Thoughts when buying a self-built house

[Plupp 220027]

Hello

I am interested in a relatively "newly built" house from 2005, however, it seems that the old man, who is now deceased, did a lot of the construction himself, the extent of which I do not yet know. When I read about the house and go through the inspection report that I have obtained (Not visited yet), there are several things I notice for such a relatively new house. I am attaching a link to Hemnet. I am also attaching the inspection report. Furthermore, the upper floor/attic is completely unfurnished, just raw boards up to the roof and insulation on the floor down to the lower floor. I don't think there are any electricity or plumbing installed. Any disadvantages in construction considering issues like moisture etc. due to it not being heated up there?

I do not know if it is a stick-built house or a "house building model."

https://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-4rum-latorp-orebro-kommun-latorp-916-16061135

• Sills in pressure-treated 20015? How is it with that, everything I read says you should replace them with steel. Costs?
• Minor microbial growth on the crawl space lining, maybe it's time to do a crawl space conversion so everything is tiptop down there with moisture and air etc. Costs?
• Warping in the ceiling? In such a relatively new house, has the person who built it been too stingy with something? Or can it be due to other things, like the foundation, etc.

I have not been able to contact the inspector yet, I gladly accept questions that I can convey to him and also your own thoughts and opinions. What I should think about, etc., it is relatively important for us to have a healthy and "toxic-free," if I may say so, living environment. The house is very well located for us and the price is also within our budget.

Many thanks to those who have taken the time to read the report and answer my questions.
// Jocke

 

[MathiasS]

I don't see any problem with anything that is stated in the protocol. That the upper floor is unfinished cannot be a disadvantage - you can furnish it entirely to your own taste. If anything needs to be fixed with the ceiling in the bedroom, you also have easy access to it.

There is no crawl space that is completely mold-free. Keep normal track of it and go back to sleep on that point.

 

[Dan_Johansson]

I also think everything looks "normal," both the inspection report and the real estate agent's website...

If a non-toxic environment is important, perhaps treated wood doesn't count for much, but on the other hand, if it's damp in the foundation, maybe a dehumidifier is in order, and when you blow out moist air, you're also removing some of what might have been emitted from the treated wood. I have treated sills in my house, and I was advised by a crawl space/moisture expert to paint the sills to encapsulate them... It was quite easy for me since I was replacing insulation and the subfloor for other reasons, but he didn't seem to take those meters of treated wood down in the foundation too seriously...

 

[Daniel 109]

Pressure-treated wood from the last 30 years doesn't contain substances that smell or emit dangerous chemicals into the air. One might think that the inspector should have known that.

 

[Korsfarare]

Pressure-treated wood from the last 30 years has no agents that smell or emit harmful substances into the air. You'd think the inspector should have known that.

No, exactly. It's just copper that's been pressed into the wood, right?

 

[Daniel 109]

Yes, it is copper salts.

 

[Huddingebo]

Today, many recommend pressure-treated wood. I do stick-built construction and used it last year. Today's pressure-treated wood does not emit any air when they get damp like in the old days.

If the DIY builder has built for themselves to live there, there is perhaps less risk of taking risky shortcuts to make some quick money. Lack of knowledge can sometimes cause problems, but I would be more worried if I bought the house from an unknown small one-man company.