I am in fact on the top floor third floor of my apartment building and there are acs and compressors directly above my bedroom on the rooftop.
Top floor apartment shaking.
Finally they identified the source of the vibrational currents to a faulty ac atop my roof.
The unit is at the end of the building.
I live in apartment downstairs alone and above me are a young mother without a clue and 3 young kids and visiting family and boyfriend all in a small 2 bdrm apt.
Whereas at first i thought the vibrational currents and pulsing were emanating upward from below me they.
The building was built around the 1970s.
Additionally top floor units usually also get more sunlight which is yet another source of free heat for you.
All of a sudden the building started shaking and tornado took the vibrations of office buildings are causing depression anxiety what if the megaquake happens when you re in a seattle high rise manhattan s new luxury skysers continue to fill up the.
This is particularly true if your apartment is located right above the building s.
This also means it will be hotter in the summer months so consider investing in good curtains fans and other ways to keep cool.
The shaking bouts seem to last for about 5 10 seconds by my estimate.
Those who live on the top floor of an apartment building will have fewer pests like bugs and wild animals to deal with.
I should also note that this country is not an earthquake zone.
My home is the top floor of a five story building that is rather skinny in my judgement something like a 2 5 3 5.
The apartment is held up by columns.
Depending on how high the apartment is it s quite likely most flying insects won t be able to go up that high and as far as animals go it s pretty safe to say most aren t going to bother scaling the side of the.
And besides potential security concerns on the lower level a ground floor apartment is easier to break into than a penthouse after all peck notes that in some buildings you could be dealing with extra noise and odor pollution on the street level as well.
Many people like having a top floor apartment no neighbors above means no thumps and bumps.
The top floor may cost you more than just extra calories as you huff it up and down the stairs however.
During the last major earthquake in the area los angeles california the building only sustained minor damage a broken window.