BobK207 wrote:
Guys-

You all missed the most important piece of info...........Ms Goldman is
writing about a "new home" purchased 8 years ago in the BAY AREA (that
would be the San Francisco bay area).

Norhern California (esp the bay area) is the center of "no person
responsibility", it's always someone else's fault.

About her question as to the existence of a warranty
claim.........she's thinking about the ~10 year limit on construction
defects in California.

If she can prove a defect in design, material, construction or
installation perhaps she has a claim against the reponsible party but
the legal & techincal expert costs to persue such a claim would make
this a losing effort.

OP-

How long since the leak was first noticed? Get someone on the job to
find the cause & stop the leak, then look into the repairs needed to
the sub-structure & the finishes.

cheers
Bob


Excellent Bob. If she was in SoCal I'd add just one thing; appearance
is everything.