funky77
2018-11-07 11:29:14
- #1
Hello everyone,
we are facing a house purchase. We want to move from renting to owning our own home. We looked at a small, beautiful house that we liked right away. The upper floor and attic are ready to move in. There is still some work to do in the basement. The house was built on a strip foundation. In one room there is a floor slab, in the second room there is only gravel on the floor and terrace slabs on top of it. Here I would remove everything and cast a floor slab afterwards.
What confuses me, however, are the walls. On the one hand, it looks like a supporting wall was built, and it seems as if there is some moisture in this room. In this room, the basement is completely underground (slight slope). Furthermore, I am puzzled by the holes in the wall. I am also wondering what their function is. The house is from 1970. Back then, the basement wall was sealed with insulation.
My question is simply the following: Are we buying a lot of work in terms of exposing and resealing? Possibly laying new drainage, etc.?
Regards, Thomas


we are facing a house purchase. We want to move from renting to owning our own home. We looked at a small, beautiful house that we liked right away. The upper floor and attic are ready to move in. There is still some work to do in the basement. The house was built on a strip foundation. In one room there is a floor slab, in the second room there is only gravel on the floor and terrace slabs on top of it. Here I would remove everything and cast a floor slab afterwards.
What confuses me, however, are the walls. On the one hand, it looks like a supporting wall was built, and it seems as if there is some moisture in this room. In this room, the basement is completely underground (slight slope). Furthermore, I am puzzled by the holes in the wall. I am also wondering what their function is. The house is from 1970. Back then, the basement wall was sealed with insulation.
My question is simply the following: Are we buying a lot of work in terms of exposing and resealing? Possibly laying new drainage, etc.?
Regards, Thomas