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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Water typically does not flow up a wall. I am guessing that you have some foundation settling. This can cause cracking at the stress cuts, and if the settling is severe enough then you will see cracks in the block wall. IMHO I would call home warranty and have a discussion with them. When we bought (2013) the house had a 10 year foundation warranty.
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not water. . . agree, and even if it did flow down, wouldn't have significant ability to generate cracks. . the houses are basically build on sand, and laid on the top of the sand, not down in the sand where compression has made the base more compressed. . I believe that this is why TV construction has moved away from block built into solid walls.
We have a designer, and if you go along the long sides, from front to back, we find fine cracks in the stucco, which with wind driven rain, can force water into the walls and into the house. . . Hurricane Helene blew rain through the walls into our house in several areas. The best maintenance for that is sealing and repainting every 4-5 years.
Around the lanai, does the yard slope away from the road? do you have gutters on the roof draining the water away from the foundation?
lets us know what warranty says if you call them. .