Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding our "older building" from 1980.
It is a semi-detached house, we lived in it for about 22 years, sold it last year, and handed it over to the buyer earlier this year.
The buyer now informs us that there are damp exterior walls in the basement and has provided us with an "expert report" from a waterproofing company, which also includes several photos of the affected walls. I will try to attach them.
He accuses us of knowing about the defect and concealing it, arguing that some bricks appear to have been painted over at some point.
The fact is, we never painted anything in the basement. In the room in question, open rolls of textured wallpaper, wood scraps, and boxes were stored for months and years without any problems. Also, the photos show no peeling paint, there is no musty smell, and no mold is present.
The buyers visited the house with an inspector before the purchase, but of course, there were things leaning against the walls, so they couldn’t see them completely in detail, which is normal in an occupied property.
In any case, during the years we lived there, we never experienced any moisture problems in the basement.
Can anyone share their thoughts on this?
Thanks in advance!
I have a question regarding our "older building" from 1980.
It is a semi-detached house, we lived in it for about 22 years, sold it last year, and handed it over to the buyer earlier this year.
The buyer now informs us that there are damp exterior walls in the basement and has provided us with an "expert report" from a waterproofing company, which also includes several photos of the affected walls. I will try to attach them.
He accuses us of knowing about the defect and concealing it, arguing that some bricks appear to have been painted over at some point.
The fact is, we never painted anything in the basement. In the room in question, open rolls of textured wallpaper, wood scraps, and boxes were stored for months and years without any problems. Also, the photos show no peeling paint, there is no musty smell, and no mold is present.
The buyers visited the house with an inspector before the purchase, but of course, there were things leaning against the walls, so they couldn’t see them completely in detail, which is normal in an occupied property.
In any case, during the years we lived there, we never experienced any moisture problems in the basement.
Can anyone share their thoughts on this?
Thanks in advance!
Mottenhausen schrieb:
Read carefully again: I didn’t suggest doing nothing in general, but rather to avoid doing anything wrong at this stage. Mainly to prevent making an unnecessary and unintentional admission through a poorly worded email or an escalating phone call.
Every story has two sides. Here, we only know one. But regardless, should I now advise the original poster to voluntarily pay for the buyer’s basement renovation? I’m not in the mood to scroll back, but earlier someone suggested deleting the email or blocking the buyer’s number on the phone…