Structural Pros is proud, honored, and privileged to announce that we are ONE OF FOUR commercial roofing contractors nationwide and THE ONLY CONTRACTOR located between the Wilmington and Southport to earn the GAF 3-Star President’s Club award!

One of the reasons why we earned this award is in large part to the over 200 “Perfect 10” inspections we had over the course of 2018. Another is the fact that, thanks to our brilliant training, warranty, field management, and field partners, we were also noted as Triple Excellence winners in the categories of Installation, Consumer Protection, and Training.

A huge thank you to our field partners, staff, and leadership who work hard every day for our customers. Thank you all for your hard work and commitment to Roofing with Integrity. And, of course, thank you to GAF for being such an amazing partner to us this, and every year.

What does a new roof include?

A full roof replacement also means replacing the underlayment, which is the water-resistant or waterproof barrier installed directly to a roof’s deck. Roofing felt is a common underlayment material and uses asphalt as its protective material.2. In terms of design, there are three main roof shingle styles:

3-tab shingles – also known as ‘strip’. These are made of a single piece (layer) of material, and have two-cut outs on the exposed surface. Consequently, you get a three-tab, slate-like look.

Laminate shingles – also known as “architectural”. They contain a second set of shingles on top of the first one to create the perception of 3D, while also adding more resistance. Architectural products are considered to be the best shingles for residential roofs, and homeowners buy these most frequently. They also come in premium varieties, and many lines resemble wood shake and heavy slate.

Large – form shingles – either rectangular or horizontal, and with no tabs or cutouts.

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Structural Pros Foundation Repair 

 

Foundation repair – The method of underpinning and stabilizing a structure that has moved from its original level. Foundation settling – A vertical movement of a foundation wall due to a consolidation of soils that support the structure.Insurance treats your house’s foundation just like any other part of your house. You can claim for damages, but only if you‘re covered against the event that caused the damage.If you don’t fix your foundation, mold and mildew cause the wooden members under your pier and beam home to deteriorate. Whenever there are cracks or poor sealing around a pier and beam foundation, water can make its way into the crawl space.Foundation issues are no minor thing. … When buying a home with foundation issues, always get a professional assessment to determine the severity of the problem. If the issues are relatively minor and you like the house, you could consider fixing them. However, if the issues are extensive, it may be best to walk away.Foundation issues are no minor thing; however, in the majority of cases, the issue can be fixed (although the cost will vary). … If this is the case, more extensive foundation repairs, including lifting up the house to install new foundation piers to level it out and reinforce the existing foundation, are necessary.If the damage to your foundation is noticeable, having it repaired will certainly increase the value of your home. Buyers will be much more likely to buy a home that has undergone foundation repairs than they would be to buy a home that has serious, unaddressed issues with its foundation.The 8 Most Common Signs of Foundation Problems Include:

What happens after foundation repair?

After repair, the foundation will need a time to settle down in the previous condition. It needs to go back to the condition when it was first installed. If you do not do so, there could be new problems occurring in your house that certainly you do not want. This same goes to the foundation problems.

 

Does Foundation Repair affect resale?

The relationship between foundation damage and resale value depends on a number of factors. … The point is that foundation damage affects every home differently. But if you’re looking for a very rough estimate, Rare Daily notes that most foundation issues reduce a home’s value by 10-15 percent.How can you tell if a crack is structural?

The common characteristics structural cracks include:

  1. Continuous horizontal cracks along walls.
  2. Vertical cracks that are wider at the top or bottom.
  3. Stair-step cracks.
  4. Foundation wall cracks.
  5. Cracks in beams, foundation slabs.
  6. Angled cracks that form in the corners of walls with a horizontal crack in the center.

How long should foundation repair last?

If they aren’t too large or severe, the best repair method is an epoxy fill. You should expect a quality epoxy crack repair to last at least 5 years.

Can a house collapse from cracks?

Foundation wall cracks generally occur after a few years when the house is constructed. However, certain types of cracks can indicate trouble that may cause full or partial collapse of a wall if not prevented. Also, the more obvious crack is, the more dangerous it probably is.

 

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SAGGING FLOORS FAQ

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The existence of a sagging floor can lead to a lot of questions, especially if you don’t know a lot about the processes behind sagging floors. Here are all the answers you need for those questions.

Why Is My Floor Sagging?

Squeaky and sagging floors happen because your floor doesn’t have the support it needs. Your floor joists need to be able to hold up the weight of your home, and if they can’t, you’ll end up with sagging floors. There are many reasons you can end up with support that’s not strong enough.

If you’re starting to notice sagging joists, there’s a problem going on behind the scenes. Here are some of the most common reasons for them.

