Ghosting

[NJinspector]

Inspected this house today. Approximately 50 years old, nobody has lived in the house for 14 years.

Looks like ghosting to me, but have never seen it this bad. Wanted to toss it out to you guys and see what you thought.

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[hausdok]

Well,

That will happen with any house if it's left unheated and abandoned long enough. The thermal bridging through the ceiling joists cools the ceiling and ambient moisture moves to those cooler areas where it either collects dust or allows mold to grow.

Get the house opened up, dried out, use a pigmented shellac on the walls to seal them and then repaint and it will probably be fine.

OT - OF!!!

M.

[Brian G]

Yo Jason, where you been? You got a new girlfriend or something? [][-crzwom]

And oh yeah, what Mike said...all that stuff. [:-dopey]

Brian G.

Thermal Bridging Isn't Dental Work? []

[chicago]

Ditto.. I remember when you were asking people to check out that logo and I like it more than before.

[NJinspector]

Yeah, its been a while. Working two jobs, with two kids and a new house with never ending projects is kicking my but!

On the bright side, after close to 40 inspections, I am just now comfortable writing a good report. Trying to adapt to the less is more strategy that has worked so well for the more experienced guys.

This forum helps alot, read between the lines and you can learn alot from everyone here.

Thanks guys