ᐅ Urine on the wall and possibly on or beneath the screed (floor base layer)
Created on: 26 Aug 2020 20:53
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DahejulDear forum community,
Unfortunately, I discovered today that someone has urinated in a corner of my newly built apartment. This is not the first issue of this kind; for instance, urine and even feces have been found before in a cellar and a storage room belonging to another buyer.
The urine is clearly visible on the wall, on the perimeter insulation strip, and to some extent (though not excessively) on the screed. However, I am concerned that urine may have penetrated beneath the screed and into the EPS insulation boards, since there is a small gap between the perimeter insulation strip and the wall exactly where the urine ran down.
What kind of problems could arise now? Unpleasant odors, mold, or something else? What actions should be taken at this point?
Best regards
Dahejul
Unfortunately, I discovered today that someone has urinated in a corner of my newly built apartment. This is not the first issue of this kind; for instance, urine and even feces have been found before in a cellar and a storage room belonging to another buyer.
The urine is clearly visible on the wall, on the perimeter insulation strip, and to some extent (though not excessively) on the screed. However, I am concerned that urine may have penetrated beneath the screed and into the EPS insulation boards, since there is a small gap between the perimeter insulation strip and the wall exactly where the urine ran down.
What kind of problems could arise now? Unpleasant odors, mold, or something else? What actions should be taken at this point?
Best regards
Dahejul
Extremely unpleasant odors. These are not large amounts of water being left behind. At friends’ house, the cats urinated in a corner of their new build where the baseboard hadn’t been installed yet. So, the urine also soaked down toward the screed. They treated it several times with an odor remover. Now, there is no smell left and nothing visible either.
A portable toilet would really be useful on your construction site.
A portable toilet would really be useful on your construction site.
There are two portable toilets available. Either one person is deliberately being difficult or someone is too impatient to walk to the ground floor.
Using odor remover is fine – my concern is that the EPS insulation panels under the screed have absorbed moisture and might start emitting gases over time. Or is that an exaggerated worry?
Using odor remover is fine – my concern is that the EPS insulation panels under the screed have absorbed moisture and might start emitting gases over time. Or is that an exaggerated worry?
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