A couple of months ago, we bought a house with a balcony. The house in question is a stone house from the 1940s. However, the balcony had damaged fittings that allowed water to seep into the walls. We have recently taken down the balcony and sealed all cracks/holes so no water can get in anymore. BUT, when we removed a piece of wallpaper on the wall indoors just below the old fittings of the balcony, this appeared (see pictures). We suspect this is something the previous owner painted over inside. Large cracks and mold damage in parts of the ceiling. It feels and looks very localized, and we don't think we'll need to open up the entire ceiling, fortunately.
Now to my question, who should we turn to in order to fix/repair this? Is it a mason, dehumidification, mold remediation, construction company/carpenter? Where do we start?
It might be a good idea to contact the insurance company first.
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The insurance company does not cover damages that occurred before the insurance was taken out, unfortunately. We were advised to urge the seller to take it up with their insurance company, but the seller does not want to acknowledge it, sadly.
wondering if the insurance company is interested in damage that occurred before the insurance was taken out?
but you can always ask
No, that's exactly what they're not interested in, which is a bit annoying
They refer to the seller's insurance company, but the seller doesn't want to acknowledge it at all
Because the wallpapers aren't brand new. And it possibly looks like several layers?
Then painted over?
Based on the pictures, you’ve bought a lovely old house with at least one quite visible defect (cracked paint and panels that hang (?) a bit), fix that and let the previous owner be.
In response to who should fix it:
What do you want? Plastered wall, wallpaper, woven wallpaper, fully tiled with leaded windows
I would probably accept the wall if there are no other newer settlement damages. Painters wallpaper, bricklayer? or construction company plasters and paints.
The ceiling is either tear down, inspect, and possibly dry before putting up new if you’re nervous.
If you're a bit more chill, measure the moisture content, remove the worst (if possible), and paint over. Typical carpenter/construction company job.
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