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New Territory's slabs are hitting the age where a first repair stops being unusual — 1990s post-tension construction, now twenty-five to thirty-five years into the clay cycle.
Most of the forty-plus subdivisions here went up in the 1990s on post-tension slabs, and that construction type shapes the whole conversation. A post-tension slab is designed to move as one stiff plate rather than to resist movement, which works well for years and then presents differently when it does fail — less classic stair-step cracking, more sticking doors, hairlines out of window corners and floors that read out of level before anything visible appears outside. Twenty-five to thirty-five years is roughly when that becomes noticeable, which is why so many of these are first repairs rather than repeat ones. It also means cutting or drilling a slab here without knowing where the cables run is a serious mistake.
Homes reaching the age where original foundation systems commonly need their first repair.
A frequent early sign in this age range, evaluated to determine if piering is warranted.
Older grading and gutter systems updated to modern drainage standards.
Interior and exterior cracks common in homes of this vintage.
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