[Lorij]

During the last hurricane watch, rain leaked in and flooded the front bedroom (office) of our Gardenia floor plan. We could not figure out how it found its way in. After asking questions, we were told that the roof area just in front of the entryway in a Gardenia was not installed properly and may have caused the water to find its way in. However, it came up through the baseboard? Has anyone heard of this?

Last night the hard rain again caused the same thing to happen again on our brand new hardwood floors.

Would appreciate any feedback you may have?

[bluedivergirl]

I can't bump the thread because it is closed, but if you search this forum for "Gardenia" you will find info about a roof design failure and leaks. HTH.

[jnieman]

Hopefully your homeowner's insurance will cover this.

[villagetinker]

We had a sprinkler head fail, it shot a stream of water up to the soffit, which then found its way to the block wall, and it came out on the floor, damaging the carpet. The interior wall never showed any damage. So you might be seeing the same type of problem, the water gets in the soffit area, goes down the inside of the block wall and comes out at floor level.
NOTE: as referenced above there was a previous thread about a design flaw in Gardenias, I am very interested in this as we have a Gradenia. I contacted the original poster to get further info and never received a reply. I also contacted a home inspector to see if he knew of this problem, he did not. I will be VERY interested in what ever you find. If you do not want to post, please send me a PM.
Try contacting Frank DeAngelo, 352-250-7818, he can do an inspection, and give you an idea of what is going on. He has equipment to detect dampness in walls.

[CWGUY]

Gardenia Roof Leaks Due to Design Flaw

[rjm1cc]

If the water is coming from the ground it would be hydrostatic water pressure. I think this occurs in homes with basements but I think it would be hard to occur in a home without a basement and higher than the surrounding ground. Is the ground around that part of your house soaked?