Foundation Repair in Columbia, TN

Yes. Columbia is about 11 miles southwest of Spring Hill, well inside our 30-mile service area. We handle foundation piers, underpinning, foundation crack injection and footing repair there, and the quote is free.

It depends on the project. When one is needed, we pull the permit from the City of Columbia's building department and build to whatever the permit and inspection require.

Thin hairline cracks in poured walls and slabs are common and often just shrinkage. Cracks that keep widening, run stair-step through brick or block, let in water, or show up along with sticking doors and sloping floors point to movement and should be looked at. We will tell you honestly which kind you have.

Often we can lift it partway or all the way back, depending on how long it has been settled and how the framing and finishes respond. Stopping the movement always comes first. Lifting comes second and is done slowly to avoid new cracks inside, and we tell you what to expect before we start.

Mostly the soil and the rain. Much of the area sits on clay that swells when wet and shrinks in dry summers, so footings get pushed up and dropped over and over. Heavy spring rain and poor drainage soften the ground next to the house, and in some spots limestone and sinkholes leave voids underneath. Piers get past the moving soil to something stable.

It depends on how many piers or how much underpinning the house needs, how deep stable ground is, and how much crack and drainage work goes with it. A single cracked wall is a much smaller job than stabilizing a whole side of a house. We inspect first and give you a free estimate with the scope spelled out.