Concrete footings in College Station TX - a solid base under what you build
Planning an addition, a porch or a deck and need something solid underneath? We dig, form and pour footings that carry the load.
Concrete footings carry the load. Nobody sees them again.
A footing is the concrete under a wall, a post or the edge of a slab that spreads the weight into the ground. The job is digging out, building forms, setting rebar, the steel that keeps the concrete from pulling apart, and pouring, and one installed price covers all of it.
Footings go wrong underneath. Dig into loose fill or ignore where the water runs, and the footing moves with the dirt, and so does whatever sits on it, which is how folks end up calling about foundation raising. Nobody sees a footing once the framing's up, so it's the first place people try to save and the last place I'd let them.
The price moves with how much digging, concrete and labor the job takes, plus anything in the way, like an old slab we open up with concrete cutting. The schedule moves with the permit and the inspection, which we handle. The written estimate I write after seeing your lot gives you your own number.
When do you need concrete footings? Usually one of these.
You're building onto the house
An addition, a covered porch or a carport needs something under its posts and walls. Footings go in before anything else, so the sooner we look at the lot, the sooner your framer can start.
Posts that sink or lean
A deck or porch post that's dropped or tilted is usually sitting on a shallow block or a footing that moved with the dirt. Waiting lets the frame twist, and boards and rails start pulling loose.
Cracks that keep growing
A crack at the edge of a slab or a wall that keeps widening often means the ground under the footing has moved. Left alone, it keeps going, and the fix gets bigger the longer it runs.
Concrete footings start with a look. Then it's permits, steel and concrete.
You call, and I come out myself to look, measure and ask what the footings have to carry. Tell me where the septic, the buried lines and the meters are, as far as you know, and we make the 811 call so the utilities mark their lines before the machine shows up.
You get a written estimate. If you go ahead, we pull the permit, dig, set the forms and steel, and then wait on the city's inspection, since nothing gets poured before it passes. The truck doesn't get called until then, so your pour date rides on that approval.
After the pour we cure it right, keeping it damp and left alone so it gains strength instead of drying out weak. Our crew does the work with me on site running it, we clean up and haul off the dirt, and I walk it with you and tell you when it's ready to build on.
Need concrete footings poured? Tell us what they'll carry.
Send the address, what the footings carry and any buried lines you know of. We reply within one business day, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation.
(979) 393-7025Concrete footings around College Station. Same work in Bryan and Navasota.
In College Station, the city issues building permits for new structures, remodels and foundation repairs, and footings usually go with one of those, so plan on a permit. A contractor has to register with the city before pulling one. We're licensed and insured, we pull it, and the city has also proposed a local foundation standard for slabs with turned-down footings, so I'll tell you if it ends up applying to yours. In Bryan and Navasota, I check with the office for your address first, since the steps aren't the same everywhere.
Inside city limits, about 57% of the mapped land has shrink-swell clay that's a problem for houses without basements, the kind that swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries. Steady moisture and water draining away from the house help keep it still, so ask us how your plan handles drainage, and we'll show you where your water runs.
Questions about footings? Here are straight answers.
Read through these first, and if your question isn't here, call (979) 393-7025 and ask me directly.
How much do concrete footings cost in College Station?
Installed concrete footings across the US usually cost about $5 to $20 per linear foot, and that covers the digging, the forms and the concrete. That's a national figure, not our price, so your written estimate gives you your own number. It's satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Do I need a permit for concrete footings in College Station?
Most likely, yes, because the city requires a building permit for any new structure, remodel or renovation and for foundation repairs. We pull it, schedule the inspections and hold the work until each one passes.
When does the city inspect footings before the concrete is poured?
The city inspects before any concrete goes in, and the pour waits until it passes. On a new home the inspections follow a set order, with the foundation inspection right after the plumbing rough-in, the pipes laid in the ground before the slab. We schedule them for you.
Can I pull the building permit for my own footings in College Station?
You may be able to, if the work is on a house you own and live in as your homestead, because the city lets homeowners get a building permit there without registering as a contractor. Confirm it with the city first, and know that electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits still go through licensed contractors.
Building onto your College Station house? Call before anyone digs.
Call (979) 393-7025 or send the form with what you're building, and we'll set a time to walk the lot with you before the plans are final.
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
