Pier & Beam Foundation Repair in North Richland Hills, TX

Pier and beam foundation repair deals with a different kind of house from a slab. The floor is a wood frame resting on beams, and the beams sit on concrete piers in a crawl space. Because everything can be reached from below, many problems can be fixed without breaking concrete, and the repairs are often less expensive than slab work. The trade-off is that wood, shims and soil all move, and pier-and-beam floors can need periodic attention.

What goes wrong underneath

• Shims between piers and beams compress, slip or rot, and the floor drops
• Piers settle, tilt or were spaced too far apart to begin with
• Beams and joists sag, crack or are damaged by moisture and insects
• The perimeter beam or sill plate rots where water reaches it
• Water collects in the crawl space, softening the soil under the piers

Reshimming

Reshimming is the most common pier-and-beam repair. The beam is jacked up slightly, worn or loose shims are removed, and new steel shims are set between the pier and the beam to bring the floor back up. Angi describes it as inserting steel shims between the piers and beams, or between beams and joists, to correct minor settling, and its 2026 data puts most reshimming jobs between $1,200 and $2,000.

Adding and replacing piers

When piers have settled badly or were placed too far apart, new piers are added between them or failed piers are replaced. Adding a pier shortens the span a beam has to carry, which can stiffen a bouncy floor. Angi lists added piers at $800 to $4,000 each and replaced piers at $2,000 to $6,000 each, depending on access and depth.

Beams, joists and sills

A cracked or sagging beam can be replaced or reinforced. Joists can be sistered, meaning a new board is fastened alongside the old one. Rotted sill plates along the perimeter are cut out and replaced in sections while the house is supported. We note any wood damage on the evaluation; extensive rot or termite damage may need a carpenter or pest control as well.

Moisture and the crawl space

Look for water first: rain running under the house, a downspout emptying against the skirting, a plumbing leak, or damp air with too little ventilation. Fixing the floor without fixing the water can mean doing it again. Our Crawl Space Repair and Foundation Drainage services cover that side of the job.

Expect some upkeep

On expansive clay, pier-and-beam houses can need periodic adjustment. Angi notes that highly expansive soils can call for reshimming every two to three years, compared with three to five years in more stable soil. We record the readings from each visit so you can see how the house is behaving over time.