Nueces County and the Coastal Bend
Foundation repair in Corpus Christi, TX
Zigzag cracks in the brick. A door that fought you this morning. A hallway with a lean to it. One phone call reaches a foundation repair firm based near you, ready to visit, take readings and report back in writing.
Call (361) 217-1905Owners, landlords and anyone mid-sale are welcome to call. Slab-on-grade and pier and beam houses alike.
- Slab and pier and beam houses
- Corpus Christi and nearby towns
- The company inspects and prices. You decide.
Eight symptoms
Which of these is your house showing?
Open a card for the likely meaning, the innocent explanations, and the measurements a repair firm would take.
- Cracked brick or drywallMortar joints split in a zigzag outdoors, or drywall torn on the slant above a door indoors.Read more
- Doors and windows gone stubbornThe front door drags on its frame, a bedroom latch misses the strike, a sash jams halfway.Read more
- Floors out of trueYou sense a tilt walking the hallway, a hollow in the den, or a tremble as someone crosses the room.Read more
- A crack through the concreteVisible on the garage floor, telegraphed through a run of tile, or exposed on the slab face outdoors.Read more
- Wood floor sagging on its piersAn older raised house whose floorboards dip, creak or shudder between supports.Read more
- One end of the house sitting lowTrim parting from the ceiling at one end, and a room that seems to lean toward its outside wall.Read more
- Porch, stoop or chimney coming adriftDaylight showing where the stoop, patio slab or chimney once sat tight to the wall.Read more
- Rain standing against the slabRainwater still lying along the wall a day later, or planting beds that stay boggy.Read more
Local ground
Clay on the mainland, sand toward the Gulf
Southside, Calallen, Robstown
Victoria clay
Federal soil survey samples show Victoria clay at mainland locations. It shrinks as it dries and swells when wetted. Tell the inspector if cracks or sticking doors change with the seasons.
Flour Bluff, the islands, Rockport
Coastal sand
East of Oso Bay the soil turns to fine sand with water not far below. It does not swell, but it washes out and floods. Problems there tend to follow storms and drainage, not drought.
Knowing which you are on shapes the questions to ask. Why foundations move in Corpus Christi explains both.
Have these ready when you call
Five facts let the firm size up the job before anyone drives over.
- Street address, plus slab-on-grade or raised wood floor.
- The symptoms, room by room, with a rough start date for each.
- Better after rain and worse in drought, or simply worse each year?
- Earlier pier work or pipe repairs, and any receipts or warranties you kept.
- Your role: owner-occupier, landlord, buyer or seller.
The stages after you dial are set out in how a call here works.
Guides
Homework worth doing first
- Repair methods, decodedPressed piles, screw piers, drilled shafts, grout and foam lifting, crawl space carpentry: a sentence or two on each.
- What drives the costWhy two bids on one house can sit far apart. Drivers only; nobody can price a job unseen.
- Foundation inspectionsRepair firm versus engineer, the readings each takes, and the papers to leave with.
- Permits for foundation repairThe sealed-plan rule at Corpus Christi Development Services, and who files the application.
- Choosing a companyCheck the engineer, local registration, insurance and the written contract before choosing a company.
- Foundation upkeepGrading, gutters, thirsty trees, and soaker hoses under the city drought stages.
Areas
Across the bay and up the coast
Soil and permit rules change from town to town. The service area page lists every place covered.
PortlandClay and lighter loam side by side, and a city checklist that asks for an engineer's sign-off.
RobstownVictoria clay in sampled locations, and a city office that handles permits and inspections.
RockportSand, a high water table and bay flooding in place of shrinking clay.
Aransas PassLow, sandy ground that ponds after rain, and a permit you can see posted on the job.
Flour Bluff and Padre IslandInside the city limits but on sand, with beach and dune rules on the island.Quick answers
Does Corpus Christi Foundation Repairs do the repair?
No. It is a referral website with no crews. The firm that answers your call is a separate local business; the visit, the bid and the work are all theirs.
Do I need a permit to repair a foundation in Corpus Christi?
Yes. The city lists foundation repair among the residential work that needs a permit and asks for an engineered, sealed plan with the application. The repair company normally handles it. See the permit guide.
Are foundation repair contractors licensed in Texas?
There is no state license for foundation repair. Engineers and plumbers are licensed, and cities issue permits. The vetting checklist shows which credentials a homeowner is able to confirm.
Ready for someone to measure the house?
Dial the number and say what you have noticed. A foundation repair firm covering your part of the Coastal Bend answers, books a visit, and afterward sends its report and price under its own name. That firm is a separate business from this website.
Wall, ceiling or floor shifting while you watch? Gas in the air? Get everybody outdoors, then phone 911 or the gas utility.
House foundations only
Call (361) 217-1905Corpus Christi Foundation Repairs refers callers and repairs nothing itself. Calls may be recorded. Details: referral disclosure.