Brickleberry
2018-10-02 12:07:08
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Good day dear readers,
I would like to ask you something, or several things. Probably some of this has come up here more often, so I ask for your patience. I have already been able to find out some things in preliminary research, but some questions remain for which I need your advice.
1. The fundamental question whether you would ALWAYS recommend an indoor air measurement / pollutant measurement before purchase. As you know, the market is not always that simple, and while one person still checks, does things, and so on, another simply buys impulsively without thinking.
Span boards presumably still containing formaldehyde from the year 1976 might be installed, wood preservatives, etc. The facade is an Eternit panel facade.
What I find positive about the house is the fact that it was renovated around 2010. Done independently, which may be an advantage for some or a disadvantage for others regarding documentation.
What was renewed:
- "Basic renovation 2010," but what exactly this includes is unclear; I try to list what I know.
- Roof completely expanded and insulated inside (with what?) Outside old
- Bathroom renewed
- Living area fully tiled as well as the basement (a matter of taste)
- Heating renewed (Sieger low-pressure oil boiler, so no replacement needed <30 years) however, the radiators remained the old ones.
- Terrace
- Electricity and water (copper)
What I noticed is that in the basement ceiling there are some kind of Styrofoam panels installed. These presumably contain formaldehyde. There used to be the Bio Check F from Dräger in combination with Stiftung Warentest. This allegedly is no longer available. It was quite informative for self-testers.
Data on the property
About 150 sqm living space distributed. 90 sqm on the ground floor, and 60 in the attic plus the basement included. Garage is available, as well as roughly 650 sqm of land. The house was evaluated and factored in by Interhyp and would cost about €150,000 just for the house. The land value was already deducted. An interesting question at this point is what estimated price you would give based on this data (also considering the current situation) from the gut feeling.
2. What you would personally still recommend for renovation. Gas heating? Solar support for hot water? Fireplace? I am currently still clarifying which pollutant residues are still present in the house.


I would like to ask you something, or several things. Probably some of this has come up here more often, so I ask for your patience. I have already been able to find out some things in preliminary research, but some questions remain for which I need your advice.
1. The fundamental question whether you would ALWAYS recommend an indoor air measurement / pollutant measurement before purchase. As you know, the market is not always that simple, and while one person still checks, does things, and so on, another simply buys impulsively without thinking.
Span boards presumably still containing formaldehyde from the year 1976 might be installed, wood preservatives, etc. The facade is an Eternit panel facade.
What I find positive about the house is the fact that it was renovated around 2010. Done independently, which may be an advantage for some or a disadvantage for others regarding documentation.
What was renewed:
- "Basic renovation 2010," but what exactly this includes is unclear; I try to list what I know.
- Roof completely expanded and insulated inside (with what?) Outside old
- Bathroom renewed
- Living area fully tiled as well as the basement (a matter of taste)
- Heating renewed (Sieger low-pressure oil boiler, so no replacement needed <30 years) however, the radiators remained the old ones.
- Terrace
- Electricity and water (copper)
What I noticed is that in the basement ceiling there are some kind of Styrofoam panels installed. These presumably contain formaldehyde. There used to be the Bio Check F from Dräger in combination with Stiftung Warentest. This allegedly is no longer available. It was quite informative for self-testers.
Data on the property
About 150 sqm living space distributed. 90 sqm on the ground floor, and 60 in the attic plus the basement included. Garage is available, as well as roughly 650 sqm of land. The house was evaluated and factored in by Interhyp and would cost about €150,000 just for the house. The land value was already deducted. An interesting question at this point is what estimated price you would give based on this data (also considering the current situation) from the gut feeling.
2. What you would personally still recommend for renovation. Gas heating? Solar support for hot water? Fireplace? I am currently still clarifying which pollutant residues are still present in the house.