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We had wet carpet also under a window in our wood frame home.* Neither the window sill nor interior wall was wet.* The window is on the NW corner of the house where there was a lot of horizontal blowing water from the roof.* We suspect it was wet for several weeks as a result of the several strong thunder storms we've had during this period because the carpet tack holes in the carpet in that location were rusty, the carpet tack strip wood was darkened from moisture, and the wooden leg of one of our upholstered chairs was watermarked one inch up, and the metal stud on the bottom of that leg embedded a rust mark into the carpet.* All that would not have happened from an event as recent as Fay.* We only discovered the wetness when we moved furniture away from the wall for a painting project four days ago.

We called the warranty department and they came out to inspect yesterday.* They are sending two sets of people out tomorrow:* People to remove the siding to inspect for a source of water entry, and people to inspect the carpet for damage.

Yes, definitely get the attention of and work with the warrantee department. If that fails, get someone to do a thorough caulking job around the window frames outside, and paint the exterior of that wall with a water proofing coating (assuming your home is masonry construction. Masonry is porous in a strong wind-driven rain.