Moisture in joist

[1katastrof]

A house that I am somewhat interested in has some problems... a sample was taken from the wall where the moisture content measured 15% (this was in the kitchen) and 11% (living room). I also heard that there is no underlying sill insulation.

How much could it cost to fix something like this? Is it a major headache? Should one install underlying sill?

 

[etompau]

Maybe 50,000:-

 

[RapidSledge]

A house that I am a little interested in has some problems.. a sample was taken from the wall where the moisture content was measured at 15% (this was in the kitchen) and 11% (living room). I also heard that there was no underlying sill insulation.

How much might it cost to fix something like this? Is it very much a headache? Should underlying sill be installed?

It's probably the sill paper that's missing.
Year model of the house?
How high is the foundation wall above the ground?
Drainage, i.e., are the foundation walls dry?
How long is the foundation wall?

 

[1katastrof]

It's probably the sill paper that's missing.
Year model of the house?
How high does the foundation wall sit above the ground?
Drainage, i.e., are the foundation walls dry?
How long is the foundation wall?

The house is from -71, I don't know how high it sits, but it is at least a concrete slab on the ground. There is a possibility that the slab is exposed to increased moisture load since there are flower beds right next to it. There are also cracks in the base made of brick (lime sandstone), could that be related?

 

[RapidSledge]

The risk is that the sill and floor joists are pressured, etc.
The concrete slab is probably also uninsulated, i.e., an unknown number of cm of gravel and then the slab on top of that.

If you're unlucky, the mentioned 50000 won't go far.

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