Hi, we are considering an older house built in 1936 with a (closed) crawl space, however, it is ventilated, and one half is a basement as the plot slopes. Now during the property inspection, it has likely been revealed that there is mold in the subfloor, a mold-sniffing dog has detected it!
Should we stop considering or try to negotiate a lower price? The house is about 40 sqm on the ground floor, what might it cost to replace the subfloor? ???
Should we stop considering or try to negotiate a lower price? The house is about 40 sqm on the ground floor, what might it cost to replace the subfloor? ???
The house is a 1930s villa on 1/2 floor, approximately 70 sqm in total in Stockholm/Norrtälje, in decent condition but the subfloor is partially black with mold & we would like to speculate further - Could possibly be a somewhat good deal
Hey there, shall we count on Swedish, white labor for about 350 SEK per hour? Removing furnishings and "loose" partition walls, tearing out the floor, and building a new floor probably can't be done in a week for two people, I would allow for two weeks with some extra work and downtime. 160 hours x 350 = 56,000 SEK. The material is a significantly smaller expense.
If this goes well and the mold damage is limited to just the floor, then additional costs for new flooring, restoration of electrical and plumbing, partition walls, internal stairs, and furnishings come into play - perhaps costing as much for a basic execution or potentially limitless expenses depending on personal taste
If you plan for the house to remain with a basic standard without major renovations, then maybe this could be an idea. But if you intend to modernize/extend to modern standards, I would value the house at zero and plan to build a new house. I believe the old house structure is more of a hassle than a benefit in shaping a current home/holiday residence.
If this goes well and the mold damage is limited to just the floor, then additional costs for new flooring, restoration of electrical and plumbing, partition walls, internal stairs, and furnishings come into play - perhaps costing as much for a basic execution or potentially limitless expenses depending on personal taste
If you plan for the house to remain with a basic standard without major renovations, then maybe this could be an idea. But if you intend to modernize/extend to modern standards, I would value the house at zero and plan to build a new house. I believe the old house structure is more of a hassle than a benefit in shaping a current home/holiday residence.
Thank you, this sounds reasonable. I got an estimate from one of the inspectors who is a former carpenter - He said something around 200,000 SEK for the job. The house itself has been rated well so to speak, and the price was reasonable before this was discovered, so now I guess I'll have to put pressure on the seller and see if we can haggle