Hello
A brief introduction. I’m 25 years old, a trained electrician, and I come from Upper Austria. So if anyone has questions about electrical installations, feel free to ask me. I typically install electrical systems in about 5 houses per year, using conventional installation as well as EIB/KNX and network technology.
Now to my question.
My father is planning to buy an old house. Built around 1950, partially renovated. The windows were replaced in 2007. There is also an Ökofen pellet heating system installed. The masonry is dry.
We have an inspection scheduled for tomorrow. What else should we pay attention to? Are there any hidden traps?
What we already know is that the electrical installation will be completely redone. The house will get a new roof and solar panels including a buffer tank will be installed. A regular wood stove will also be connected to the heating, as we own a forested area ourselves. They are also considering a photovoltaic system.
I will also check whether the walls are reasonably straight.
What about the insulation? Insulating the attic is obviously a given. That’s easy and doesn’t cost much money. You can do it yourself. About 15 cm (6 inches) of polystyrene boards laid, sealed with PU foam, and a wooden board or similar on top. Possibly two layers of polystyrene boards offset from each other to make it more airtight.
In our area, old houses were built from solid bricks. They are about 30 x 12 x 10 cm (12 x 5 x 4 inches) in size, fired from clay, without cavities or similar. Can it be roughly estimated that with, for example, 50 cm (20 inches) wall thickness, you can achieve a reasonably good insulating value? (Wood is basically free for us.) I will mostly heat with wood anyway.
Maybe you have some additional ideas on what I should take a closer look at tomorrow.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards, francy
A brief introduction. I’m 25 years old, a trained electrician, and I come from Upper Austria. So if anyone has questions about electrical installations, feel free to ask me. I typically install electrical systems in about 5 houses per year, using conventional installation as well as EIB/KNX and network technology.
Now to my question.
My father is planning to buy an old house. Built around 1950, partially renovated. The windows were replaced in 2007. There is also an Ökofen pellet heating system installed. The masonry is dry.
We have an inspection scheduled for tomorrow. What else should we pay attention to? Are there any hidden traps?
What we already know is that the electrical installation will be completely redone. The house will get a new roof and solar panels including a buffer tank will be installed. A regular wood stove will also be connected to the heating, as we own a forested area ourselves. They are also considering a photovoltaic system.
I will also check whether the walls are reasonably straight.
What about the insulation? Insulating the attic is obviously a given. That’s easy and doesn’t cost much money. You can do it yourself. About 15 cm (6 inches) of polystyrene boards laid, sealed with PU foam, and a wooden board or similar on top. Possibly two layers of polystyrene boards offset from each other to make it more airtight.
In our area, old houses were built from solid bricks. They are about 30 x 12 x 10 cm (12 x 5 x 4 inches) in size, fired from clay, without cavities or similar. Can it be roughly estimated that with, for example, 50 cm (20 inches) wall thickness, you can achieve a reasonably good insulating value? (Wood is basically free for us.) I will mostly heat with wood anyway.
Maybe you have some additional ideas on what I should take a closer look at tomorrow.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards, francy
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