave the windows open. Pay special attention to roof and water drainage system. The Roof Slope should be good so that water may not stand on roof.
Keep water and gas supply closed and drain all water from Tank out.
Keep a sharing watchman like I have seen some Chokidar are looking after many houses and you ahve to pay little sum.
If you are absent for long time still there is ggod chance that your House will be ruined and usually it happens with Stagnant water on roof. |
nauman replied on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:48 AM
In my opinion rent it out to a small family with nominal rent who looks after as for as thay live there (but keep in mind just give it to Educated & with 1 or 2 kids or without kids. |
Muhammad Sajid replied on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 03:14 PM
If you will rent it out on nominal rent, the tennant will never ever vaccate the house as he will not be able to find the other place at the same amount of rent. In my opinion, you need to hire some one to live in your house to take care. You can lock the whole house except for one room for him to live. |
limo replied on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 04:27 PM
@Habib,
Thanks for valuable tips but keeping the windows open sounds a good idea for ample ventilation if there comes no rain and heavy sand storms in the middle.However i think instead of keeping the windows fully open, one can keep them crack open but again the rain water !!
How about if i keep the house locked with one of my relatives visiting it once every two months, or it should be opened once in a month atleast. |
Naeem replied on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 02:28 PM
Agar yeh sab patta hey tey logan da time na zaya karo |
Naeem replied on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 02:30 PM
Jo karna hey aapay karlo |
Khan. replied on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 03:09 PM
Kashif,
do you constuct in Rawalpindi? if yes, rates please.
Thanks. |
