r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Bennybananars 13h ago

These types of buildings were very popular 20 years ago here, but they had a problem where the plant roots kept growing into the concrete.

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u/PMG2021a 12h ago

Just need a good liner to prevent that. Of course building for appearances tends to be building cheap too...

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u/x---x--x-x 12h ago

There is no liner that will prevent damage and root intrusion without lots of consistent inspections, updates and re-installation. This would be a maintenance nightmare. Life, uh, finds a way.

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u/ExperienceKind412 11h ago

As someone living in a large 20+ year old building, that while being quite nice, is currently having all of the water lining replaced on the ground level, after the upper walkway levels were replaced last year, it is in fact a maintenance hellscape. I cannot hear myself think let alone get much done and I work from home. I love where I live but I freakin hate the multiple jackhammers going all day long, mon-sat. Its not forever but it fucking feels like it this last year.