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Yup. I wasn't able to upload from my phone for some reason. I've attached it below. Thanks.

I am in the process of finishing my basement and am hanging drywall at this phase. I noticed this bowed window jamb and I’m unsure of how to straighten it out without cracking it. Looks like they used the orange foam that isn’t supposed to expand much. Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.

I apologize for not responding back sooner. I was able to get my builder and the project manager out to the house to check it out. We were able to find where the water was coming in. The deck z flashing over the ledger board was not covered under the house wrap, especially by the sliding door to...

Here’s what I found... the 2x6 is pretty rotted on the edge. Plus there are rusted nails coming through the OSB. The OSB is pretty rotted as well.

Yup, there is house wrap under the siding. Not sure on the brand or anything.

Hopefully this helps see what I see under the deck. I don’t have a pic of under the slider yet.

It is vinyl siding. Above the spot with the moisture is a deck and sliding door. I do see they put a z channel between the deck and the house to keep water from getting behind the ledger board. But I noticed there is a gap in the ledger board since they couldn’t put a single board to cover the...

Update - I cut out a chunk of the foam insulation as still felt wet after removing the plastic vapor barrier. What I found was not great the OSB sheathing behind the foam insulation was damp and had signs of mold spreading. I checked a few more spots and they were all dry. The mold only appears...

Agreed. I will also note that the vapor barrier was put up without any seal tape anywhere. Just stapled. I’ve removed the poly vapor barrier last night and the poly dried up but the foam insulation is still a bit wet.

The plastic was put up in May 2015 right before we moved in and was put up by the contractor. I’m sure there was moisture down there and possibly in the wood because there was snow down there for most of the build. They melted the snow with heaters in March and then poured the concrete floor in...

Here is a photo of the section of wall with the moisture.

There is no poly on the floor joists. The wall is an exterior wall in a daylight basement and constructed of 2x4 with open-cell spray foam. The poly covers the wall stud wall only and not the concrete wall below and not the joist cavity on the wall. The moisture is only in a 4’ x 2’ section of...

I am in the process of finishing our basement in our 4 year old house. While putting up some drywall nailers, I noticed moisture behind the plastic vapor barrier between the plastic and spray foam insulation. The moisture is only near the floor joists and not down the rest of the wall and only...

Thanks nealtw... I was kind of thinking the same thing. I appreciate your help. Now to figure out how to get a vapor barrier behind that stud wall.

It looks pretty wet. In spots you could visibly see water drops on the wall. Since taking the insulation down last night it doesn't appear to be as wet as when I first took it down. It is still damp and we aren't getting rain at this time. I have included a couple photos of the outside and...

Will definitely get the pics posted tomorrow. Yeah, I've been doing a lot of searching and have read quite a bit about proper insulation for a basement. I'm just looking for options while waiting to hear back from our builder. I don't think it's coming up from the slab, but not for sure.

I do know they put on some damp-proofing/water proofing on the exterior cement walls. I don't know if it was sprayed on or rolled on, but it is on the exterior cement walls. I can see the cement wall between the retaining rock wall and there is no soil in there, just space.

I'm in Michigan. I will post pics tomorrow of the exterior wall where the rock retaining walls are and also the inside walls. Too dark to take any now.

Home had a limited warranty that included the first year for repairs. We did not purchase an extended warranty at the time of building the house.

Hi there... I'm new to the forum and looking for some help. I have a 2 year old home and I am in the process of finishing the basement. While I was pulling wire for electrical, I noticed water in two corners of the basement on the cement walls. The basement is poured concrete with one daylight...