Remove the jamb casing on the hinge side. Cut or remove nails if
necessary, though you can probably lever the door jamb into
position without removing the nails. Shim the jamb to correct the
problem. Reinstall the trim.

There should be at least 3 existing shim sets - top, middle, and
bottom. Maybe you didn't get any at the mid point or they were
installed poorly. Some carpenters would use 5 sets.

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I purchased a new home in spring 2005 in
Leland,NC. Since then I was
replacing the flooring and found 5 10 foot
long cracks in my on ground
poured concrete slab. I also have 6
vertical cracks on the outside of
my slab between ground level and the start
of the siding.
The builder (Veranda Homes LLC ) tells me
these are normal and only
offered to fill in the cracks. One crack
is 1/4 inch wide and the rest
are larger than hairline. 2 of the cracks
are continuing in a straight
line and do not look like "normal
shrinkage cracks" . My back patio
vinyl framed sliding door is out of square
also along with having
drywall screws poping out through the
drywall 2 1/2 years later.
Do you think I should have a structural
engineer look at the house?
I wanted to sell this house but I think a
home inspector/ appraiser
will question all my external foundation
cracks.
you can see pics
hehttp://home.ec.rr.com/yankee/

OP-

It is difficult to scale the cracks in your
photos (a tape measure
would have been a good idea).

Concrete cracks.

The cracks look pretty normal for slab on
grade construction.

I don't see any 1/4" cracks.

If it will make you feel better , hire a
civil / structural engineer.

cheers
Bob

I have a foundation repair company coming to
look at it.

I wouldn't be surprised if the said it needed a
"repair".

I have found from my immediate neighbors that
they are having issues
with there flooring like cracking builder
installed tile, builder
installed cheap imitation hardwood flooring
flexing and making noises
when it flexes (walking on it).My builder is not
cooperative, he has
the know it all attitude and if one of his
handymen can't fix it-oh
well. Would my local town building inspector have
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Contacting the building inspector certainly can't
hurt. He may know
if there have been other homes built by this
builder that did have
structural problems. You could also ask him for a
reference for a
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
I agree with those that have said getting a
foundation repair company
is not a good idea. You're in a potential dispute
with a builder and/
or warranty company over what could be a major and
expensive repair.
What did you expect a structural engineer to
charge? $350 to show up
and give an initial opinion of whether more
investigation needs to be
done or it's nothing to worry about sounds about
right to me. I
would have asked him how much an hour they bill,
and if the cracking/
door movement turn out to be structural, what range
the total
engineering work may fall into and exactly what you
would be getting
for the $350.

I guess you could take the approach that if the
foundation company
says it's not a foundation problem, then it's
likely not. Of course,
you're relying on their expertise and without
extensive investigation,
who knows? If they say it is however, which I'm
betting they will,
then I would most definitely get a structural
engineer in. If you
expect to get the builder/warranty company to pay
for it, you're in a
10X better bargaining/legal position with a
structural engineers
report, than with an estimate from a couple of
foundation repair
contractors.

As I previously suggested, I'd find out if you have
a new home
warranty. If you do, contact them and tell them
you think you have a
structural problem. They will then send out one of
their
inspectors. Of course, he's not on your side, but
if they're going
to pay for it, they have to get involved. And if
there is a
warranty, I'd factor into whatever you do how long
the warranty runs
for, ie if you take a wait and see approach and
this gets worse, are
you still covered for X years? And if no
warranty, then time may be
of the essence anyway. Around here a couple good
size builders
already have gone bankrupt in the downturn. If
that were to happen
and you have no warranty, you are SOL.

I found out the 1 year warranty is it. There is a ten
year structural
one through the state of NC but it's a get a lawyer
and sue them deal.

Who told you that you have to sue to collect on the 10
yr structural
warranty? It's true most of them aren't very eager
to pay out, but
this is the first time I've heard of a warranty where
you have to sue
them as the first step. Usually, you can file a claim
with them, have
them come look at it, show them your experts report,
etc, and then
they either agree to cover it or deny it, at which
point then you
could sue. Keep in mind there is small claims court
too.

The foundation repair company came out and said I do
have a problem
but it's not to the point of needing repair yet, he
couldn't tell if
it was normal settling or a more serious problem
because the house is
only 2.5 years old. Just told me to keep an eye on it
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I called a few lawyers and discussed the problem.

And they told you that the only recourse with the home
warranty is to
sue? Without even knowing what warranty you have or
making a simple
phone call to the warranty company? You should have
documentation
from the closing that specifies the warranies, if any,
involved. I'd
go read that, if I were you. The process you're
describing sounds
like recovering from the builder, absent any warranty.
I've never
heard yet of a warranty where the first step is you have to
sue them.

I have since found

an exposed bolt in the slab that is holding down the
house to the
foundation for high winds.
If it's not structural problems then they sold me a house
with known
defects. They looked at the door once, adjusted it and
said that's as
good as they can get it.
I guess I will get some estimates to have the problems
repaired, have
an engineer look at at and then off to court.
Would a structural engineer or civil engineer be best for
evaluating
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If you want an engineer, I'd ask the local building
inspector for a
recommendation. You'll likely find that many firms have
engineers
in multiple specialties and can figure out who which guy is
most
appropriate. Given you're considering legal action, I'd
make sure the
guy has impecable credentials. Consider that whoever it
is, their
opinion is going to be questioned.

And before you figure on going off to court, you better
figure out how
much the whole thing is gonna cost. If it's small,
$2k -5K, whatever
the limit is in your state, then you can go to small claims
without a
lawyer and have a decent shot at prevailing. If it's
$10-25K,
you're in a bad spot, because it could cost that much or
more to
pursue and you could lose. Above that, then I guess it
starts to make
more sense to sue, assuming you have a good case.

My closing attorney said all that I had was a 1 year. The
state of
North Carolina says you have a 10 year structural but getting
a
dirtbag builder to honor it means the legal system.
Live and learn-Veranda Homes LLC spends more time telling me
what they
are not responsible for than checking to see how homes are
built. The
general manager(Robert Exum) is the only employee who holds a
NC
contractors license for Veranda Homes LLC. I have never seen
him
checking any of the 200+ homes they have built, so you are
left to the
technical expertise of a few Mexicans.
I am pursuing this with the NC State Attorney Generals office
along
with others.
He is also developing another project, Waterford of the
Carolinas. You
can't be a developer and a builder at the same time-IT
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Note LLC that limits their exposure Builders frequently go
out of
business, ending ALL their liability.

Then start anew, to scam people again

Need an opinion as what to do with the front door. It's a
standard 36
inch fiberglass door with a sidelite on the opening side. On the
hinge
side the door is hitting the door frame at the top and bottom
but has
a 1/4 inch gap between the center hinge and the door frame.