Basement ceiling and ground floor ceiling are sagging

Hello everyone,

we are currently planning to buy a house. The notary appointment is supposed to be the Monday after next. Everything is ready so far. Financing is also secured. Since it is quite an extensive renovation, we have an architect on board. However, something is bothering me now and unfortunately I can only reach the architect again on Tuesday.

There is a room of 5.6m x 13m both in the basement and on the ground floor. Today I measured and found that the basement ceiling and the ground floor ceiling are about 3-4cm lower in the middle than at the edges. At first, I suspected the plaster, but unfortunately it is not that. By the way, the house is from 1973.

From what I have researched so far, the tolerance is L/250, which would correspond to 5600/250 = 23mm.

Somehow I am now giving it some thought. Did someone simply forget the camber back then, or something else? Maybe someone has an idea. In the worst case, we would just refrain from buying, even if that involves costs.

Best regards,
Markus

Hello,

....Irgendwie mache ich mir jetzt so meine Gedanken.

Justified. Before the doubts are cleared up, I wouldn’t sign anything. If necessary, the purchase date can be postponed until final clarification.

.... Im schlimmsten Fall würden wir halt vom Kauf absehen, auch wenn damit Kosten verbunden sind.

Possibly the lesser evil in the long run.

Regards

Have you ever negotiated a discount? That is not fair, I would ask for something in return. Are you aware that you are in the right?

Hello everyone,

thank you very much in advance. A structural engineer is coming tomorrow to take a look at everything.

A price reduction is one thing, even though we had actually agreed on the price. I have no right other than not to sign the purchase contract. A price reduction only helps to a limited extent if it is as bad as assumed. You don’t just renovate a lowered ceiling for €10,000.

Postponing the notary appointment is one thing, the other is the financing. It is signed and can only be revoked within 2 weeks.

Best regards

Oh come on! If the structural engineer delivers the ceilings as stable, then you can replaster and thus straighten them, costs! not 10,000€

Oh come on! If the structural engineer delivers the ceilings as stable, you can replaster them and thus straighten them, It doesn't cost 10,000€

The 10,000€ did not refer to the plastering, but to the reconstruction of the ceiling if it poses a danger.

However, the structural engineer gave the green light. We also renegotiated the price.

Best regards