Hi! I have just bought a townhouse built in 1984. After signing, I hired an inspector for moisture measurement on the lower floor, the wall against the soil mass. It is a clad basement wall and otherwise a slab on grade.
In the clad wall against the concrete (only a total of 7m wall against the soil mass), a moisture content of 19.9% was measured in some form of 50-board that was behind the drywall. Further into the room about 2 meters, we did a measurement against the sill, showed only 11.8.
I have received construction drawings but can't make sense of it. According to the picture, it's drywall, plastic, 50-board, and then styrofoam? I don't see that setup under wall types. Note that it was drilled at the very bottom in one corner.
Drainage is not done. Otherwise, no remarks, stone slabs outside, slope nicely downwards, no water pooling. Nice gutters and downpipes. What action is recommended?
In the clad wall against the concrete (only a total of 7m wall against the soil mass), a moisture content of 19.9% was measured in some form of 50-board that was behind the drywall. Further into the room about 2 meters, we did a measurement against the sill, showed only 11.8.
I have received construction drawings but can't make sense of it. According to the picture, it's drywall, plastic, 50-board, and then styrofoam? I don't see that setup under wall types. Note that it was drilled at the very bottom in one corner.
Drainage is not done. Otherwise, no remarks, stone slabs outside, slope nicely downwards, no water pooling. Nice gutters and downpipes. What action is recommended?
It is quite expected that it is humid there, right? It corresponds to a basement. What problems has the humidity caused since 1984 then? So what, apart from the value on the meter, are you supposed to address?🤔
The simplest answer is to tear out what is damp.
The simplest answer is to tear out what is damp.