ABOUT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY   Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called in to consult on a $10MM residence in the Southwest. The high-end residence overlooks a lake and incorporates a significant amount of acreage.     ABOUT THE CASE   The General Contractor on the new construction home was being sued over moisture intrusion issues at the windows and...

Moisture intrusion represents one of the most common construction defect issues. That being the case, Guardian Group's Construction Defect Group has certainly seen its fair share of leaky roofs, curtain walls and podium decks in our nearly 30 years' construction and engineering claims experience. On one recent claim the volume of rainwater entering the subject building was less like a leaky faucet and...

  Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was dispatched to the Pacific Northwest. Counsel representing the general contractor asked our construction and engineering experts to investigate and advise on a case involving a municipality's well, one component of a networked water supply system. The well had an estimated cost to repair/replace in excess of one million dollars and the case had been...