Roy is one of the busier cities in our practice for the same reason Clearfield is: older housing stock generates more engineering work. The original Roy build-out happened in the 1950s–1970s as Hill AFB expanded, which means many of the homes now have 50–70 years of accumulated foundation movement, outdated layouts, and the kinds of structural questions that only show up on older houses.
What Roy projects look like
- Foundation evaluations. The single most common Roy job. Cracks in basement walls, sloping floors, stair-step cracking — we evaluate honestly and tell you what we see.
- Bowing basement wall repairs. A specific problem of older Roy basements. We design steel bracing, carbon fiber strap, or wall anchor repairs depending on severity.
- Load-bearing wall removal letters. Roy remodels almost always involve opening up dated 1960s floor plans.
- Basement egress letters. Older Roy basements often weren't built with conforming egress windows. Cutting one in needs a header design.
- Riverdale Road commercial TI. We do small tenant improvement work along the Roy/Riverdale commercial corridor.
Roy specifics
- Mid-century construction. Roy homes from the 1950s–60s were built with construction details that wouldn't fly today. That doesn't mean they're unsafe — it means evaluations and additions need to account for the actual construction, not assumed-modern conditions.
- Expansive clay pressure. Most of the bowing basement walls we see in Roy are the result of decades of expansive clay swelling against thin original walls.
- Hill AFB stable population. Like Layton, Roy benefits from a steady owner-occupant base, which keeps remodel demand consistent.
A recent Roy project
A 1972 split-level had developed visible inward bowing on the long basement wall facing the back yard, with horizontal cracking. We measured deflection, evaluated the soil and drainage situation, and designed a steel I-beam bracing system at code-required spacing. The contractor installed it in two days and the homeowner now has a documented, engineered repair to disclose if they ever sell.
Working with us in Roy
10 minutes from our office. Most Roy jobs come together in the 1–2 week window from initial call to deliverable.