On Jun 17, 4:11*pm, Matt wrote:
My wife and I are buying a new home and closing tomorrow. *When the
hose bib that is installed in the garage is turned on (with no hose
attached) it sprays water onto the wall where the hose bib is, down
onto the sill plate and it works its way either between the sill plate
and the foundation, or between the sill plate and the drywall. *In
either event, the result is water leaking down the basement wall onto
the basement floor. *The builder said that is normal, and just not to
use the hose bib without a hose attached. *Can that really be true?

If he won't fix it, I figure it's an easy fix for me, with just some
caulk between the drywall and sill plate, or between the sill plate
and foundation. *Or do you think it would be better to put some sort
of flashing up to keep water from penetrating altogether? *Other ideas
in this instance? *Thanks in advance.

Do you really think this is the only goof the builder has made? The
lack of proper flashing in this area is fair warning that there
probably are more serious code violations you have yet to discover.
Methinks you need to watch a few episodes of "Holmes on Homes" and be
much more critical about what you spend your hard earned $$ on. If
this were my choice, I would axe the deal summarily and look for
something built with integrity. Good luck, Matt, you have my deepest
sympathy.

Joe




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