camul
2018-07-22 21:21:06
- #1
Hello everyone,
Years ago we bought a fairly large house that consists of an old building (built in 1932) and an extension (built in 1970). The extension was equipped with a balcony on the first floor, which was originally accessible from the kitchen (old building) and the living room (new building). In complete ignorance and infatuation with the house, we did not pay the required attention to one circumstance...
The previous owner decided that he no longer wanted the balcony access from the kitchen and had it bricked up, which certainly improved the use of the kitchen. In doing so, he left the door frame in the wall and bricked up to 1.60 m where the balcony door was presumably located and installed a small window. The door frame is still visible from the balcony. It’s not particularly pretty, but it didn’t bother us when we bought the house.
Now we have treated ourselves to a new kitchen and removed the old built-in furniture. Behind the furniture that was built in front of the bricked-up balcony access, solid mold has formed up to 90 cm high. My assumption is that pretty much everything that could go wrong was done wrong when bricking up the balcony access.
Now my questions:
- Do I have to completely remove the wall closure, tear out the door frame along with the roller shutter guide, etc., and basically redo everything?
- Does it help if I only partially repair the old balcony door area still visible from outside and build corresponding insulation in front of it and then plaster it so that the exterior wall in this area is flush?
- The balcony floor is tiled. Do I have to partially remove it in order to have a proper wall finish or can I leave it as it is?
Many thanks in advance for information, ideas, and suggestions!
Years ago we bought a fairly large house that consists of an old building (built in 1932) and an extension (built in 1970). The extension was equipped with a balcony on the first floor, which was originally accessible from the kitchen (old building) and the living room (new building). In complete ignorance and infatuation with the house, we did not pay the required attention to one circumstance...
The previous owner decided that he no longer wanted the balcony access from the kitchen and had it bricked up, which certainly improved the use of the kitchen. In doing so, he left the door frame in the wall and bricked up to 1.60 m where the balcony door was presumably located and installed a small window. The door frame is still visible from the balcony. It’s not particularly pretty, but it didn’t bother us when we bought the house.
Now we have treated ourselves to a new kitchen and removed the old built-in furniture. Behind the furniture that was built in front of the bricked-up balcony access, solid mold has formed up to 90 cm high. My assumption is that pretty much everything that could go wrong was done wrong when bricking up the balcony access.
Now my questions:
- Do I have to completely remove the wall closure, tear out the door frame along with the roller shutter guide, etc., and basically redo everything?
- Does it help if I only partially repair the old balcony door area still visible from outside and build corresponding insulation in front of it and then plaster it so that the exterior wall in this area is flush?
- The balcony floor is tiled. Do I have to partially remove it in order to have a proper wall finish or can I leave it as it is?
Many thanks in advance for information, ideas, and suggestions!