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We have been looking at a house with a plastered facade that, in my opinion, has a strange solution. Here, they have attached polystyrene boards directly onto the old clapboard and then plastered on top of this. This was done in 2015. It feels very strange to do this when the problems with single-stage sealed facades have been known for many years. Now, there is a "ventilation gap" in the spaces formed between the boards in the clapboard, but I am still skeptical of the construction.
Then one might ask why the polystyrene boards were installed, simply to have something to plaster on or for extra insulation? The insulating ability should be drastically reduced as there is an air gap behind where the air can move freely.
I am always skeptical about having all this plastic everywhere, so my opinions on the construction may be influenced by the fact that I despise polystyrene.
We have been looking at a house with a plastered facade that, in my opinion, has a strange solution. Here, they have attached polystyrene boards directly onto the old clapboard and then plastered on top of this. This was done in 2015. It feels very strange to do this when the problems with single-stage sealed facades have been known for many years. Now, there is a "ventilation gap" in the spaces formed between the boards in the clapboard, but I am still skeptical of the construction.
Then one might ask why the polystyrene boards were installed, simply to have something to plaster on or for extra insulation? The insulating ability should be drastically reduced as there is an air gap behind where the air can move freely.
I am always skeptical about having all this plastic everywhere, so my opinions on the construction may be influenced by the fact that I despise polystyrene.
It feels like there are so many issues with this house that I'm going to skip it. The roofing and sheet metal work are inadequate, newly renovated bathrooms without a clamp ring in the floor drain, obvious DIY electrical work. And then the icing on the cake, a furnished basement with framed walls and floors with a clear mold smell. Most of it done in the last 3-4 years.
Apparently, a carpenter lives there too
Apparently, a carpenter lives there too
Yes, if only the facade was poorly done. The house has several defects indicating that much of the work done in recent years is just sloppy. In my opinion, it's too big of a risk to buy that house. Also, there is a lot we would want to change ourselves, so we would want to significantly affect the price, which I don't think the sellers are interested in.H huggan said: