Good morning everyone,
I came across this forum through the kitchen and electrical sections and hope you can assist me/us with our first own place.
Since yesterday, we have been renting a 75sqm (807 sq ft) apartment that was renovated three years ago in winter without heating (this might be relevant).
Yesterday, we removed the wallpaper in two rooms and what did we find... mold.
Office:
- Mold stains on the left and right side next to the roller shutter box. Quite dark already.
- Bottom left corner of the room.
Bedroom:
On the window seals at the bottom left and right (the plaster between the window opening and the window frame), on the plaster. Not very dark yet.
Photos might follow later.
As mentioned, the house was renovated three or four years ago.
This happened in winter without heating, so moisture naturally got out of control.
Since then, a younger couple with a child lived there. They were "clean," really good people whom we get along with well.
No one mentioned mold, and in my opinion, the child appeared healthy.
The office (then nursery) was filled with furniture (only one window).
In the bedroom (also one window) there was a wardrobe in the middle of the room as well.
The landlord was very cooperative and felt embarrassed. He wanted to take care of it right away and offered to just paint over it?
His wife mentioned that the previous tenants often only ventilated by leaving the window tilted open, so no proper cross-ventilation.
Maybe it is a combination of the renovation and inadequate ventilation?
Or just poor workmanship, as the saying goes... which I find hard to believe considering the tenants, but you never know, and it would be very frustrating for them too. :-/
The descriptions are admittedly sparse... but if things go as I’ve unfortunately seen several times this year (one tends to get quite pessimistic quickly), then that’s not good.
It would be great if anyone has tips on how to determine the severity of the mold (e.g., tapping the wall to see if it’s also black inside?).
Or who could help with an assessment...
Best regards and many thanks in advance,
Daenni
I came across this forum through the kitchen and electrical sections and hope you can assist me/us with our first own place.
Since yesterday, we have been renting a 75sqm (807 sq ft) apartment that was renovated three years ago in winter without heating (this might be relevant).
Yesterday, we removed the wallpaper in two rooms and what did we find... mold.
Office:
- Mold stains on the left and right side next to the roller shutter box. Quite dark already.
- Bottom left corner of the room.
Bedroom:
On the window seals at the bottom left and right (the plaster between the window opening and the window frame), on the plaster. Not very dark yet.
Photos might follow later.
As mentioned, the house was renovated three or four years ago.
This happened in winter without heating, so moisture naturally got out of control.
Since then, a younger couple with a child lived there. They were "clean," really good people whom we get along with well.
No one mentioned mold, and in my opinion, the child appeared healthy.
The office (then nursery) was filled with furniture (only one window).
In the bedroom (also one window) there was a wardrobe in the middle of the room as well.
The landlord was very cooperative and felt embarrassed. He wanted to take care of it right away and offered to just paint over it?
His wife mentioned that the previous tenants often only ventilated by leaving the window tilted open, so no proper cross-ventilation.
Maybe it is a combination of the renovation and inadequate ventilation?
Or just poor workmanship, as the saying goes... which I find hard to believe considering the tenants, but you never know, and it would be very frustrating for them too. :-/
The descriptions are admittedly sparse... but if things go as I’ve unfortunately seen several times this year (one tends to get quite pessimistic quickly), then that’s not good.
It would be great if anyone has tips on how to determine the severity of the mold (e.g., tapping the wall to see if it’s also black inside?).
Or who could help with an assessment...
Best regards and many thanks in advance,
Daenni
The mold really looks bad. Did you only notice it after you removed the wallpaper? That must have been quite a shock for you. Good friends of mine also have mold in their apartment, but the landlord refuses to take any action, so they are now looking for a new property in Flensburg. Mold can be harmful to health after all. I hope you’ll be able to fix the mold problem in your home. Fingers crossed for you.
Good evening,
well, the mold only became visible once the wallpaper was removed.
The landlord then replastered the area, and it had seemed dry before.
Explanation: during the renovation/demolition at that time, moisture entered the rooms (no windows in winter), which later came back into the rooms when the exterior walls were "blown out."
Since then, we have probably had no further issues, and we might check it again in a year.
By the way, there was nothing on the wallpaper, neither before nor after.
Since we all understand each other here (and the landlord was very cooperative), I no longer see any problem with it.
Without hesitation, he removed the plaster in the affected spots in two rooms and even refunded part of our deposit.
Additionally, one day we saw someone sneaking around the house—conducting the already mentioned thermography—which was apparently negative.
Many thanks for the advice!
Regards,
Daenni
well, the mold only became visible once the wallpaper was removed.
The landlord then replastered the area, and it had seemed dry before.
Explanation: during the renovation/demolition at that time, moisture entered the rooms (no windows in winter), which later came back into the rooms when the exterior walls were "blown out."
Since then, we have probably had no further issues, and we might check it again in a year.
By the way, there was nothing on the wallpaper, neither before nor after.
Since we all understand each other here (and the landlord was very cooperative), I no longer see any problem with it.
Without hesitation, he removed the plaster in the affected spots in two rooms and even refunded part of our deposit.
Additionally, one day we saw someone sneaking around the house—conducting the already mentioned thermography—which was apparently negative.
Many thanks for the advice!
Regards,
Daenni
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