Foundation Repair in Montgomery County, TX

In the sample for foundation repair in Montgomery County, water shows up more often than shrink-swell clay does. Across 49 points spread over an area about 21 miles wide, around the centre of the county, 10 of the 48 land points sit inside the 1% annual chance floodplain on FEMA's flood map. Water that stays near a foundation holds the clay under it wet. The sample describes the area around the centre of the county, not any one address, and a homeowner should check their own zone on FEMA's flood map.

The soil reading is milder. Of the 49 points, 1 fell on water and 1 fell on urban land with no soil reading. Of the other 47, 7 sat on soil rated high or very high for shrink-swell, and 5 of those were very high. The commonest soils were Conroe at 11 points, Boy at 5 and Splendora at 4. Where clay does carry a high rating, it swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries, which lifts and drops slabs and piers. That reading covers the middle of the county, not each town.

The homes are mostly recent. The US Census American Community Survey puts the median home in Montgomery County at 2003, with 1.9% built before 1960 and 73.9% built in 1990 or later. Texas homes that are older are more often pier and beam, with newer ones more often slab, as a broad pattern. Foundation type is not a census question, so that is only a guide.

The trade here leans toward house leveling and concrete lifting rather than a long list of pier systems. West House Leveling in Magnolia specializes in pier and beam homes, houses on block and piers, and manufactured homes, and it serves Harris and Montgomery counties. Mize House Leveling, also in Magnolia, works on pier and beam foundations and replaces rotten wood. Express Mobile Home Leveling in Conroe levels mobile homes. Polytex Concrete Leveling in Conroe injects high density polyurethane under concrete to fill voids and lift slabs.