The foundation is the base of your house. This means that if there’s a damage in the foundation it needs to be dealt with immediately. The cost depends on the damage done to your foundation. If you spot errors at an initial level, repairing work can be completed at less the cost. Simple solutions like fixing a water line leak or correcting a drainage problem won’t cost a great deal. However, quantifying the overall cost of the repair can be difficult because of the many variables that affect the home or the structure. You need to have a contractor inspect your home to understand what needs to be done to your foundation.
San Fernando Valley Foundation Repair or Replacement?
Most homeowners feel that if there is a crack or damage in the foundation, the most logical solution to do is replace it. However, that’s not always the case. As with most repairs, you need to consider all options to get the most out of your money
Repair or replace, this is the job that you’ll only take care of once. The most important thing to consider is that it must be an effective, and permanent solution.
With a foundation replacement, there will be heavy equipment to aide with the process. The equipment will excavate the soil; thus, exposing your home’s foundation.
The house will be put on temporary supports as the foundation wall and slab floors are removed. After the foundation replacement is complete, the contractor will fill in the soil and restore the landscape details of your home.
Of course you and your family won’t be in the home while the foundation is being rebuilt. Which means the process of rebuilding a foundation is disruptive, time consuming and costly compared to foundation repair.
Foundation Repair
Upon inspection, the foundation repair contractor will explain in detail what is the damage and how it occurred. They will also explain the materials and techniques that will be used to make permanent repairs.
There are various methods that can be applied to repair the foundation. Here’s a sample of the average cost of foundation repairs:
- Slabjacking work costs around $150 per hole.
- A repair on a simple crack in a poured concrete ranges around $800 to $1500 per crack.
- Crack repair around $350 to $200 and that depends on the materials used.
- Tunneling is around $300 per foot.
- City permit is round $75 to $200 if required by the city.
- Ground obstacle repair methods like extra deep footings or removing tree roots can cost around $1,000 to $2,000.
Other variables involve includes:
- Underlying soil type and moisture content.
- Water drainage issues
- Wood rot or mold
- Past repair efforts
In most cases, the cost of a foundation repair on average is around $2,500 to $10,000.
As most foundation problems, a repair would suffice. Not only that a total foundation replacement is disruptive, but extremely expensive. And if you think it will solve the problem, it usually doesn’t. Like for example, the foundation soils.
A foundation contractor will do more than just repair a damaged foundation. The first part in solving the problem is to determine the problematic soil and site condition first so that the original problems won’t reoccur.
We, at Fidelity & Designs, pride ourselves on being professional, reliable, and affordable. We can help repair or replace your foundation. We are fully licensed and fully insured. Contact us for a free, no obligation consultation at 1-877-405-0409