Foundation Repair in Harris County, TX

Foundation repair in Harris County is mostly a Houston trade. Houston is home base for 58 of the 88 businesses based in the county, and Pasadena adds 10 more. Cypress, Baytown and Katy have 3 each. Humble, Channelview and South Houston have 2 each. Deer Park, Friendswood, Crosby, Seabrook and Tomball have 1 each. Together they carry 10939 Google reviews, with an average rating of 4.6. Many of them name more than one town as a place they work. Baird Foundation Repair, for example, serves Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Conroe, Cypress and Pearland.

Start with the ground. The USDA's soil survey was read at 49 spots spread over about 21 miles around the middle of Harris County. Four of the spots were urban land with no soil reading. Of the other 45, 14 sat on clay rated high or very high for shrink-swell, and 5 of those were very high. The commonest soils were Clodine at 10 spots, Addicks at 9 and Lake Charles at 5. Clay like this swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries. That lifts and drops slabs and piers. Those readings describe the middle of the county only. They do not describe every town or any one street.

Flooding adds to the picture. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer puts 7 of the 49 spots inside the 1% annual chance floodplain. That is a sample of the area, not any one address, so a homeowner should look up their own zone on FEMA's flood map. Water that sits beside a house keeps the clay beneath the foundation wet. Some Harris County businesses raise houses for owners in flood zones. Star Techn Foundation Repair in Houston does this, and so does A Best Foundation Repair, LLC in Channelview. Drainage work is common too, from French drains at Guatex Foundation & Structural Solutions to landscape drainage at Allied Foundation Repair.

The median home in Harris County was built in 1988. Of all homes, 12.0% were built before 1960 and 46.3% in 1990 or later. Older Texas homes tend to sit on pier and beam, and newer ones on slabs, though that is a general pattern and the census never records foundation type. The Houston-area trade works on both. Baird Foundation Repair installs hydraulic push piers and helical piers under settling slabs, and it repairs pier and beam homes and crawl spaces. Star Techn Foundation Repair specializes in pier and beam work. Allied Foundation Repair in Deer Park uses driven concrete piers and steel pier systems.

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Foundation Repair in Harris County, by town

Houston 58

Pasadena 10

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Du-West Services

4.4(190 reviews on Google)

510 Pasadena Fwy Frontage Rd, Pasadena

  • Repairs foundations
  • Plumbing leak tests
  • Financing
(713) 473-7156

Baytown 3

Cypress 3

Katy 3

Channelview 2

Listed on the Baytown page.

Humble 2

Listed on the Houston page.

South Houston 2

Listed on the Pasadena page.

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J R Foundation Repair

4.5(57 reviews on Google)

414 Avenue G, Pasadena (based in South Houston)

  • Repairs foundations
  • Free inspection
  • Engineer involvement
(713) 505-2387

Crosby 1

Listed on the Baytown page.

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Levelzone

5.0(34 reviews on Google)

22625 FM 2100, Baytown (based in Crosby)

  • Repairs foundations
(281) 324-1174

Deer Park 1

Listed on the Pasadena page.

Friendswood 1

Listed on the Pasadena page.

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Handal's Roofing

4.9(76 reviews on Google)

4815 FM 2351 Ste 205, Pasadena (based in Friendswood)

  • Repairs foundations
  • Free inspection
  • States a warranty
(346) 572-9101

Seabrook 1

Listed on the Pasadena page.

Tomball 1

Listed on the Cypress page.

Methods differ from one business to the next. Dura Pier Foundation Repair - Houston offers helical steel piers, steel pilings and interlocking concrete piers. Atlas Foundation Repair drives segmented concrete pilings and installs bell bottom piers. Atlas, Dura Pier and Ram Jack Foundation Repair Houston, which is based in Cypress, also lift concrete with polyurethane foam. Du-West Services in Pasadena pairs foundation repair with plumbing, air conditioning and heating work. Church Foundation Repair offers sewer line leak locating and deep root barriers alongside its pier work.

A few businesses have a long review history. Olshan Foundation Repair in Houston is rated 4.9 from 3644 reviews and says it has worked in Houston since 1933. Allied Foundation Repair is rated 4.8 from 872 reviews. Baird Foundation Repair is rated 4.9 from 369, Atlas Foundation Repair 4.6 from 459 and Star Techn Foundation Repair 5.0 from 268. Newer businesses can show perfect ratings from a handful of reviews, such as Humble Foundation Repair at 5.0 from 4.

Outside city limits, the county has its own rules. Harris County says a permit is needed for all development in unincorporated Harris County. It defines development as any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including buildings or other structures, grading and excavation. The county page does not name foundation repair, so confirm with Harris County Engineering before work starts. Counties nearby with their own pages are Montgomery County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Brazoria County and Liberty County. Harris County businesses also name Sugar Land, Pearland, The Woodlands and Richmond as places they work.

Common questions about foundation repair in Harris County

Who repairs foundations in Pasadena, Texas?

Ruben's Foundation Repair is based in Pasadena and works across southeast Houston. It offers house leveling, pier and beam repair and concrete piers, and it is rated 4.9 from 129 reviews. Du-West Services, rated 4.4 from 190 reviews, combines foundation repair with plumbing, air conditioning and heating. FNF Foundation Repair is rated 5.0 from 42 reviews.

Which Harris County businesses work on pier and beam houses?

Star Techn Foundation Repair specializes in pier and beam work. It levels houses with hydraulic jacks and installs steel piers. Allied Foundation Repair in Deer Park repairs pier and beam foundations as well as slabs. A Best Foundation Repair, LLC in Channelview does pier and beam repair and house leveling, and it serves Houston homeowners.

Who in Harris County lifts sunken concrete with foam?

Dura Pier Foundation Repair - Houston lifts concrete with polyurethane foam. Atlas Foundation Repair uses polyurethane injection on driveways and sidewalks. Ram Jack Foundation Repair Houston, based in Cypress, offers polyurethane foam injection to level concrete. All three also repair house foundations.

Does Harris County require a permit outside city limits?

Harris County says a permit is needed for all development in unincorporated Harris County. It defines development as any man-made change to real estate, including buildings, grading and excavation. The county page does not name foundation repair, so confirm with Harris County Engineering. Its residential construction application covers work on existing lots such as garages, driveways and fill material.

Which Harris County foundation companies speak Spanish?

Star Techn Foundation Repair in Houston is one, and it is rated 5.0 from 268 reviews. Ram Jack Foundation Repair Houston in Cypress is another, rated 4.8 from 106 reviews. HTX Foundation Repair in Houston also offers Spanish, and it is rated 4.9 from 45 reviews.

Who handles drainage and root barriers along with foundation work?

Allied Foundation Repair in Deer Park does root barriers, landscape drainage and sewer line work as well as foundation repair. Church Foundation Repair offers drainage solutions and deep root barriers. Guatex Foundation & Structural Solutions builds custom French drains for homes and properties around Houston.

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