01/06/2026
It is par of the course sometimes Builders lay a subfloor that sits all winter with snow van in it, then when I come to install a wood floor, I have to make sure the moisture content has dried back to 6-7% sand seems down, etc. subfloor is designed to withstand some amount of moisture. there are some subfloors that are better than others in that regard such as advantech. You could get a sump pump to remove the puddles and put fans on it after the roof is on. It will be fine if you dry it out after the roof goes up.
Is this normal. The first floor has been completely submerged since close to a month now due to rain, fhe second floor is also completely submerged since more than two weeks.
When I asked the builder, they said none of the wood is treated except for the one directly touching the foundation.
Its raining inside even on dry days - from water dripping from second floor onto first then onto the partially done v***r barrier on the foundation below.
The roof won’t go up until first week of Jan. They let me take photos but don’t allow formal inspection until dry wall is up.
The builder says they can treat the wood afterwards, but at this point, I’m worried about structural integrity, because of the water pool since so many days and nothing being done about it.
Is this all normal like the sales agent has been telling me? I even pointed out to him there was a vertical lumber with a complete vertical split that was giving away with water dripping along it, and he said they won’t be replacing that or do anything about it as it’s not needed.
Really worried as I don’t want anything to do with mold or worry about the floor boards giving away, as I will have family living and immuno compromised.
This is a 1.1M home, I’d also be living paycheck to paycheck can’t take on further repairs.
