Oh, some people are romantic. They watch American movies, where families live happily in private homes, and they think the same in our countryside. But then America is America, and in our country everything is different. You can’t take the fish out of the pond without work. It’s a stereotype that when you have a private house, you are free at will. You can barbecue, and lie in a hammock and sway, no one yells, does not whistle, moustache does not move. And what, you have your own territory and no neighbors nearby. But it’s not as it seems. A private home – this is first of all hard work, because it stands on the land, which must be processed. And for the house you have to constantly watch. There is a nail to nail, there to change the roof, and even where something else needs to be done. And all of this the homeowner has to do himself. Let’s look at some of the most common problems in a private home.
1. Winter inconveniences
Living in a private home in winter is quite a challenge. If you have a bathroom and heating inside, you are very lucky. If not – welcome a cold feet because of the constant coping in the street and the pain in the hands, because you have to stockpile firewood, cut them, chop. And it’s a hell of a job. Don’t forget that when there is a lot of snow, you have to wake up in the morning and clean the snow in the yard – how can you walk otherwise? At the apartment, the utilities will do it for you.
2. Keeping an eye on the land.
Have your house all planted with lawn and flowers, with beautiful paths. But even that all needs to be taken care of. Because the lawn should be mowed and watered, and flowers also need care. And if you plant some vegetables, there will be even more work. What kind of vacation can we talk about?
3. You are your own communicator.
It only seems like a very good thing, that you do not have to call someone to fix something. I can fix it myself. But what if a problem occurs with a gas pipe or a water line in the middle of the night? You’d have to wait a long time to get back to civilization again.
4. Insolent Neighbors
It’s not just apartments that have constant problems with noisy neighbors. In a private home, there are exactly the same. The favorite conflict is the fight for a piece of land. The neighbor may think that five centimeters of your land belongs to him and you will have constant scandals.
5. Noise
Yes, yes, there can be noise in a private home, too. In the evenings the dogs are always yelling, barking, howling, and chewing. In the morning, the roosters are howling, it’s impossible to sleep peacefully. And in the morning you can go out in the yard for coffee, and under your fence or right in the yard drunkard is sleeping. Repin’s painting, “Arrived.” Such a treat, isn’t it?
As the saying goes, there is good where we are not. But if you and decided to sell your apartment and go to the countryside for fresh air, carefully study this topic. The countryside is definitely not for everyone, and sometimes not for cities at all.
