Foundation Repair in Hurst, TX

Foundation Repair in Hurst is closely tied to when the city was built. Hurst voted to incorporate in 1951, the same year Bell Aircraft announced a plant there, and per the Handbook of Texas the population climbed from 10,165 in 1960 to 27,215 in 1970. By the 1970s the city had nearly reached the limits of the land it could expand into, which suggests much of today's housing went up during those first two decades.

A Hurst house from that period is now well past fifty years old. A slab or pier-and-beam floor of that age on North Texas clay has been through countless wet and dry cycles, and its history can show as patched cracks, re-hung doors and floors that are subtly out of level. Our job is to measure where the house stands today and recommend only the work the readings support.

Lower ground toward the Trinity

Hurst lies north of the West Fork of the Trinity River, and sand and gravel were dug from the river bottoms south of town starting in the early 1900s. Lots on lower ground or near drainage paths can stay wetter after storms, while higher lots dry out faster in summer. We note where a property sits and how water crosses it, because the right drainage fix differs between the two.

Repairs planned around the people at home

About 17.7% of Hurst residents are 65 or older, according to Census estimates. If you would rather not have crews working indoors for days, exterior piers can keep most of the work outside where the readings allow. On pier-and-beam homes, much of the leveling happens from the crawl space. We walk through the plan, the noise and the access needed before anything is scheduled.

What we check on an older Hurst house

• Elevation readings room by room, compared against the highest point of the floor
• Evidence of past repairs, such as older piers, patched brick or shimmed beams
• Crawl space condition, ventilation and standing water under raised floors
• Gutters, downspouts and grading on every side of the house
• Whether a leak test by a licensed plumber should come before any lifting

Engineers and permits

Before the scope is final on a house with earlier repairs or large movement, we suggest an evaluation by a structural engineer. Building permit rules for foundation work differ from city to city across Tarrant County, so check the City of Hurst's present rules before work begins. If Hurst requires one for your job, we can support the application within the city's rules; contractor registration with a city is sometimes a prerequisite.

Old patches tell a story

Houses of this age can carry evidence of earlier fixes: mortar that does not match, caulk lines over old cracks, doors trimmed at the top to clear the frame. We photograph those patches and compare them with today's readings. Together they help show whether the house is still moving or has been fairly stable since an earlier repair.