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Foundation raising in Wichita Falls TX - floors lifted back toward level

Doors that stick, cracks over windows or a floor that slopes? We lift the settled part of your house back toward level.

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Two ways we handle foundation raising

  • Steel piers under a slab

    Steel posts go down through the shifting clay to ground that stays put, and jacks lift the slab onto them. This suits slab homes that have settled.

  • Shimming a pier-and-beam floor

    On a raised house, the low points are jacked up and steel or timber shims are set between the beam and the pier cap, so the soil isn't touched.

How is a settled foundation raised in Wichita Falls?

Foundation raising in Wichita Falls, TX lifts the settled part of your house back toward level, either by setting a slab on steel piers driven down to ground that won't move or by jacking up a raised floor and shimming it on its piers.

Most people call after a door stops latching, a crack opens above a window or a floor starts to feel like it runs downhill, and they'd like to know what they're paying for before anyone digs. The price and the schedule depend mostly on how your house is built, how many places need support, how much digging and slab cutting it takes and whether an engineer is part of the job, and your written estimate lists each item the job includes so you can weigh it at your own pace.

Foundation raising, from first look to cleanup

Before anything else, I find out whether your home sits on a slab or on piers and beams, because that decides how it can be lifted and what the rest of the job looks like.

  • Engineer and records settled first

    We tell you before you sign whether an engineer takes part and whether a record of the floor levels comes with the job.

  • Digging and access

    Our crew digs beside the house at each support, and where a slab or walk is in the way, concrete cutting opens a clean hole.

  • Lifting a little at a time

    We raise the house slowly and watch the doors, walls and floors as we go, because lifting too fast can crack what settling didn't.

  • Backfill and cleanup

    We pack the dirt back around the house and clean up, and if your drive dropped too, we can pour a new concrete driveway.

Why homeowners choose Ironset Wichita Falls Concrete

I spent my early years writing concrete quotes, and homeowners kept asking what exactly they were paying for. On a foundation lift that question matters even more, so I explain the plan in full before anyone picks up a shovel. Call (940) 298-1219 to set up a visit.

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  • The owner looks at every house

    I come out to look at each job and write the estimate myself, and I check in with our crew while they dig, lift and put the ground back.

  • In business since 2013

    We've done concrete work since 2013, and I'd rather spend extra time on the plan than rush a lift that's hard to undo once it's done.

  • Fully licensed and insured

    We're fully licensed and insured, and every estimate lists what the job includes and what it doesn't, so nothing on the final bill comes as a surprise.

What happens after you call about foundation raising?

Every house settles its own way, so I plan the lift around what I find at yours and around your household, and I tell you where we'll dig and what to expect while we work.

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  1. Call or send the form

    Call (940) 298-1219 or use the form, and tell us what you've noticed around the house and roughly when it began.

  2. I look at the house

    I come out, walk the house inside and out, and look over the low spots, the soil and any trees close to the foundation.

  3. Your written estimate

    Your estimate lists what the job includes, and when you're ready we check permits with the city, whose office is open weekdays 8 to 5, before we dig.

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Request a free foundation raising estimate from Ironset Wichita Falls Concrete

Tell us whether your house sits on a slab or on piers and beams, and mention any trees close to it. We reply within one business day, and then I come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation.

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Questions about raising a foundation

How much does foundation raising cost in Wichita Falls?

There's no fair figure until I've seen the house, because the price turns on your foundation type, how many supports it needs and how much digging the job involves. Leveling a pier-and-beam floor with shims usually costs less than piering a slab, since there's no digging down to firm ground at each support.

What is the best way to fix a foundation on clay soil?

On clay, the repair has to either separate the foundation from the clay's movement or anchor it below where that movement happens, which points toward steel piers or deep underpinning. Slab jacking, which pumps material under a slab to raise it, works fine in sandy or gravelly ground but isn't the answer on clay.

Can a pier-and-beam floor be leveled without adding new piers?

In many cases, yes, because the low points of a raised house can be jacked up and steel or timber shims set between the beam and the pier cap without touching the soil. One repair guide calls this fast, clean and reversible, and its first choice for minor settling in raised foundations.

How do I know my foundation was raised correctly?

Ask for a record of the floor levels taken after the lift. Texas engineering guidelines say the engineer, or someone the engineer authorizes, should measure the floor elevations after the repair and give the owner a copy, and as I mentioned, we tell you before you sign whether an engineer is part of your job and whether that record comes with it.

How should I water around my foundation after it's raised?

Aim for soil that stays about equally damp on every side of the house, which the engineering guidelines say may help, while they also warn against too much water. An engineer may give you advice for your house, which can mean watering certain spots, watering heavily in places or cutting back.

Should I cut down a tree that's close to my foundation?

Not without advice first, because taking a tree out can let the soil take on moisture and push the foundation up, especially if the tree was there before the house. Trees and large shrubs near a house may dry and shrink the soil under it, so a waiting period may be recommended after one comes out.

Foundation raising on Wichita Falls clay

The City of Wichita Falls issues permits through its Building Inspections office, and the city says construction work here has to follow city codes and carry the correct permits. The same office licenses and registers contractors. Whether your lift needs a permit is something we confirm with the city before we start, and when one is needed, we handle the application and paperwork for you.

Clay drives most of what we plan on a foundation job here. Inside the city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 30 percent of the mapped land, and on the mid-October drought map all of Wichita County was in drought, which is why steady moisture around a foundation deserves attention right now. Before we plan any lift, we look at how the ground around your house is holding water and where the trees stand, and we meet the same clay on jobs in Burkburnett and Iowa Park.