We are purchasing a new construction bargain builder home. It's not custom, and we have basically no say in anything to do with the construction. We've been going into the house and checking in on things as the construction has progressed.
Last Friday morning when my husband went in, he heard water. There was a giant puddle downstairs, and the outside spigot outside that room was on full blast. He turned it off, and didn't have time to look at anything else before going to work, but he could tell there was baseboard and drywall damage. I emailed the builder to figure out the situation.
Later that afternoon at 3pm, I went in. Turns out there was water upstairs, too, a full puddle in one of the bedrooms on top of the OSB subfloor, with the OSB swelling. I called about it, and was told they knew about it, there was a leak probably under the subfloor (looking at what they've done since, I suspect it was in the wall), and they'd turned off the water. Not sure why they didn't try to soak up the standing water.
Fast forward to Monday morning, my husband walks in, and carpet has been installed upstairs. I immediately expressed concern with installing carpet over still wet (even damp) subfloor. The builder claims they had the AC on full blast and made sure the subfloor was dry before installing the carpet over the weekend. My question is, is this possible? I would think OSB would take a lot longer to dry out once saturated like it was. Is the fact that the OSB was starting to swell (leading to uneven flooring) a valid concern that they should have to address, or do I just need to living with it knowing I'll be grinding it down if we change the flooring down the line?
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Last Friday morning when my husband went in, he heard water. There was a giant puddle downstairs, and the outside spigot outside that room was on full blast. He turned it off, and didn't have time to look at anything else before going to work, but he could tell there was baseboard and drywall damage. I emailed the builder to figure out the situation.
Later that afternoon at 3pm, I went in. Turns out there was water upstairs, too, a full puddle in one of the bedrooms on top of the OSB subfloor, with the OSB swelling. I called about it, and was told they knew about it, there was a leak probably under the subfloor (looking at what they've done since, I suspect it was in the wall), and they'd turned off the water. Not sure why they didn't try to soak up the standing water.
Fast forward to Monday morning, my husband walks in, and carpet has been installed upstairs. I immediately expressed concern with installing carpet over still wet (even damp) subfloor. The builder claims they had the AC on full blast and made sure the subfloor was dry before installing the carpet over the weekend. My question is, is this possible? I would think OSB would take a lot longer to dry out once saturated like it was. Is the fact that the OSB was starting to swell (leading to uneven flooring) a valid concern that they should have to address, or do I just need to living with it knowing I'll be grinding it down if we change the flooring down the line?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PomDdpywShEKC2s7A
https://photos.app.goo.gl/udEHzWZvzK3nbSEd6