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kleinesBiest5 Mar 2011 18:18Hello,
we have unfortunately made a big mistake again.
We bought a two-family house, where the lower apartment is at ground level. The concrete slab is about 10 cm (4 inches) below ground. We wanted to renovate the lower apartment and had to find mold behind the baseboards throughout the entire apartment, not just on the exterior walls. Additionally, the plaster in that area is actually falling off the walls. Above the baseboards, there is no visible mold. The bathroom is also free of mold. Our youngest son, who is supposed to move in there, has asthma, so it’s out of the question for him to live under these conditions!
Where could this mold be coming from?
Is there any way to permanently get rid of this fungus?
Thank you very much
we have unfortunately made a big mistake again.
We bought a two-family house, where the lower apartment is at ground level. The concrete slab is about 10 cm (4 inches) below ground. We wanted to renovate the lower apartment and had to find mold behind the baseboards throughout the entire apartment, not just on the exterior walls. Additionally, the plaster in that area is actually falling off the walls. Above the baseboards, there is no visible mold. The bathroom is also free of mold. Our youngest son, who is supposed to move in there, has asthma, so it’s out of the question for him to live under these conditions!
Where could this mold be coming from?
Is there any way to permanently get rid of this fungus?
Thank you very much
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Bauexperte6 Mar 2011 10:15Hello,
Your question cannot be answered as is because you have not provided any information about the age, the masonry, or other details of the property, nor about the contract conditions. Is there a property appraisal available?
To be on the safe side, I recommend you seek professional assistance; hire a building surveyor or expert specializing in existing properties and their assessment. Only then will you know for sure how to resolve the mold issue and whether the seller may have withheld any relevant information. Costs typically range between €600-800, depending on the scope, plus VAT.
Kind regards
kleinesBiest schrieb:
We bought a two-family house...The concrete slab is about 10cm (4 inches) below ground level...there is mold behind the baseboards throughout the entire apartment, not just on the exterior walls. Additionally, the plaster in this area is literally falling off the walls...Is there anything that can be done to permanently eliminate this fungus?
Your question cannot be answered as is because you have not provided any information about the age, the masonry, or other details of the property, nor about the contract conditions. Is there a property appraisal available?
To be on the safe side, I recommend you seek professional assistance; hire a building surveyor or expert specializing in existing properties and their assessment. Only then will you know for sure how to resolve the mold issue and whether the seller may have withheld any relevant information. Costs typically range between €600-800, depending on the scope, plus VAT.
Kind regards
K
kleinesBiest6 Mar 2011 18:29Hello.
The house is 40 years old, with masonry made of HBL blocks. There is no formal appraisal available. Well, to be honest, the seller wasn’t completely upfront! He confessed to us today that three years ago there was water damage in one of the rooms on the ground floor. Apparently, the bathroom above had a leak and water ran for several weeks into the “basement” room. According to him, the entire carpet floor was soaking wet! The water damage upstairs was repaired, and a hot air blower was set up in the affected room below for about 8 days. Strangely, this room has very little mold growth, while the others have much more.
We now suspect that the water did not stay confined to that one room but seeped into the insulation layer. The question is: how can I be sure that the insulation is not still soaking wet and, even if we dry everything now, that the mold won’t grow back in two months?
Thank you very much.
The house is 40 years old, with masonry made of HBL blocks. There is no formal appraisal available. Well, to be honest, the seller wasn’t completely upfront! He confessed to us today that three years ago there was water damage in one of the rooms on the ground floor. Apparently, the bathroom above had a leak and water ran for several weeks into the “basement” room. According to him, the entire carpet floor was soaking wet! The water damage upstairs was repaired, and a hot air blower was set up in the affected room below for about 8 days. Strangely, this room has very little mold growth, while the others have much more.
We now suspect that the water did not stay confined to that one room but seeped into the insulation layer. The question is: how can I be sure that the insulation is not still soaking wet and, even if we dry everything now, that the mold won’t grow back in two months?
Thank you very much.
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Bauexperte7 Mar 2011 10:04Hello,
You can only be sure by hiring a qualified professional as already recommended; an expert will have various measuring devices, including ones to check the moisture content of the masonry. With a verifiable, written report, you can then confront the seller if major repairs are necessary; without such a report, it would be pointless.
Kind regards
kleinesBiest schrieb:
But how do I know that this insulation layer isn’t soaking wet and even if we dry everything now, the mold won’t come back in 2 months???
You can only be sure by hiring a qualified professional as already recommended; an expert will have various measuring devices, including ones to check the moisture content of the masonry. With a verifiable, written report, you can then confront the seller if major repairs are necessary; without such a report, it would be pointless.
Kind regards
K
kleinesBiest7 Mar 2011 10:13That is probably true, and we will do that.
Many thanks
Regards
Petra
Many thanks
Regards
Petra
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