Buying an apartment in a building under construction is a fairly common phenomenon today. It should be borne in mind that most often such apartments are leased to the buyer with a rough finish.
Buying an apartment with a rough finish really allows you to buy housing cheaper than if it is being repaired by the developer. However, in order to avoid unpleasant surprises as a result of such an acquisition, it is useful to understand what exactly is included in the concept of "rough finishing".
Rough finish concept
The concept of rough finishing is very common in today's construction market, so there is a certain set of apartment characteristics that are usually included in it. Typically, this kit includes a fully completed construction and a minimum amount of finishing work.
The walls in the apartment where the rough finish was carried out are usually plastered with coarse plaster, that is, they have a fairly flat surface, but at the same time they require finishing with a finishing putty before applying a decorative coating, for example, gluing wallpaper or painting. There is a screed on the floor of the apartment, which makes it suitable for flooring work. The room has windows and doors; however, it should be borne in mind that if the windows are usually plastic, then the door is a simple wooden or plywood structure, which residents most often change.
All communications, including electricity, water supply and sewerage, are usually connected to such an apartment, batteries or other heating devices are installed. However, at the same time, electrical appliances in the apartment are usually not installed, and the rest of the cables - television, telephone and others, if provided, require wiring around the apartment.
Legal definition of rough finish
Some uncertainty in relation to such a concept as rough finishing is created by the absence of the corresponding term in the current legislation. Therefore, in fact, this concept today is a kind of collective set of characteristics established in the course of the practice of communication between developers and buyers in the housing market under construction.
At the same time, it is necessary to understand that in each specific case, the developer can put his own meaning in the concept of rough finishing, which does not necessarily coincide with what the buyer understands by it. Therefore, when purchasing an apartment for a rough finish, carefully study the equity participation agreement, in which all the characteristics of the apartment, which the developer undertakes to provide at the time of its transfer to the buyer, must be recorded without fail.
