Water damage from rain storm

[James Kim]

Hi,

Do I have an option to ask the builder to remedie water damage issue? This past week there was a heavy rain storm and the front yard and back porch area got alot of water and caused water to penetrate the walls and garage door. The carpet is soaked up to a foot from the wall inside the bedrooms.

The property was built In 2022 and is a detached single family house. I understand there's a 1 yr warranty on appliance or system related issues but not sure if this is something I go to the builder about?

thoughts? Thanks in advance.

James 

[Caleb Brown]

Was the water coming in caused by the grading being poor? I think you'd have to prove the builder was somewhat at fault. If there's something that would fall on you (like gutter extensions) I think the builder wouldn't do it. It does seem odd water got in, has that happened before or was this the first time?