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...

Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called to consult upon a newly developed 8-story hotel in Florida. The construction problem in focus: the hotel's less-than-bespoke exterior. Shortly after the hotel's grand opening, the owners discovered discoloration and blotchiness on the paint job, over the stucco. The prospect of a potential 2 million dollar case against the general contractor (our client,...