New Home has water damage

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<p>We are under contract with Williams Lyon for one of their Ciara's homes in Columbus Grove, plan 2 with the center courtyard to be specific. The new house is currently under construction and is scheduled to close next month. Excluding the flooring, most of the construction and interior works are done. </p>

<p>Our dilemma is that when my wife and I stopped by this past weekend to check out our newly constructed house as we do regularly, the house was under water damage restoration work performed by a outside company. Only after we brought this up with the sale office were we told that there were an accident which resulted in a flooding within our house. Apparently, one of the construction people forgot to shut off a water valve in the center courtyard. As a result, water was flooded throughout the first level of the house. As part of the water damage restoration work, some portions of the upgraded 7" baseboard were ripped apart. Along all the walls on the first floor, 3" diameter holes are being cut out every six inches along the baseboard in an effort to air dry the interior walls. It wasn't a pretty site to say the least.</p>

<p>The sale office people indicated that they were about to notified us of the incident . Once the repair work is completed, they will present us with water damage report and test results. They promise that everything will look as new after they patched all the holes and clean up the space. They also said that we should not be concern with any long-term damages. Plus we will be given a one-year home warranty.</p>

<p>Though we did not carefully inspect the house and the extend of the water damages when we were there on site this past weekend because it was simply too hot to stay inside, we plan to request for an outside independent inspection. We've also created a list of concerns that we plan to address with the sale office people and perhaps the ground superintendent during our walk-thru. Our concerns range from proper disclosures of future sale to possible progressive damage to the structural integrity of concrete, drywalls-paint, cabinetry-baseboard, and wire corrosion. We also wanted to make sure that our property value will not decrease as the result of it being flooded. If any of these concerns are valid, should the builder be compensating us for this less-than-perfect house? I would greatly appreciated any feedback on how we should address our concerns and the situation with the builder.


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NewBuyer....you need to make sure you get an independent restoration company to come in and take moisture samples of the dry wall and also to take a look at the framing to ensure the integrity has not been compromised. I would also ask how long the water was standing in the downstairs b/c typically cutting holes in the base board does not do the trick. Also, were the floors completed or did it flood on the concrete slab?
 
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Doesn't Lyon already give you some kind of structural warranty? I was under the impression that most of the builders give a 1/10 type warranty, in other words, 1 year fit and finish with a 10 year structural...





It would also seem that Senate Bill 800 (I'm no lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt) covers you from issues that arise from defects in the building process like the one you mention above; this bill also REQUIRES builders to provide a 1-year warranty, regardless of prior damage...





-OCR
 
<p>The flooring hasn't been installed yet. Therefore, the water spilled over from the center courtyard onto the slab within the house. I am assuming that there were enough visual water damages for the builder to call in a restoration company. I will difinitely request for an independent inspection as part of our final walk-thru. However, I am still very concerned that we will encouter problems and/or might have to bear the expense to correct the builder 's oversight down the road.</p>

<p>I am certain that all new homes come with a 1-year limited warranty. However, given the extenuating circumstance, I don't know if it is reasonable to demand for an extended warranty or some sort of compensation from the builder since the repair work will dinitely affect their worksmanship in those areas affected by the flood. In addition, though we are planning to settle in this area for the foreseeable future, but given that a Real Estate Disclosure Form require the seller to state any history of water damage to the house, I am also concerned how it might affect the value of the house or can make it difficult for us to resale it in the future. </p>
 
<p>NewBuyer - William Lyons is a very reputable builder. Their homewarranty service is excellent based on my personal experience. I am sure if you tell the builder your concerns, they will give you options to choose from to your satisfaction. Good luck.</p>
 
whats with the flood problems in columbus grove?? my friend had somethign similar happen with a townhome (savannah i think). he said there was a stipulation in the contract that every wk after a max due date the bldr would have to pay him $300/wk. was this bs or has anyone heard of such clauses? i always thought when the builder delays your closing theres pretty much nothign you can do.
 
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