Monday, July 27, 2015

Causes of peeling paint?

I'm looking at buying a home that appears to be from the early 1900s, based on architectural features. The house is a brick foundation with metal siding that has held up rather well. The basement is dirt with a thin layer of cement in places. Obviously a bit damp. The roof from a quick once over appeared to be pretty much intact. No sections of missing or damaged shingles visible from the ground.

The inside appears to be in pretty good shape with no mold, damaged floors, or large pieces of the walls missing. But the paint is peeling in large sheets everywhere. Every wall looks like it is shedding, the ceiling all have paint hanging off, even the trim looks a bit shaggy. Is this water damage given the absence of any other signs? Could it be something else?

The home is foreclosure and has been vacant for at least three years and was a rental property before that. We are in Wisconsin so there is a lot of snow and temp changes. I'm thinking it's possible that it was given a quick shitty paint job when the bank acquired it and now it's falling off? Thoughts? Sorry, I didn't think to take any pictures at the time.

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