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We recently replaced our roof without thinking that we should have our slab foundation repaired first. We had a foundation inspection and the largest drop is 2.4 inches. Most of the other drops are around 0.5 inches. We are having 15 pilings put in. It's a frame house, 1300 square feet and built in 1955.
My question is: should we expect any effect on the new roof?
That would depend on the type of roof.
But, I'll assume you fall into the 70%+ of asphalt shingle- you shouldn't have any significant problems.
I take the philosophy that your most important directive is protecting the structure- which is the roof. Water causes more damage to homes than fire and termites combined.
That would depend on the type of roof.
But, I'll assume you fall into the 70%+ of asphalt shingle- you shouldn't have any significant problems.
I take the philosophy that your most important directive is protecting the structure- which is the roof. Water causes more damage to homes than fire and termites combined.
I recently went through the same thing. My wife and I purchased our first house in Newport Beach, Ca. It was built in 1958 and sits 8 ft above street level with our rear neighbor's house about 12ft above our own. The combination of droughts, floods, 1950 building codes, expansive soils, a drain leak, and the elevation made areas of the house sink. 3.5" was the lowest drop with an average of 1.2" around the house. After installing 32 push-piers that went down 32-41ft, we had our house stabilized and lifted. We also had 6 helical tie-back piers that were about 16ft long and installed diagonally at the front of the house to prevent the home from downward towards the street. Our house had many different cracks on the exterior stucco, around the window and door jams, the sheetrock, and the A-frame structure in the attic were starting to pull away from each other. After lifting the house, about 80% of the gaps closed up and the attic looks a lot better. Our roofline is a little scalloped, but looks fine and I'll be adding PV panels to it soon.
Another house in my neighbor had the house complete reconstructed after attempting a patchwork fix job. Their house sunk about 6" in the center because it was revealed that the house was missing an entire 8ft long footing (the builder took a huge shortcut). After lifting their house, the roofline was completely uneven but they went all out and redid the entire house. If you're lifting no more than 2-3" I wouldn't worry about it much. The key is to restore the structure to the original heights to restore the geometry.
Not necessarily so, tiles cost more, need additional roof support, break easily, subject to wind damage, need to be removed and re-installed every 15-20 years on the average to replace the underlayment. That is why they have become unpopular in our area.
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