How Much Does Foundation Repair Cost Houston
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QUESTION:
Foundation repair – what can I expect to pay?
I have a 2-story house. It’s about 2400 square feet. It was built in 1995. I live near Houston. I have a crack in the foundation that runs from my front porch to my back porch (through my foyer, under my staircase, through my kitchen). I will be selling my house soon and wondered what I can expect to pay (a range) to have the foundation fixed — not including flooring. My house is listed on zillow.com for an estimate of 9,500. Any advice and estimates would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hmm, I mentioned that I’m in the Houston area on purpose because the shifting sand/clay soil mixture causes a lot of issues with foundations here. Foundation repair is quite common. We also had a severe drought last summer. That is when the crack grew. I have been watering the foundation since then, but the damage is done. I guess I just need to get a foundation repair company to come to the house and give me an estimate. Thanks for the answers.-
ANSWER:
It’s a tough fix. It will have to be cut (don’t cut through the original re-bar), drilled, re-bar tied in, and repoured after it’s mud-jacked. After that, you’ll have to put everything back together (including the stairs…ugh). I’d say 18,000 to 22,000 bucks. Maybe even more, I just haven’t seen it.A lot of people aren’t even going to want to bid something like that. There are a lot of trades involved, a lot of work involved.
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I read the edit. Well, I’ll tell ya, there is a way to partially stabilize the crack and patch it up with mortar (repointing), but that doesn’t FIX it. I was telling you how to fix it and giving you an estimate for that. The mud-jacking and repointing is going to cost about 3-4 grand. That slab will never be the same. You should have used pre-tensioned concrete to begin with, that would have made all of this moot, but beating yourself up about it now won’t do anyone any good. Spilt milk.Call at least 3 of those foundation companies and see what they say.
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One other thing. Hun, I don’t know jack squat about Houston or its foundation/soil/drought problems. I’m from Missouri. Sometimes you have to spell this stuff out for us dummies.
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