Foundation Repair Cost

Every cost guide on the web has a number for foundation repair, and most of them have nearly the same one. This page shows what each source says, with the date we checked it, where they disagree, and what to look at instead when you have real bids in hand.

It is background for reading bids, not a price for your house. Every project is different. These ranges are not a quote.

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The headline range, and who is saying it

Three of the first four look nearly identical because they share a starting point. Agreement among them is not independent confirmation.

None of them says how many projects its numbers are based on, and we could not find out. The word “average” also hides a long tail: a few very large jobs pull it up, and most homeowners will not match it.

Prices by type of work

Guides break the total into pieces. These are the ranges we found, by source. They are not additive and many jobs involve only one or two of them.

Per-pier prices depend on the pier type and the source. A Houston-area contractor’s published prices were about $990 to $1,350 for a steel push pier, $3,500 to $4,400 for a helical pier and $765 to $1,100 for a drilled pier.

That sits inside or just below the guide ranges for some types and above them for others, which shows how much a number depends on who publishes it. The foundation repair guide explains how each type works and where it falls short.

What changes the price

The spread in the tables above comes from a few things that differ from house to house. They are the same items a good bid spells out.

Reports before the repair

An engineer’s evaluation is a cost in its own right, and the guides disagree about it.

A report from an engineer who does not work for the repair company is the main way to know whether you need a repair at all, and what kind. Details on what a report contains are in the foundation repair guide.

Where the sources disagree

• Totals. The “typical” range is about $2,200 to $8,100, but settling or sinking is $4,500 to $20,000 in one guide, and a contractor’s average is about $11,950.
• Piers. About $1,000 to $3,000 per pier in several guides, with helical piers listed higher by HomeGuide and by a contractor.
• Pier and beam. $1,500 to $15,000 in one guide. One lead-generation site’s Houston page reported $6,000 to $14,000 in September 2026, and Fixr reports $2,000 to $15,000, so the bottom of one range may not apply to your house.
• Engineer’s report. Under $800 in some sources, up to $3,000 in others.

We do not average these. An average of different job definitions is not a number you can use.

How to compare the bids you get

Get two or three written, itemized bids and compare what each one includes, not the bottom line alone. The Texas Attorney General’s home-improvement guidance, which is sensible anywhere, advises written itemized bids from more than one contractor and caution about one far below the rest. Questions that make bids comparable:

1. How many piers, of what type, and to what depth?
2. Who designed the pier layout, and is there an engineer’s report? Is the engineer independent of the contractor?
3. Does the price include drainage, plumbing leak testing and any cosmetic repair, or only the foundation work?
4. Is there a permit, and who pulls it?
5. What is guaranteed in writing, who stands behind it, and how does it transfer if you sell?
6. What are the payment terms? Avoid paying in full in advance, and inspect before the final payment.

Home insurance usually excludes settling and earth movement, so check your policy before you assume any of this is covered.

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