No state license to look up
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation licenses electricians, air conditioning contractors and dozens of other occupations. Foundation repair is not on its list, and neither is general contracting. A bill to create a foundation repair license was voted down in the Texas House in 2013.
That does not mean anything goes. Engineers are licensed by the state. Plumbers hold state licenses as well. Cities require permits, and some require contractors to register. Those are the checks you can actually make.
What you can verify
- The engineer
- Ask who will seal the repair plan, then search the name on the state board's engineer roster.
- City registration
- Corpus Christi runs a voluntary registry of contractors called the STAR Contractor Program. The city says it is not meant to recommend anyone, but you can see whether a company has registered and at which tier. Portland requires contractors to register before working there.
- Insurance
- Ask for a certificate of liability insurance and call the insurer or agent named on it to confirm it is in force.
- The plumber
- If the job includes a plumbing test or pipe repair, that work should be done by a state-licensed plumber. Ask for the license number.
- Permit history
- Firms active in Corpus Christi have pulled city permits before. Have the number for your address sent over the day the city grants it.
Questions about the warranty
- Is the promise limited to the piers themselves, or does it reach the rooms above them?
- What must happen before a crew returns under warranty, and will that return trip be billed?
- For how many years? Can a future buyer inherit it, and at what paperwork or charge?
- Which acts cancel it? Typical clauses mention drainage, watering, leaking pipes and later additions.
- Should the firm be sold or shut down, is anybody else bound to perform?
- Is arbitration compulsory under the contract?
Insist on reading the actual warranty text ahead of signing; a brochure paragraph is not it. Corpus Christi Foundation Repairs stands behind nobody's workmanship, as the footer notice on each page spells out.
Reading the contract
The contract should match the proposal: the same number and type of supports, the same drawing, the same inclusions. Look for how extra depth or extra piers found during the job are priced, and who approves them.
Payment tied to stages of completed work is easier to live with than a large sum up front. You are entitled to read a company's reviews and to ask for the addresses of recent local jobs, and it is reasonable to do both.
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.
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