ᐅ Concrete walls cause rust stains on wallpaper; new construction;
Created on: 10 Feb 2021 15:42
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Baugreenhorn
Hello everyone,
we are currently building a semi-detached house. During an inspection, I noticed rust stains appearing on the wallpaper near the concrete columns. I suspect this comes from the tie wire, as the reinforcing steel is not visible. I want to be prepared in case I need to make a complaint. Should the concrete wall have been treated before wallpapering, or is it acceptable in an emergency to simply repaint the wallpaper, hoping that no further rust will appear under normal indoor humidity? Unfortunately, complaints are not always successful with our general contractor.
Thank you very much for your support!


we are currently building a semi-detached house. During an inspection, I noticed rust stains appearing on the wallpaper near the concrete columns. I suspect this comes from the tie wire, as the reinforcing steel is not visible. I want to be prepared in case I need to make a complaint. Should the concrete wall have been treated before wallpapering, or is it acceptable in an emergency to simply repaint the wallpaper, hoping that no further rust will appear under normal indoor humidity? Unfortunately, complaints are not always successful with our general contractor.
Thank you very much for your support!
icandoit schrieb:
Painting is useless. They will come back.
Remove the wallpaper, sand the areas, fill them, then apply new wallpaper. What is wrong with my statement?
Your long comment is not consistent. Why expose the reinforcing steel if it is not the cause? Please stay on topic.
Why are you quoting a post that has nothing to do with my statement?
Also, the long text is an explanation intended to help the person asking the question, since my conclusion is just an idea—I can’t guarantee 100% accuracy because I’m not seeing it in person.
We can leave it at that. 🙂
Also, the long text is an explanation intended to help the person asking the question, since my conclusion is just an idea—I can’t guarantee 100% accuracy because I’m not seeing it in person.
We can leave it at that. 🙂
Jann St schrieb:
Let's just leave it at that for both of us 🙂But in post #7 it sounded a bit different. 😉