ralph.watkins
Junior Member
Hello, I am the property of a home that was build in 1995. We purchased this home in September of 2010. Shortly after moving into the home our daughter started getting sinus infections. about 1 a month. Her allergy doctor suggested haveing our air ducts cleaned so we did. Upon the cleaning we found that there was mold in the system. We paid to have the mold remediated. In February we had an issue where water was leaking in a window on the first floor and it was then running into the basement. We didn't think much of it and caulked the window thinking that was the problem. 2 weeks later I was pulling the baseboards off in order to have our hard wood floors refinished and found mold along the entire back of the baseboards under the window as well as the drywall fell apart because of the water that was still behind the wall. After further digging, we found that mold was also behind the drywall. We decided to get our insurance involved and they suggested we pull the cabinets and countertops to see the extent of the damage. When we did, we couldn't believe our eyes, the OSB board was covered in mold and much of it was so deteriated that it fell apart. We also noticed that there was no moisture barrier between the OSB and the brick, and there was not a proper 1" air gap to allow for proper air flow or water drainage. After looking throught the rest of the house (under every opening in the home) we found a similar story. Mold and significant water damate. We are now looking at a $100,000 claim of which the insurance is only going to pay $50,000 because it was determined to be caused by several builder's defects. The builder is still in business and is claiming 10 statute of limitations. We only found the problems 3 months ago. Do we have a case here if we persue?
