Foundation raising in Moreno Valley CA - a house resting on firmer ground
Doors sticking, cracks climbing the walls, a floor that slopes? We find out why the house moved, then lift it back toward level.
How do you fix a sinking foundation in Moreno Valley?
Foundation raising in Moreno Valley starts with underpinning, which sets piers down to stronger soil and moves your house's weight onto them. Then jacks lift the house back toward level, as far as the engineer allows.
Most people call us after a door starts sticking, a gap opens over a window or a marble rolls across the kitchen floor on its own. We're based in Moreno Valley and work across the cities around it in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and the first thing I tell anyone is that both the price and the schedule come down to what's under the house. The number of piers, how deep firm soil sits, which kind of pier fits and how much room the crew has to dig all move the cost, and the engineer's visit and any permit set when we can start. You'll see all of that in a written estimate that spells out what's included before anything gets lifted.
Why Moreno Valley calls us for foundation raising
You get one person to deal with from the first look to the final walk-through, and a plan for the work nobody sees before anything gets lifted or poured.
The owner on every job
I come out to look at every job and run the pours, and our crew does the forming, placing and finishing.
In business since 2017
I learned the trade working on crews around the Inland Empire before I ever started this company.
Licensed and fully insured
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Hard news before the work
If your house can't come all the way back or the fix isn't what you hoped, I'll say so before we start.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
That's our promise, and it starts with a call to (951) 518-9186 or our estimate request form.
How we handle foundation raising
The right fix depends on why the house moved, how deep firm soil lies and how much room there is around it, so the engineer's findings decide the method.
What happens when you call about foundation raising in Moreno Valley?
Nothing gets lifted until you know why your house moved and what the fix includes, and we plan the digging and the lift around the people living there.
You get in touch
Call or send the form and tell me what you're seeing, whether that's cracks, doors that stick or a floor that slopes.
I look at the house
I come out myself, measure, check the cracks and ask what the house has to carry. If it points to movement, we bring in the engineer.
Your written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out what's included, and if the city needs a permit for the work, we handle it.
Lift, patch, walk-through
We dig, set the piers and lift the house partway, pour back what we opened on a day that suits the weather, then walk the finished work with you.
Questions about a step? Call and talk it through.
(951) 518-9186Questions about raising a foundation
How much does foundation raising cost in Moreno Valley?
Leveling a slab home on piers usually costs about $10,000 to $30,000 per job across the US, and that's a national figure for the whole job, not our price. Underpinning is priced per pier, and helical piers cost more each than steel push piers, so the pier count and type move your number the most. Your written estimate shows what's included for your house.
What causes a house foundation to sink or rise?
A house sinks when the soil under it gives way, which the trade calls settlement, and it rises when the soil swells, which is heave. From the yard the two look alike, but they need opposite fixes, so the engineer has to find the cause before anything gets lifted. With the swelling soils we talk about below, either one can happen here.
How long does foundation raising take?
Guides put slab underpinning at about 3 to 7 days of crew work, depending on how many piers go in, and shimming a pier and beam house at 1 to 3 days. If you own a slab home, plan on about a week of work at the house, with the engineer's visit and the permit coming before that.
Can we stay in the house during foundation repair?
Usually, yes, owners can stay in the house the whole way through. Slab work is noisy, though, and it means digging around the outside of the house, so plan your days around the noise and keep kids and pets clear of the open ground.
Do I need underpinning to add a second story to my house?
You may, because underpinning is also used when a house takes on more load, like an added story, or when a deeper excavation goes in next door. The engineer works out whether your foundation can carry it before we plan anything.
Can you level just one corner of a house instead of the whole thing?
Yes, when only one corner has moved, a partial job is possible, and leveling one corner costs considerably less than leveling the whole footprint of the house. We'll only suggest the smaller job when the engineer's findings support it.
Moreno Valley permits and soil for foundation raising
Moreno Valley's Building and Safety Division issues permits here, and the city requires permits for modifying an existing structure, which is what underpinning does to your house. The division also does the plan check, its review of the drawings, along with the inspections, and every permit goes in through the city's online portal. When the job needs a permit, we handle the application, line up the inspections and walk you through what the city's process looks like, so you're not chasing paperwork while your house is being worked on.
Some ground in Moreno Valley has poor to fair stability and is considered potentially expansive, the kind that swells when it gets wet and shrinks back as it dries. That's why the engineer's read on the soil matters as much as the lift itself, and we bring the same care to foundation jobs in Perris and Riverside.
Get your Moreno Valley foundation looked at
We pick up seven days a week, including weekend mornings from 6 AM, so call (951) 518-9186 and we'll set up a free estimate at your house.