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Foundation repair costs
What drives the price of foundation and waterproofing work, and how to make quotes comparable. We only publish price figures we can cite.
Foundation repair prices depend on the diagnosis more than anything else: what is moving or leaking, why, and how much of the house is affected. The repair method, number of piers or length of drain, access, soil, permits, engineering and restoration of floors, walls and landscaping all change the total.
Two quotes are only comparable when they describe the same cause and the same scope. Ask each contractor to itemize the work, list exclusions and explain what the warranty covers.
In preparation
Published once every figure can be traced to a cited source.
- Foundation repair cost
- Pier and beam foundation repair cost
- Slab foundation repair cost
- Basement waterproofing cost
- Crawl space encapsulation cost
Find the right contractor for the problem
What to ask, and what the written quote should include, for each type of work.
- Piering and underpinningWhat to compare before you hire
- Bowing wall repairWhat to compare before you hire
- Slab foundation repairWhat to compare before you hire
- Crawl space repairWhat to compare before you hire
- Basement drainage and waterproofingWhat to compare before you hire