House renovation, year of construction 68, mold and co

What does BRW mean?
We had already thought about roughly 1 year in terms of time.

You can also view the standard land value online at BORIS D. I don't know how many transactions take place in Süderbrarup per year. But the standard land value is rather around 85-110€ / m² - therefore the plot with old buildings is probably not a bargain. But also clear - for the land alone, you could certainly ask for €120,000 or more.

You can't use the house without heating either. This is a complete renovation upfront, not something you can move into and renovate slowly.

85 is the official value. The last building plots here were sold by the municipality for 110. A new area is still being developed. There will be some plots there. Price is not yet determined and we actually do not see ourselves in the new development area

.... We had thought for one year without moving in

One year can work out as long as you get craftsmen. Our house still has even thinner walls in some parts, I don't see a problem there. They are not load-bearing for us. You really have to do everything, and you certainly need to thoroughly dry out the basement if the moisture already rises up to the ground floor. It's a full renovation, and I think there could still be surprises. As I said, I would only buy it if you are clear about that and have enough money to have everything done properly. And you have to keep in mind that demolition might actually be better.

This is the district of Schleswig-Flensburg The broker text is the same for most properties... There were a lot of inquiries and a group viewing appointment is planned for next week. We were the only ones who got an appointment alone in advance. At the moment, everything here is really selling...

No idea what your budget is. But in this district there are quite a few more offers that, although they don't have this plot size and are still available for under €200,000, are at least more contemporary, apparently dry, and not horrendously expensive. Do you really have to stick to this low-budget route to then deal with moldy rooms or a totally run-down house????:eek:

In my opinion, the core question is not asked/answered:

Where does the moisture come from?

If it's due to the dilapidated windows/doors (they all need to be replaced anyway)
and as a result of the poor heating system, it should
still be salvageable in my opinion (with some effort)

But if it comes from below (the "feet" are standing in groundwater), then it will be elaborate,
therefore to install a black tank: dig everything up and waterproof the cellar walls from the outside,
renovate inside.

Does the cellar have a sinkhole somewhere (somewhere in the middle)?

Then a water level-controlled pump would probably have to be operated forever.

For about 100€, you can get capacitive moisture meters; they can answer some of these questions.

But caution: do not try to renovate something like this yourself because of mold spore inhalation!
Solid respiratory masks are needed!

@11ant: does that mean the 12 cm wall thickness is possibly a problem? How can you tell that from the floor plan?

Many components have no dimensions visible on the floor plan. Several interior walls are of unknown thickness here. The exterior walls are listed as 30 cm – it is quite possible that these consist of 17.5 cm and a 11.5 cm facing brick. That would correspond to the construction year. The 12 cm thickness of those walls where thickness is given is not a problem. It is just unusual, and since at other places measurements are given with half centimeters, I do not think the 12 cm is a rounding up of 11.5 cm. Actual 12 cm wall thickness here, however, would indicate the use of bricks of a format that was no longer current at the time: the Reichsformat was replaced about ten years before the construction of this house, when the octameter system was adopted. That suggests that old stock or even bricks from demolition were used here, both of which pose no problem. Who knows, maybe the builder was even a bricklayer and built the house himself. For a modestly wealthy builder, the outdated heating technology and the presumed small animal stable (I had forgotten geese in the list) speak for that. Much about this house suggests it was one one would have gladly bought – and one wishes its builder would not see from his cloud up there how shamefully dilapidated it has become.

Also, you really had to consider carefully which (favorite) child would get the room with the stove.

That probably wasn’t a long debate back then: naturally the first-born boy.