Service area: Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend

Calling the number on this site reaches an independent foundation repair company that works in Corpus Christi and the towns listed below. The ground changes across the area, from heavy clay on the mainland to sand on the islands and around Rockport, so pick your town to see what is under the houses there and which office issues permits.

Town and neighbourhood pages

Each one starts with the soil under that place and names the office that issues its permits.

A person seen from behind, holding a clipboard and looking at the slab edge of a brick house

PortlandClay and lighter loam side by side, and a city checklist that asks for an engineer's sign-off.

Dry, deeply cracked clay soil beside the concrete slab of a brick house, with a soaker hose laid along it

RobstownVictoria clay in sampled locations, and a city office that handles permits and inspections.

A low house under wind-bent live oaks on sandy ground with a crushed-shell drive

RockportSand, a high water table and bay flooding in place of shrinking clay.

A wood-sided house raised on piers behind a lattice skirt, with palms and an oleander hedge

Aransas PassLow, sandy ground that ponds after rain, and a permit you can see posted on the job.

A house raised on timber pilings above pale sand and low dunes covered in sea oats

Flour Bluff and Padre IslandInside the city limits but on sand, with beach and dune rules on the island.

ZIP codes covered

If your ZIP code is listed, a call from your address should reach a company that works there.

Place	ZIP codes
Corpus Christi	78401, 78402, 78404, 78405, 78406, 78407, 78408, 78409, 78410, 78411, 78412, 78413, 78414, 78415, 78416, 78417, 78418
Portland	78374
Robstown	78380
Ingleside	78362
Aransas Pass	78336
Port Aransas	78373
Rockport	78382
Sinton	78387
Alice	78332

Kingsville is outside the area. If you are unsure about an address near the edge of it, call and ask.

Other towns, in brief

These towns are covered but do not have a page of their own yet.

Ingleside: Soil maps show Nueces fine sand and Calallen sandy clay loam here, lighter ground than Corpus Christi's clay. Permits and contractor registration are handled by the City of Ingleside's Development Services, (361) 776-3815.
Port Aransas: A barrier island town on Mustang fine sand, where houses are often raised on pilings. Beach and dune rules can apply to repairs, so ask the city's building department before work is scheduled.
Sinton: Mapped mostly as Calallen sandy clay loam, which shrinks and swells less than Victoria clay but is not exempt from it.
Alice: Clareville loam, which federal soil ratings class as very limited for houses because of shrink-swell. Expect the same seasonal pattern as on Corpus Christi's clay.

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) 217-1905

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