Poor Support Design

The initial design of your home has to be able to hold up the weight on top of it. Unfortunately, if the original design isn’t strong enough, you can end up with over spanned floor joists. That means the support columns are improperly spaced, causing the design to put too much weight on the floor joists underneath.

This poor design can reach through other parts of the home as well. A poor support design can itself cause gaps between walls and floors, squeaky floors, cracks in the drywall and a variety of other problems. Plus, you never know what other parts of the home suffer from the same poor design.

House Settling

Your home is going to settle over the years; that’s a normal part of what happens to your home over time. However, if your home starts to settle unevenly or too quickly, you’ll start to notice problems like sagging floors, squeaky floors, and cracked bricks.

A sagging floor from home settling will cause bigger problems than just the floor. The settling can be very damaging to your foundation as a whole, especially if it’s settling more on one side than the other. It’s incredibly important to pay attention to the home settling issues you’re having, regardless of how “bad” it looks from the top.

Waterproofing Issues

Sagging floor joists can also happen if your crawl space or basement isn’t properly waterproofed. A proper waterproofing job should avoid and prevent both standing water and humidity in the area. Either one of these things can cause serious problems along the underside of your home.

If your home doesn’t have adequate waterproofing in the crawl space, you may start to see sagging floor joists because of serious rotting and molding problems. Those problems with moisture can also reach up to the rest of your home, causing molding in the home walls, cracking due to humidity, and more.

Sure, a sagging floor can be annoying. However, the cost of home repair may put you off in some ways from tackling the issue. Many homeowners wonder whether sagging floor repair is actually a necessity or if it’s just an option.

In fact, you should try to fix sagging floor and crawl space issues as soon as possible. These are just a few of the reasons you may want to handle sagging joists right now.

Cosmetic Issues

This might not be high on your personal list, but it’s an important thing to note nonetheless. It’s true that sagging floors are a pretty big cosmetic eyesore, which can be annoying.

Not only is the floor itself a cosmetic problem, but it can also wreak havoc on your internal decorating. If a sagging floor is sagging too far, you may have problems with putting up chairs, tables, bookcases, and other décor because it’s impossible for your floor to hold these things up.

When you contact a Structural Pros expert to help you fix sagging floor joists, you no longer have to worry about these cosmetic problems. You can instead enjoy your home more fully.

Tripping Hazard

In some cases, a sunken floor can also be a tripping hazard. Your brain typically expects to be walking on stable ground, and if the ground slopes downward, you may end up tripping over it.

Of course, this is most difficult for elderly and disabled individuals who may have a difficult time walking even on stable surfaces. However, don’t make the mistake of assuming you won’t be impacted by it. You may end up tripping even on surfaces that don’t seem extremely uneven.

Leveling sagging floor joists can help with this problem. If you’re noticing a tripping hazard due to floor sagging in your home, a Structural Pros expert may be able to help you fix it.

Complete Collapse

In the worst-case scenario, the floor can completely collapse underneath you. This typically only happens if the floor has been sagging for a very long time and you haven’t done anything about it, but if you don’t handle the sagging home joists, it’s definitely a potential problem.

As you continue to ignore this problem, you’ll start to put undue stress on the sagging floor joists, which will cause them to sag more and more. Eventually, they can break entirely.

The best way to avoid having your floor literally collapse underneath you is to contact a Structural Pros expert, who will be able to help you repair your sagging floor joists. That way, you don’t have to worry about the problems getting worse.

A common fix for sagging floor joists involves sistering the joists, which describes the process of placing additional stabilization underneath them. This can be very helpful, and it’s a method Structural Pros experts can help you complete. However, just sistering them on your own won’t actually fix the problem.

Although you can do some of these repairs on your own, it’s a good idea to get a Structural Pros expert involved instead. Here’s why.

Not an Easy Fix

Sistering a joint can sound like an easy fix for a sagging floor crawl space. After all, you just have to place something underneath the sagging areas in the crawl space, right? Is it really that difficult to accomplish?

The thing is, it’s not as easy as it may look at first. In fact, you need to make sure you’re sistering the joint at the right place if you want to be effective in leveling sagging floor joists.

The only way you’re going to get a thorough and effective fix is to get an expert who actually knows how to fix the problem. Contact a Structural Pros expert for more about how to fix this issue.

Temporary Fixes Don’t Work 

A main issue you may discover with trying to repair sagging floor joists on your own is that it simply doesn’t work for very long. If you put a minor amount of effort into a temporary fix, that temporary nature is going to shine through dramatically.

