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Mine were incorrect drainage outside, causing water to pool high enough inthe back yard that it came through the slider into the converted garage, soaking the p
by kbenson 2y ago
Mine were incorrect drainage outside, causing water to pool high enough inthe back yard that it came through the slider into the converted garage, soaking the pad and carpet there (in a few different locations actually), and the much worse one where a room was build off the same garage onto a concrete pad that was laid, but one of the walls was build on top of a covered deck that was build off the garage on one side, which had water run down it, hid the deck, then immediately go under the wall to the concrete pad meaning even moderate rains that didn't result in outside flooding would result in that room's pad and carpet getting wet and needing to be entirely removed, and the wall ripped out and rebuilt as it eventually was overtaken by mold. A large chunk of the house needed to be blocked off, industrial fans installed to dry it out, and then professionally redone.
Building codes exist for reasons. Sometimes they seem frivolous, but often they're there for a damn good reason.