Altbau_Berlin
2018-12-28 16:39:40
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Hello everyone,
I own an old building apartment (ground floor), which unfortunately has a damp basement. The basement is not a "storage closet," as is often the case with old buildings/rental houses, but rather a hobby room below the actual apartment.
Unfortunately, one wall (street side - front garden in front of the house) is damp. Due to the moisture, the old wooden window is now so damaged that it can no longer be reliably closed. Therefore, it is to be replaced with a plastic window. In addition to the window replacement, the light well and the window lintel (steel beam) must also be renovated.
In the long term, we are still reviewing with the property management which measures will be necessary to make the walls drier, as I would like to convert the basement room into a usable space (workshop, laundry room, guest room, etc.).
Questions about the window replacement: What sequence should be followed here? I would have thought: remove the old window, renovate the light well and lintel, install the new window. Correct?
What should be considered when choosing the window? The material will be plastic. Wood and aluminum are ruled out. Due to the moisture of the basement wall, I wanted to ensure some kind of ventilation with the window, which should not lead to excessive heat loss. What do you think about systems such as window rebate ventilators? Are these sufficient, or the correct system to control humidity throughout the year? I could imagine that due to the dew point undershoot on the walls in the summer months, I would actually have to be able to close them.
What else must be considered here?
Thank you for your help.
I own an old building apartment (ground floor), which unfortunately has a damp basement. The basement is not a "storage closet," as is often the case with old buildings/rental houses, but rather a hobby room below the actual apartment.
Unfortunately, one wall (street side - front garden in front of the house) is damp. Due to the moisture, the old wooden window is now so damaged that it can no longer be reliably closed. Therefore, it is to be replaced with a plastic window. In addition to the window replacement, the light well and the window lintel (steel beam) must also be renovated.
In the long term, we are still reviewing with the property management which measures will be necessary to make the walls drier, as I would like to convert the basement room into a usable space (workshop, laundry room, guest room, etc.).
Questions about the window replacement: What sequence should be followed here? I would have thought: remove the old window, renovate the light well and lintel, install the new window. Correct?
What should be considered when choosing the window? The material will be plastic. Wood and aluminum are ruled out. Due to the moisture of the basement wall, I wanted to ensure some kind of ventilation with the window, which should not lead to excessive heat loss. What do you think about systems such as window rebate ventilators? Are these sufficient, or the correct system to control humidity throughout the year? I could imagine that due to the dew point undershoot on the walls in the summer months, I would actually have to be able to close them.
What else must be considered here?
Thank you for your help.