Naoma
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Thank you all so much everyone for the feedback and helpful advice, we have learned a lot about our new house. Time will tell what our budget will allow and there is definitely a lot we need to understand and learn about mechanical ventilation and what might be the best option for our house in that area too, but one step at the time 😉
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On the pic below a view of a corner where on one side the skirting board has been removed, Unfortunately not really space to add anything there.
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Here a close up of the layer underneath the big timber
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Here a wider shot of the same area
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This the kitchen, where frame meets floor and where the pipes of the kitchen sink go out The outside gab is on the level where that small timber is (underneath the DPC and the big timber with the number 5 written on it)
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Iceverge, great feedback, thank you. I understand your point. We will be getting quotes for the works and will see how far the budget will stretch. We were busy on the weekend having a closer look at the structure of the house, by breaking the interior plasterboard in one of the bedrooms and in the kitchen. The wall in the bedroom is completely dry not a sign of damage of damp! In the kitchen we had some damage to the plasterboard from a small old leak in the plumbing, no damage to the frame), but it gives a really good look on the foundation of the frame, I will upload some pictures asap
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Here are some wider shots of the house from a few weeks ago
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Iceverge, again thank you so much for your explanation. As on the pictures, we have around most of the house a concrete path, would we need to break it to get the insulation below the ground or would it be sufficient to let it go down flush with the path? Here are some pictures from back and front, I can get close up of the soffit if useful. Yes, we have to remain in the house during all works. As a next step we will investigate the walls further, I will upload some pictures asap
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Iceverge, thank you very much for your detailed feedback. We were thinking of adding insulation to the exterior to reduce heating cost, but we're told it's 15 000 EUR, so we might have to go with just doing the bottom part. How would the correct detailing look like, so that water would always drain away properly? Are there any specific materials that need to be used? Is there anything that could be done if there is damage inside the walls? Can we be relatively certain that this gap has no purpose like breathing or expansion or anything else? As the proposed solution would mean that the gap will be closed off. We really appreciate all the help
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We had a bit of a poke in an area where the render is quite cracked and behind the grey render is concrete. So far we have not found anybody you could explain what the gap is for, nor anybody who has seen it before, we really wanted to know what it is for so we are not making a problem worse, but the original contractor is no longer in business.
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This is a picture of the skirting board in an corner with two external walls (all furniture have been removed to allow enough ventilation to avoid mood) We have carpet with underlay in some rooms which have the same issue on the external walls
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Would it be an option to close the gap off and create some kind of slope for the water to run down, as I looks like pulling the grey area back far enough to create an overhang might not be possible in many areas, as the grey part sticks out by sometimes nearly 1,5-2cm
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As far as we have been told the concrete slab is insulated with some areoboard , I am not sure if there is any way to verify this now without causing too much damage. Yes, there are no direct leaks to the inside (as in holes or water dripping/running), only condensation I have uploaded a pic of the floor level at the front door
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This a picture of our front door, showing the floor level on the inside in relation to the gap on the outside, I hope this useful (sorry had to take the last two pic in the evening)
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This is the close up off the section with the grey tape pulled back
