Foundation repair in Abilene
Foundation help for houses all over Abilene, on both the Taylor County and Jones County sides of the city.
Abilene had 125,182 residents in the 2020 census. Most of the city lies in Taylor County, where it has been the county seat since 1883, and the city limits reach north into Jones County around Lake Fort Phantom Hill. The town started in 1881 as a cattle shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Today it's home to Dyess Air Force Base on the west side and three universities: Hardin–Simmons, Abilene Christian and McMurry.
What problems do Abilene contractors see most?
A city this size has every kind of house. There are slab-on-grade brick homes, older pier-and-beam houses, and newer builds on former farmland at the edges. Slab houses tend to show a sunken corner with brick cracks on that end. Crawl space houses tend to show soft floors and failed shims. The clayey, lime-bearing subsoils described for Taylor County go through long dry summers and sudden storms, and that cycle drives both kinds of movement.
Who handles permits inside the city?
The City of Abilene's Building Inspections office, part of Planning & Development Services, is at City Hall, 555 Walnut Street; the city says to use the northeast entrance. You can check whether a contractor is registered with the city through its MyGov site. Ask the contractor whether your repair needs a permit and who will pull it.
What jobs come up most in town?
- Supporting slab houses that have dropped at a corner or along one side
- Re-shimming and adding supports under older crawl space homes
- Gutter, downspout and grading work where runoff collects at the beam
- Evaluations for buyers, sellers and people relocating to Dyess
Common questions
Do you cover all of Abilene?
Yes, including the parts of the city in Jones County. Call with your address and you'll be connected with a contractor that works your side of town.
How do I check a contractor with the city?
The City of Abilene's MyGov site lets you look up registered contractors, or you can ask Building Inspections at City Hall, 555 Walnut Street.
Services in Abilene
- Slab foundation repairSupport and raise a section of concrete slab that has dropped, most often along an outside beam or a corner.
- Crawl space foundation repairRe-shim and add supports, reset sunken piers, and replace damaged sills and beams under pier-and-beam houses.
- Foundation piersPressed concrete, steel push and helical piers: how they differ and how to read a pier layout in a proposal.
- Foundation evaluation and crack repairFloor elevations, a read on which cracks are structural, and cosmetic crack repair once the movement is handled.
- Foundation drainageGutters, downspout extensions, regrading and drains that keep storm runoff from soaking the clay at the beam.
Nearby areas
Cracked brick, a sticking door or a floor that slopes?
Call and get connected with a foundation repair contractor who works around Abilene.