Week 5 - A leak?!?

Well, all the dry wall was up by the end of this week, and we were really able to see the house starting to come together!  But, we did have one scare when we were poking around one weekend...As you can see in this picture, it looks there is a water leak somewhere in our bathroom basement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, as our PM explained to us, this is just the concrete 'sweating.'  The ground was so frozen when the concrete was put in, and then you have the wood which not too long ago, was outside collecting water when it would rain.  The elementary explanation for this 'water stain' = The concrete and wood are adjusting to their new temperatures.  

So, a dehumidifier and thermometer was placed in the room and this 'stain' went away in just a couple of days.  Note: this is perfectly normal for a new home and happens all of the time.  In addition, it speaks to how important it is to have a dehumidifier running not only in the basement, but in other parts of the home, for the entire first year!  This is due to the changes in temperature/seasons and the house settling.  If you are in the building process, I'm sure you've heard the term 'as the house settles' a lot.  Panic attack successfully avoided!