Hello, I've noticed some white spots on the brickwork. This is the balcony partition wall to my neighbor's balcony, east-facing (not facing the weather). Where could these spots have come from? I've lived there for 15 years, and there have always been faint white spots, but now they've become more extreme. Where could these spots…
Is it possible to assume a joint in the green areas above the masonry in a position plan, as shown in the example image, since the individual slab positions are independent? (Apart from whether this would be done in practice)
Hello everyone, I've been a silent reader in the forum and am contacting you from Bochum because I'm unfortunately having a problem with our extension. Unfortunately, I don't trust the construction company to solve the problem permanently on their own. About the project: There's even a long-unused swimming pool at our main house. We're currently…
Hello, my landlords have a plastered outside wall, painted on the inside with insulating paint and now after mold has formed the expert said it was a mistake and everything has to come down. Is he right and if so, why? What is crucial in detail? And as an addition, does the heavily mold-infested plaster…
The basement is used as a gym. There are plenty of ventilation gaps in the walls. There's also a window that's permanently open in the summer, so it's not really humid down there. So I can't imagine it's mold. I've read it could be minerals?
Hello, As part of a term paper, I'm supposed to create draft plans for architectural students' drawings. The plan is to depict a masonry residential building. All standards and technical regulations/options should be observed and things from the architect's plan should be changed if they would otherwise not be feasible or could only be done…
We have a house from 1700, there are vaulted ceilings on the ground floor. There used to be a cowshed, now converted into living space So some rooms have vaulted ceilings. In the false ceiling above, the vaulted arches were slightly filled with slag. Outside the house there are clay pipes, one for ventilation because…
The picture is from my apartment on the 1st floor of an apartment building The plaster has chipped off on its own and behind it is a crystal-like substance. I read online that it could be salt efflorescence and that it's caused by moisture in the masonry. However, I don't know anything about that. Does…
We have vaulted ceilings on the ground floor, the plaster is very old and is now crumbling/sanding. Underneath it is damp, i.e. the remaining sand and the bricks/tiles. We would like to re-plaster it. Would a primer and then plaster help? The house is from 1800
Good day About 2 years ago, I bought an apartment building, built in 1949, which was full of cracks (Is) At that time, I consulted a structural engineer who explained to me that these cracks keep occurring due to the soil in the region because the soil is moving (drying out, absorbing water). The owner…
Hello everyone, I have a Geowbox in my storage room. The storage room has a sloped ceiling and a small skylight. Due to the weather, my RH has risen significantly. Unfortunately, my recirculated air still goes into the same room. The room has a small hole in the corner through which you can see the…
… and a heavy load for a heavy ceiling fan (16kg)? Which one should I get for this? The fan mount is only 5mm wide. Can or should it be extended to accommodate stronger screws, even if it's made of metal? Would like to hang it as securely and firmly as possible…..