Foundation Questions From Denton County Homeowners

No. The inspection we arrange is free, and you don't have to agree to a repair. If the floors measure close to level, the honest answer may be to keep an eye on things.

A foundation repair company that works in your part of Denton County. We're a referral service, so we pass your request to them and they arrange the visit. The inspection, any repair and any contract are between you and that company. Our referral marketing disclosure explains how we're paid.

An automated assistant takes the call and asks the same few things the form does: your name, a number to call back, your town or ZIP code, and what you've noticed. Calls are recorded, and the greeting says so. Prefer not to be on a recording? The form reaches us just the same.

It depends on what a floor survey finds, mostly how many piers the house needs. Two companies publish averages from their own work around Dallas and Denton, and both land near $11,000. That's a starting point, not a quote. Our cost guide explains what moves the number.

In the towns that publish a rule, yes. Denton says all foundation repairs need a permit, and Frisco and The Colony list a $75 fee. Lantana and the other unincorporated places fall under Denton County. Our permits guide goes town by town.

In the towns that publish a rule, yes. Denton, Flower Mound, Frisco, The Colony, Highland Village and Pilot Point each ask for an engineer's design or sealed letter with the permit. That's a useful check, because Texas doesn't license foundation repair companies. Our engineer or repair company guide explains how the engineer fits in.

It can. Around Lewisville Lake and Grapevine Lake, the Corps of Engineers holds a flowage easement on private land below a set contour, and work inside it needs the Corps' approval. A deed can leave the easement out. If your lot backs onto a lake, check your deed before planning work near the back of the lot.

Your town or ZIP code, what you've noticed and roughly when it started. Plain words are fine. Around Denton, the town matters, because the ground changes so much from one to the next.

Yes. If you're buying a house, or just want a baseline, a set of floor readings gives a later survey something to compare with. There's no charge for the inspection we arrange.