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BUILDING ENVELOPE RESTORATION - The first contact you should make is with a competent contractor in this field of work, in most cases this is the first step because most restoration or building envelope restoration construction management companies will come out and look at your problem initially free of charge. If you find a contractor that has a designated engineer in house this can lower your construction costs and time of project, there are multifamily restoration contractors that offer these complete packages. The second contact if the contractor doesn’t provide an in house investigation would be to search the web in your local area for a qualified engineering firm that is experienced in building sciences and building restorations.
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There are a few obvious signs of leaky condo syndrome, a building with a stucco finish will have a deep dark staining that never seems to go away, this is a sign that the water is leaking directly behind the stained stucco and in most cases will get trapped, most noticeable around and below windows . The water at this point general penetrates inside the outer wall being generally, plywood, OSB, or exterior grade drywall. The later tell tale sign that your building envelope has failed is that you will see dark stains on the interior walls, around window trim, along baseboards even on the ceilings. You may or may not also see water damage around these locations. If the dark staining occurs it is likely to be mold! There are many species of mold and building materials are an excellent habitat for mold to foster growth.
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MY CONDO IS ROTTING AND MOLDY! - The first concern always is you and your families safety and heath, the first thing you do is inform your condo board members in writing and property manager if you have one, the next step is you must have your condo unit tested to verify what level of mold spores are air born in your suite, yes air born. This test will determine your immediate risk. After that has been confirmed, generally your property manager will have sources that can com in and determine the severity of the damage and rot to deconstruct and reconstruct the problem areas. This can be an isolated incident but generally with how water travels, this most likely will be happening with your neighbour’s suites. If this is the case then it will become a problem that generally all the owners of the condominium complex will get involved and share the burden of engineering and construction costs.
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