Foundation Repair in Galveston County, TX

Water shapes foundation repair in Galveston County before anything else. Of 49 points spread across about 21 miles around the centre of the county, 13 fell on water and 24 had no soil record, leaving only 12 with a reading. Of those 12, 9 sat on soil rated high or very high for shrink-swell, and 4 were very high. The Galveston, Kemah and Francitas soil series each showed up at 2 points. This page covers 6 foundation businesses in Galveston County.

Because so few points had a soil record, the sample says little beyond this: where there is clay, it is the kind that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and a slab or pier resting on it moves with the moisture. It is a look at the area around the centre of the county, not at a town or a street. For a single house, an inspection is still the way to learn what the ground is doing.

FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer puts 11 of the 37 land points in the 1% annual chance floodplain. That tells you about the sample, not about an address, so look up your own zone on FEMA's flood map. Flood water and ordinary standing water both keep the soil around a foundation wet, and two of these businesses lift whole houses above it. Expert House Lifting & Foundation Repair offers house lifting and elevation above the flood line, and Five star foundation & construction in Galveston works on historical and beach front homes.

The median home in Galveston County was built in 1989. 12.9% were built before 1960 and 49.0% in 1990 or later. Foundation type is not a census question, but pier and beam is generally the older style and slab the newer, and the trade here reflects that: all six businesses work on pier and beam houses, and five also repair slabs. Several, such as Continental Foundation Restoration and AFF Honesty Foundation, work on block and pad homes as well.