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Serving New Braunfels, TX and surrounding areas. (830) 402-1980
Sticking doors, sloping floors, and wall cracks are signs your foundation needs attention. We lift and stabilize settled slabs so your home feels solid again.
Foundation raising in New Braunfels lifts a settled slab back toward its original level using steel piers or polyurethane foam injection, and most residential jobs are completed in one to three days. The existing foundation stays in place - it is repositioned, not replaced.
If you have noticed doors sticking, floors with a noticeable slope, or cracks opening up near door frames, those are signs the soil has shifted under your home. New Braunfels sits on expansive clay that swells and contracts with every wet and dry cycle, and that movement is the primary cause of foundation settlement in this area.
Foundation raising is a structural fix. If your situation also involves damaged concrete around the exterior - cracked driveways, stepped walks, or settled pads - we handle concrete cutting as part of the same project scope.
When a foundation shifts, door and window frames shift with it - causing doors to drag or refuse to latch and windows to stick in their tracks. In New Braunfels, this symptom often appears or worsens after a long dry summer when the clay soil has contracted beneath the slab. If multiple doors or windows in the same area of the house are affected, that pattern points toward foundation movement.
Diagonal cracks running from door or window corners toward the ceiling are a classic sign of differential settlement - one part of the foundation has moved more than another. Cracks wider than a pencil line, cracks that are growing, or cracks visible on both interior and exterior walls deserve a professional look. In Central Texas, these cracks often appear or widen noticeably after a dry season.
If a ball rolls consistently toward one side of a room, or you feel a slope walking across a large open area, the slab beneath may have settled unevenly. This is especially common in homes built on the clay-heavy soils found throughout the New Braunfels area. A contractor can measure the elevation difference across your floor to confirm whether the slope is within normal range or indicates a problem.
Separation between the top of an interior wall and the ceiling, or stair-step cracks running through exterior brick mortar joints, are among the clearest signs of foundation movement. In New Braunfels, these are often most visible on the south and west sides of a home, where sun exposure dries the soil faster and creates more dramatic shrinkage. Any crack in the foundation that is wider at one end than the other suggests ongoing, uneven movement.
We offer steel pier installation and polyurethane foam injection - the two most common methods for residential foundation raising in the New Braunfels area. Steel piers are driven deep into stable soil or limestone bedrock, making them the right choice when significant settlement has occurred and long-term stability is the priority. Piers work across the range of soil conditions you find in Comal County, from deep clay zones to areas where limestone sits closer to the surface.
Foam injection is faster and less invasive, and it works well for smaller, more localized areas of settlement where the underlying cause has been addressed. After we assess your specific situation, we recommend the method that fits it - not the one that fits our schedule. If the work also requires cutting into a slab to access piers or re-route a utility beneath it, we handle concrete cutting in-house. And if you have been thinking about a new slab foundation building project elsewhere on the property, we can handle that in the same mobilization.
Best for homes with significant or widespread settlement that need a permanent fix driven to stable soil or bedrock.
Suits homeowners with localized, minor settlement who want a fast, minimally invasive lift with less excavation.
For homeowners whose foundation movement is linked to poor drainage - we address the cause alongside the structural fix.
All structural foundation work includes permit application and city inspection scheduling - required for any reputable repair in New Braunfels.
The expansive clay soil that underlies much of New Braunfels and the surrounding Hill Country is the single biggest driver of foundation movement in this area. This soil swells dramatically when wet and shrinks when dry, and Central Texas goes through exactly the kind of wet-dry cycles that stress it most. A prolonged dry spell causes the clay to contract and pull away from the foundation, leaving voids that let the slab drop. When heavy rain arrives, the soil expands unevenly - pushing up in some spots and not others. That cycle is what creates the differential settlement most homeowners here are dealing with. Newer homes in rapidly growing subdivisions are not immune - soil disturbed during construction and not fully compacted can settle faster in the first several years.
We work throughout Comal County and the surrounding communities. Homeowners in Schertz and Seguin see the same clay-soil foundation movement that New Braunfels homeowners deal with, and our crew arrives familiar with what to expect at your site.
We schedule a walk of your interior and exterior - measuring floor elevations, assessing crack patterns, and checking drainage. We reply within one business day to set the appointment. No phone-only quotes for foundation work.
After the inspection, we explain in plain language what we found, how much movement occurred, and which method - piers or foam - fits your situation and why. You receive a written proposal covering scope, pier count, and cost before we start.
We apply for the required city permit on your behalf - you do not need to visit any office. This step typically adds a few days to a week before work begins. The permit means an inspector will verify the completed work, which protects you.
The crew arrives with hydraulic equipment and lifts the foundation in controlled increments. After the city inspection, excavated areas are backfilled, access holes are patched, and we walk you through the before-and-after measurements and your warranty terms.
We measure your floor elevations, explain exactly what we find, and give you a written quote. No pressure, no phone-only estimates.
(830) 402-1980We do not quote over the phone for foundation work. Every job starts with an on-site elevation measurement and an assessment of the soil and drainage conditions specific to your property. That step is what separates a repair that holds from one that needs to be redone after the next dry summer.
We pull the required permit and schedule the city inspection as a standard part of every foundation raising job in New Braunfels. That inspection is an independent review of the repair - and a documented record that matters when you sell. You can verify contractor licensing through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Every foundation raising job we complete comes with a written warranty. We review the terms with you before we leave - what it covers, how long it lasts, and whether it transfers to a future buyer. A transferable warranty is a real asset when selling a home in the New Braunfels market.
No foundation repair lasts as long as it should if the drainage issue that caused it is not fixed. We assess the drainage around your foundation during the inspection and include recommendations in the proposal. The Federal Emergency Management Agency documents how persistent soil moisture drives foundation damage across the Gulf Coast and Central Texas region.
Every foundation raising job we complete in New Braunfels starts with a thorough inspection and ends with a permitted, city-inspected repair backed by a written warranty. That combination - diagnosis, permitted work, and documented results - is what we stand behind.
When foundation raising requires slab access or you need a damaged panel removed, we make the precise cuts needed to keep the surrounding concrete intact.
Learn MoreNeed a new slab poured for an addition, accessory structure, or replacement - we build new foundations from the ground up to current standards.
Learn MoreEvery dry season gives the clay beneath your home another chance to shift - addressing the problem now almost always costs less than waiting another year.