[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by billethkid

One thing to check is your downspouts and where they empty. Most have no splash blocks and most are a foot or less away from the slab. Heavy rains, let alone sustained tropical rains for hours on end push a very large volume of water down the spouts.

Not all direct the water sufficiently far enough from the house.

Long story....sustained water volume is able to get under the slab or between the slab and the house framing (and even blocks).

I have put extenders (available home depot/lowes) on all our downspouts taking the water 3 feet away from the base of the house.

Just one thing to check.

Do you have a double exterior door? Very frequently a direct driving rain will come between the doors.

Just to name a couple.

Good luck.

Right you are my friend. We had 14 inches of rain over 10 hours with 60 + mph winds and it will push throw hair line cracks in block, under concrete and even absorb through concrete.
I just spent all day putting pop ups 20 feet away on my downspouts. also the grades around hear are done poorly!
Just some FYI

[maureenod]

Originally Posted by mixsonci

How do I fix that?

GUTTERS all around. If I didn't have gutters on my house up north, my basement would be full of water. They take water away from the house, and they are cheap fix.

[Investment Painting Contractors]

Check your plumbing roof vents. We lost our Oak kitchen floor because the rubber seal on the vents got brittle and the rain came down thru the center of the block and exited under our cabinets. There is no water stains on walls or ceiling. Dave Wilt our handyman found the problem. Check yours. Len

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by Investment Painting Contractors

Check your plumbing roof vents. We lost our Oak kitchen floor because the rubber seal on the vents got brittle and the rain came down thru the center of the block and exited under our cabinets. There is no water stains on walls or ceiling. Dave Wilt our handyman found the problem. Check yours. Len

the new flashing should be lead not rubber

[perrjojo]

Also, many landscapers build up the soil against the house. Never allow this as water will come in where the walls meet the slab. I see this on so many homes. It's also an invitation for termites.

[autumnspring]

Originally Posted by mixsonci

The carpet in my front room is soaking wet, however, it is not coming from the window, which is completely dry. What could cause it?

Also, who can I call to come and completely dry the carpet so it doesn't mold?

Frankly, I slept through most of Irma. Typical for me, I can sleep through anything. About 3am the darn thing woke me up so I did a look around. It was not only raining very hard but the rain, driven by the wind was coming at the front of my home horizontally.

Your home is designed to keep out rain, water, flowing down not flowing horizontally. We had a little bit of water go through the edges of our front door.

For your wet carpet, there are so many possible causes.
Your roof may have been damaged. Water will flow, can flow a long way before it finds a hole to exit. You see a leak by a window, the water can be seeping through the seams of the window, the calking or simply flowing from the roof and exiting at the bottom of the wall.

I would take pictures, making it easier to find how the water got in. Use towels to soak up as much of the water as you can. Obviously, put the wet towels outside to dry. Then, turn down the dehumidifier control on your air conditioner and use fans to pass more air past the wet spot and so speed up the rate of evaporation.

[mixsonci]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

Also, many landscapers build up the soil against the house. Never allow this as water will come in where the walls meet the slab. I see this on so many homes. It's also an invitation for termites.

Please explain more on this?

I have a patio with pavers right outside this window? There is a space between the pavers and the house about 1/2 inch or more. Should I/can I have this caulked?

[Investment Painting Contractors]

Originally Posted by Chellybean

the new flashing should be lead not rubber

If they would have installed lead I probably wouldn't have had the problem. My house is 20 years old.

[davefin]

Originally Posted by Carla B

The designer model, Allamanda, is the only house built of poured concrete, to my knowledge, unless some courtyard villas may be poured concrete? The other houses are concrete block with a stucco finish or (CBS).

I own a Cedar model that is poured concrete. Also had a leak at baseboard on east facing wall. Turned out to be some hairline cracks in the stucco. Going to fill them with sealer when completely dry.

[mixsonci]

Originally Posted by davefin

I own a Cedar model that is poured concrete. Also had a leak at baseboard on east facing wall. Turned out to be some hairline cracks in the stucco. Going to fill them with sealer when completely dry.

I have a Zinnia model and according to the papers I have my house is also poured concrete.

What kind of sealer do I use on these hairline cracks?

[davefin]

I bought from Lowe's. GE 100% silicone for masonry, brick, concrete, etc. My home is painted gray, so I am trying the gray silicone so I may get away without painting afterwards. Also purchased a tube of clear if the gray shows too much. Going to try a small area first and see how it cures.

[mixsonci]

thank you all. Think what I will do is fill the cracks with the silicone and re-paint (still have sample cans of paint) and then have gutters installed. Hopefully, that will take care of the problem.