In many cases, simply sistering the sagging joints will only provide a bit of relief. It’ll likely only fix your problem for a short period of time, after which the problem can come back with a vengeance.

It’s worth investing time and money into the problem to make sure your sagging floor gets fixed by a professional. When you need to repair a sagging floor joist, you should consult a Structural Pros expert who can actually fix the problem for good.

You Need to Tackle the Underlying Problem

The most important reason you can’t just go in and sister the joint yourself is that it might not fix the problem. That might be an effective fix if the floor joist being unsupported is truly the only problem, but chances are, it’s not.

If you’re dealing with moisture in your crawl space, a structure that simply isn’t sound, or poor planning throughout the home, your sagging floor joists are just symptoms of a bigger problem. You need to handle those problems before you handle the sagging floors.

A Structural Pros professional will help you determine the problem. With your free inspection from Structural Pros, you’ll be able to understand more about your home problems and discover more about how to fix them.

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New Crawlspace Encapsulation Research

Wood is a hygroscopic material, which means its moisture content changes with
the surrounding environment. Elevated humidity levels in the crawlspace, caused
by general crawlspace humidity issues and flooding, resulted in increased moisture
content levels in the wood framing and subflooring, which increase the moisture
content at the underside of the hardwood flooring, causing cupping and buckling.
General Crawlspace Humidity/Condensation Information
The ventilation of enclosed crawlspaces is under close scrutiny by the building
science community and research has shown that ventilation can actually be a
significant contributor to excessive moisture in crawlspaces.
During the warmer, more humid months of the year, humid air from outside of the
crawlspace enters through crawlspace vents and vapor pressure drives (or
pushes) water vapor into the crawlspace. The air movement is perpetuated by the
“stack effect” of warm air inside the house rising and escaping through the attic,
creating a vacuum that pulls air into the house through windows and doors.

This, in turn, creates a vacuum in the crawlspace that draws
air in through the crawlspace vents and other openings. The humidity level is
increased when moisture from exposed earth evaporates.
Typically, cross-ventilation provided by through-wall crawlspace vents is intended
to “dry-out” elevated moisture content levels caused by high humidity.
The South Carolina Residential Code (SCRC) requirements for ventilation of the
crawlspace are as follows:
R408.1 Ventilation. The under-floor space between the bottom of
the floor joists and the earth under any building (except space
occupied by a basement) shall have ventilation openings through
foundation walls or exterior walls. The minimum net area of
ventilation openings shall not be less than 1 square foot (0.0929 m2
)

for each 150 square feet (14 m2

) of under-floor space area, unless
the ground surface is covered by a Class 1 vapor retarder material.
When a Class 1 vapor retarder material is used, the minimum net
area of ventilation openings shall not be less than 1 square foot
(0.0929 m2

) for each 1,500 square feet (140 m2

) of under-floor space
area. One such ventilating opening shall be within 3 feet (914 mm)
of each corner of the building.
The current total net free area of ventilation is unknown, but it is apparent that the
cross-ventilation in the area where the majority of the damage occurred is
inadequate to “dry out” the condensation that accumulates on framing and HVAC
ductwork.
Several options might be suggested to reduce moisture levels in the crawlspace.
These might include:
1) Unvented (Encapsulated) Crawlspace: According to more recent studies
conducted by the building science community, the most effective means of
controlling moisture levels is to encapsulate (completely seal) the

crawlspace. The SCRC, which can be found for free online, provides
standards for unvented crawlspaces and many termite companies now
provide encapsulation services. While encapsulation is the most effective
means of controlling moisture, it is also typically the most expensive option.
2) In a vented crawlspace, a combination of moisture control techniques might
be recommended. These might include:
a. Installing a code-compliant continuous vapor barrier over exposed
earth floors.
b. Ensuring that all HVAC ductwork is properly sealed to prevent the
cooling of wood framing in the crawlspace, which will increase
condensation.
c. Relocating HVAC under-cabinet registers, which concentrate cool air
in the summer and discharges in a localized area across the floor,
resulting in a cooler floor surface that causes increased
condensation damage to subfloor and floor framing in the vicinity of
the cabinet.
d. Providing gutters at all roof eaves and ensuring that all downspouts
are equipped with extensions that promote roof runoff being directed
away from the house.
e. Installing crawlspace vent wells around at- or below-grade vents to
prevent surface and roof runoff from flowing into the crawlspace.
f. Installing crawlspace vent fans to promote air circulation and the
desired drying effect.
g. Increasing the net free area of crawlspace ventilation by replacing
the existing vents/grates with new vents/grates having a larger net
free area than the existing vents.
h. Installing new crawlspace vents in the perimeter wall where practical.

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