One more problem...maybe?
During the torrential downpours, our entire house started stinking like insulation. Our first thought was that something was getting wet, so we used our moisture meter to identify areas that registered wetter than normal, then cut big holes in the drywall to inspect. I couldn't find any evidence of leaking in most of them -- I think the readings were just a lot of humidity outside entering the wall cavity. (I also think the humidity was responsible for the insulation smell - Certainteed confirmed that insulation will smell when it is exposed to moisture or humidity. We obviously have some air sealing issues to deal with so that our house stops smelling like what's in our wall cavities. But that's an issue for another day...)
However, under one window above the back porch roof, we did find some water stains on the sill lumber. The backside of the plywood sheathing felt damp and registered wet with the moisture meter, though we saw no evidence of any actual water leakage.
However, under one window above the back porch roof, we did find some water stains on the sill lumber. The backside of the plywood sheathing felt damp and registered wet with the moisture meter, though we saw no evidence of any actual water leakage.
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