Hello everyone!
I have another thread regarding buying a house, but I feel that this question falls under the wrong category in the other thread, so I'm starting a new one!
During an inspection conducted by the seller, the inspector opened holes in the floors for inspection. It has been found that there are embedded rot-protection treated nails, the green ones. There is no mention regarding the sill, nor can sampling holes be seen. The sill looks completely normal colored, like pine.
Can anyone tell from a photo if it is pressed or not? Were there colorless options available as early as the house was built in '68-'69?
One photo is of the same sill part, but on the opposite side outdoors behind the panel.
Can anyone recommend a good inspection firm for buyers in the Stockholm area? I'll call and check with Densia, Eminenta tomorrow.
I have another thread regarding buying a house, but I feel that this question falls under the wrong category in the other thread, so I'm starting a new one!
During an inspection conducted by the seller, the inspector opened holes in the floors for inspection. It has been found that there are embedded rot-protection treated nails, the green ones. There is no mention regarding the sill, nor can sampling holes be seen. The sill looks completely normal colored, like pine.
Can anyone tell from a photo if it is pressed or not? Were there colorless options available as early as the house was built in '68-'69?
One photo is of the same sill part, but on the opposite side outdoors behind the panel.
Can anyone recommend a good inspection firm for buyers in the Stockholm area? I'll call and check with Densia, Eminenta tomorrow.
In the first picture, it looks like it's printed on the board at the bottom.
I have no memory of pressure-treated wood being used extensively in 1968-69. It was probably only then that it existed at all. What was common, however, was that wood was painted with a wood preservative. Incidentally, it was not particularly effective.
Great to hear!J justusandersson said:
We've booked an analysis of the sill and an inspection of the house for next Wednesday But can we assume that the studs are coated with wood preservative, and the sill, which looks naturally pine-colored, might be untreated?Yes, I think that's a reasonable conclusion.