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More Grey ...

As a result of the last thermography today, the ceiling on the upper floor was opened. The evaluation team had indeed made to further leakage. The damage not to make it bigger than it already is, but the flooring in the loft has been partially opened to the whole view from above. And, surprise: More mold ...

The first stop is at the vent in the sanitary area:

to see in the picture is the open floor and the gray-clad vent pipe. In this area was in the terminal the vapor barrier is not properly prepared and thus able to warm, moist air from the bathroom including escape upwards. The moisture is then immediately condenses on the cold wall and mold formed (on the wall behind the pipe).

another unpleasant surprise then did a few yards further on. In the area of the purlins, a critical point are, and so there was also opened to the floor. And what came to Vorschein? Genau, Schimmel...

An dieser Stelle ist die Diagnose anscheinend nicht so einfach, da direkt kein Loch in der Folie zu sehen war. Allerdings kommen hier mehrere Indizien zusammen: Eine Dusche befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nähe und die Stoßkanten der Dampfsperre sind in diesem Bereich verklebt...

Diese Stoßkanten wurden dann nochmal nachgeklebt, der Bodenbelag ausgetauscht und nun warten wir auf eine Kontrolle durch den Gutachter bei der nächsten Thermographie.

this shows clearly that a stock blower-door test just says nothing about building physical defects. Without thermography these defects had not found this one so quickly. And if they do, only if the damage is much greater. The few hundred Euro are usually a good investment if you want to be sure.

To be continued ...

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finally sealed switch?

was another topic and the leaking switch the electric shutters and sometimes a few outlets that are placed in external walls. This were already at the first thermography diagnosed, but now only done hopefully for good. This time examples of where and how hard it "pulls"

is not entirely clear why the switches are not sealed. Either the empty pipe at the shutter box is not sealed (should it be but according to Carpenter), or the empty pipe in the wall draws air through unbonded joints in aerated concrete masonry (ie the empty tube was not clean, and had been plastered into the wall).

to solve the issue, were now Wall inserts with "overcoats" marked, in the hope that they are therefore dense. Whether it succeeds will then show the third thermography.

the "overcoat"

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time again sacrificed a Saturday ...

And once again sacrificed a Saturday for rework of defects. Since we moved a year ago are gone for a total of three weeks vacation and five Saturdays it.

Today, finally, the infinite history of the motion to be solved, sealed on all shutter button on the upper floor and the ceiling to be opened from the roof of the ground.

The motion now seems to function as nearly as one would imagine. There is only almost a year required waiting period, a number of complaints, and even more debate about four different models ...
Today begins the practice test phase.