Major works at Siv's flat

If you refer back to some previous blog entries such as THIS, in the background, you'll see some views of Siv's flat in Elnesvågen which is outside of Molde. However, due to the discovery of damp, caused by poor drainage, we've come over for a few days to start taking out carpet etc. to see how bad things are.

We've now discovered the damp has gone up the walls, so the panelled walls have all had to come off, and we're back to the bare brickwork/concrete. As you can see from the photo and movie, the really dark area in the corner from where the damp emanates.

Next stage is to buy a de-humidifier, to dry out the room, re-decorating won't start until next year sometime.

Outside we've had to rip out Siv's decking, so that the area around the house can be excavated, and the drainage improved.