Comments on: Foundation Repair Cost

By: Foundation Repair Fort Worth

Foundation Repair Fort Worth — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:05:54 +0000

Thank you so much for this advise. very well post, keep posting.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:00:31 +0000

Really depends on how big the house is and how deep the limestone is or a firm refusal of the ground. If they are planning to put piers down the piers need to sit on some kind of firm soil.

By: Paul Rushing

Paul Rushing — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:05:46 +0000

I have been in the foundation repair business since 1963 Back when there were only 5 (companys)of us total. Now the yellow pages are 3 inches thick with all of them that have been in business forever. So they say. I have seen the foundation business change drastactley since they came out with the pressed or pushed piles and they have the b-lls to call them piers. The trouble is that the average home owner knows if he has hot water, roof leaks, ac works but when he has or thinks he has foundation problems he is in the dark very dark and has no one to depend on except s foundation repair company. Believe me they want your money. Don’t fall for the dog and pony show where they set a monometer or compu level and run elevations all over your slab and they show you how much your slab is out of level. You must remember the slab was never poured level to begin with not even close. You have to rely on your framing elements to determine if the slab has went into deflection or is actually serving the purpose as intended. My company has probably installed over 50,000 bellbottom piers and have never had a call back only to stop in and ask hows your foundation doing since we fixed it last year. I would never use a pushed piling and depend it to support my homes foundation. What happens to the friction on the pressed piers when a slow soaking rain comes yep the lose friction and drop.

By: Joseph B.

Joseph B. — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:26:41 +0000

Very good article. I was curious to see how much a cracked foundation would cost. I went with AquaGuard in Pittsburgh and the cost was very close to what was recommended.

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:41:40 +0000

Excellent advice. Always get a structural engineer’s analysis/recommendations before having any foundation repair work done. Every house is different, every foundation has different problems. Some jobs will cost $20K + others as little as $1K. To determine the extent of damage a company will have to take a look.