I've had many different opinions on the problem. What it boils down to is, the water supposedly soaked through the concrete. Was told that happens sometimes with cement stucco. Also, there is a slight crack right at the window sill on the outside. I think this is where it came from but not sure. Before my house was a year old, my inspection noted this crack, supposedly it was fixed by warranty, but if it was, they did a terrible job, one inch on either side of the crack is a completely different color paint. I was not here at the time and had renters in the house.
I have a patio in front of my house with pavers so water didn't puddle there although I suppose it could have gotten under the pavers.
The wet part of the rug is about 4 ft long by 1 1/2 feet wide, on one side only of a double window.
I was advised by Stanley Steemer that they are not allowed by State laws to dry the carpet, they can only "cut" the carpet out where it got wet. Another company wanted $200 just to walk through the door and who knows how much after that.
This has never happened before even with the driving rain we get sometimes, but the hurricane really pounded that window.
I think I'm going to have the carpet removed and have laminate installed, which I was thinking about doing anyway. However, the concern is how do I prevent this from happening again.
I don't think gutters or extenders are the problem or the cure, but I'm not sure. Who do I call for that since I can't do this myself.
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