Free, no-obligation inspection from a vetted local foundation specialist.
Re-shim, replace rotted beams, and re-stabilize joists for older pier-and-beam homes.Drop your ZIP and we'll match you with one vetted local specialist for a free inspection — typically within 24 hours. We make the introduction. They handle the work. No spam calls, no five-way bidding war.
Scope of work
Pier-and-beam homes sit on a network of concrete or masonry piers supporting wood beams and joists above a crawl space. Repair work restores level by re-shimming or replacing piers, sistering or replacing rotten beams, and reinforcing the framing. It's the most-cost effective repair when the framing is sound.
The matched specialist will give you a written scope and estimate after the free inspection.
Where you are
Pick your metro to see the local soil, climate, and cost context your matched contractor will work with.
Local cost typically $3,500 – $12,000. Most common cause: summer drought shrinking clay away from the slab perimeter.
Local cost typically $3,800 – $13,000. Most common cause: hurricane and flood saturation followed by rapid drying.
Local cost typically $3,900 – $13,400. Most common cause: bentonite swelling beneath slabs and basement floors (heave, not settlement).
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,200. Most common cause: seasonal clay shrinkage pulling away from slab edges.
Local cost typically $3,800 – $13,000. Most common cause: seasonal clay shrinkage pulling away from slab edges.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,800. Most common cause: seasonal clay shrinkage pulling away from slab edges.
Local cost typically $3,300 – $11,300. Most common cause: seasonal clay shrinkage pulling away from slab edges.
Local cost typically $3,200 – $11,000. Most common cause: seasonal clay shrinkage pulling away from slab edges.
Local cost typically $3,700 – $12,600. Most common cause: irrigation overspray or leaks concentrating water near footings.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,400. Most common cause: irrigation overspray or leaks concentrating water near footings.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,500. Most common cause: irrigation overspray or leaks concentrating water near footings.
Local cost typically $4,500 – $15,400. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,100 – $14,200. Most common cause: irrigation overspray or leaks concentrating water near footings.
Local cost typically $4,300 – $14,900. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,800 – $16,300. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,700 – $16,100. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,100 – $13,900. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,300 – $14,900. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $4,000 – $13,700. Most common cause: hillside creep or poorly compacted fill settlement.
Local cost typically $3,800 – $13,000. Most common cause: snowmelt saturating soils near basement walls.
Local cost typically $3,800 – $13,000. Most common cause: snowmelt saturating soils near basement walls.
Local cost typically $4,000 – $13,700. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,800 – $13,000. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,200. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,500 – $12,000. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,500. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,800. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,800. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,800. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,500. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $3,400 – $11,500. Most common cause: hydrostatic pressure against basement walls after storms.
Local cost typically $4,800 – $16,600. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $4,500 – $15,400. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $3,900 – $13,400. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $3,500 – $12,000. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $4,300 – $14,900. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $3,900 – $13,200. Most common cause: snowmelt and stormwater raising hydrostatic pressure.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,200. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,700 – $12,700. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,500. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,200. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,500. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,200. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,300 – $11,300. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,200 – $11,000. Most common cause: crawl space humidity leading to wood rot and sagging floors.
Local cost typically $3,700 – $12,700. Most common cause: heavy rain or tropical storms saturating clay around the home.
Local cost typically $3,500 – $12,000. Most common cause: stormwater washout beneath slabs and driveways.
Local cost typically $3,600 – $12,500. Most common cause: stormwater washout beneath slabs and driveways.
Local cost typically $3,700 – $12,700. Most common cause: stormwater washout beneath slabs and driveways.
Local cost typically $4,100 – $14,200. Most common cause: stormwater washout beneath slabs and driveways.
Local cost typically $4,100 – $13,900. Most common cause: stormwater washout beneath slabs and driveways.
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Warning signs
If two or more of these appear in your home, it's worth scheduling a free inspection. Early repairs cost a fraction of late ones.
Sagging or springy floors
Visible gaps between piers and beams in the crawl space
Doors that drag at the bottom
Wood rot or mildew smell from the crawl space
FAQ
Neither is inherently worse — pier-and-beam is easier and cheaper to repair, and the crawl space gives access to plumbing, but it requires moisture management slabs don't.
Yes. Adding interior piers under sagging beam runs is one of the most common and cost-effective repairs.
Properly installed concrete or steel piers with treated wood beams should last 50+ years with normal moisture control.
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