Services
Foundation repair services in Tyler and East Texas
Six kinds of work, what each one fixes, and where to start based on what you are seeing.
Foundation repair is not one job. Putting piers under a slab, leveling a floor over a crawl space, fixing the drainage and repairing a pipe under the house are different kinds of work, done under different rules and often by different people. The table below matches what you are seeing to the page that covers it.
Which service fits what you are seeing?
Start from the symptom, not the fix. Sticking doors, sloping floors and cracks are signs Texas home inspectors must report, and they point first to an inspection. Water problems point to drainage, a jumping water bill to a plumber, and a single crack you want closed to crack repair.
| What you are seeing | Start here | What the work may involve |
|---|---|---|
| Sticking doors, sloping floors, cracks in brick or drywall | Foundation inspection | An engineer’s evaluation, then a repair plan |
| A slab house with a corner or side that has dropped | Slab foundation repair | Piers under the slab, then a lift |
| Humps, dips or sags in a floor over a crawl space | House leveling | Shims, new piers, beams or sills |
| Water standing by the house, short downspouts, big trees close in | Drainage correction | Grading, gutters, root barriers |
| A water bill that jumps for no clear reason | Slab leak repair | Leak detection, a static test, a licensed plumber |
| A crack you want sealed | Foundation crack repair | Injection, once you know the house is not still moving |
How the six services differ
They differ in who does the work and what it costs. An engineer diagnoses, a foundation company installs piers or levels floors, and a licensed plumber fixes pipes. Prices run from a few hundred dollars for an engineer’s visit or a sealed crack to $5,000 to $25,000 for a typical slab pier job.
- Only a licensed engineer should explain the cause. Texas’s engineering board says analyzing why a foundation moved, or recommending a repair, is engineering.
- A repaired slab is rarely level. The ASCE Texas Section guidelines say “It is unlikely that elevation adjustments will result in a level foundation.”
- Sealing a crack does not stop movement. Injection closes the crack; it does not fix what caused it.
- Pipes under the house need a licensed plumber, unless the owner is working on their own homestead.
- Water is the part you can manage. The same guidelines call for the ground to drop at least 6 inches in the first 10 feet from the house.
Every price on these pages is an industry estimate with its source. No Tyler company publishes its prices, so our cost guide collects the published ranges in one place. For background, see our guides, and for permit offices and housing facts town by town, see the town pages.
Where to start
Do I call foundation repair, contractor or structural engineer?
It depends on what you need. For the cause of the problem, call a structural engineer: Texas’s engineering board treats that diagnosis as engineering, and an evaluation usually costs $300 to $800. For a price on repair work, a foundation company’s inspection is usually free. Our foundation inspection page compares the options side by side.
Any recommendations for companies to give an honest assessment and is fair on repair costs?
We do not rank companies. When you call or send the form, your request goes to one independent local foundation repair company. Whoever you talk to, use the checks in our hiring guide and compare any bid with our cost guide. An engineer’s plan gives you something firm to judge a bid against.
Foundation repair cost?
For a slab pier job, published industry estimates run $5,000 to $25,000. Re-leveling a pier and beam house runs $1,200 to $4,000, a drainage correction package $2,000 to $8,000, and sealing one crack $250 to $800. No Tyler company publishes its prices, and no public dataset exists, so treat these as a yardstick. Our cost guide lists every range with its source.
Sources
- Standards of Practice, 22 TAC §535.228, Texas Real Estate Commission. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Engineering Advisory Opinion Request #43 (February 2018), Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations, Version 3 (April 2022), ASCE Texas Section. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Plumbing License Law, Occupations Code Chapter 1301 (September 2025), TSBPE. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Structural engineer cost, HomeGuide. Checked September 21, 2026.
- How Much Does Foundation Repair Cost in DFW? 2026 Pricing Guide, Stratum Foundation Repair. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Foundation repair cost: pressed pile, Anchor Foundation Repair. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Underpinning foundation cost, HomeGuide. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Pier and beam foundation repair cost, Angi. Checked September 21, 2026.
- Foundation crack repair cost, HomeGuide. Checked September 21, 2026.
Next step
Get a written estimate from a local foundation company
Tell us what you are seeing and where the house is. Your request goes to one independent foundation repair company that works in your part of East Texas. Ask them the questions on this page before anyone lifts a shovel.