Foundation repair in San Angelo
Help for houses across San Angelo, from older crawl space homes in established neighborhoods to slab houses on the edges of town.
San Angelo is the Tom Green County seat and had 99,893 residents in the 2020 census. It grew up beside Fort Concho, which the U.S. Army built in 1867, where the North and South Concho Rivers meet. Lake Nasworthy, Twin Buttes Reservoir and O.C. Fisher Reservoir sit at the city's edges.
What foundation problems are common here?
The city has both older pier-and-beam houses and newer slab homes. Crawl space houses tend to show uneven interior floors and worn or slipping shims. Slab houses more often show a dropped corner, cracked brick on one end, and doors that bind on that side. The clays mapped just outside town, including the Tobosa and Lipan series, crack deeply when dry and swell after rain, and the semiarid climate gives them plenty of both.
Permits and registration in the city
The City of San Angelo's Building Permits & Inspections office is on the first floor of the Community Development Building at 52 W. College Ave., phone 325-657-4210. The city says anyone performing work that needs a permit must be registered with the building official. Ask the contractor whether your repair needs a permit and whether they're registered with the city.
Typical jobs in town
- Leveling slab houses with a settled corner or side
- Re-shimming and adding supports under crawl space houses
- Gutter and grading fixes where runoff pools at the beam
- Pre-purchase and pre-listing foundation evaluations
Common questions
Do you cover the whole city?
Yes. Call with your address and you'll be connected with a contractor that works your part of San Angelo.
Where do I ask about a permit?
City of San Angelo Building Permits & Inspections, 52 W. College Ave., first floor, 325-657-4210.
Services in San Angelo
- Slab foundation levelingSupport and raise the section of a concrete slab that has dropped, usually along an outside beam or corner.
- Pier-and-beam levelingRe-shim, add or reset interior supports, and repair beams and sills under crawl space houses.
- Foundation pieringPressed concrete, steel push and helical piers: what each one does and how to judge a pier count.
- Foundation crack repairFind out whether a crack is cosmetic or structural, then seal and finish it once the movement is handled.
- Foundation drainageGutters, downspout extensions, grading and drains that keep storm water from pooling at the beam.
Nearby areas
Doors binding, brick splitting or a floor that's out of level?
Call and get connected with a foundation contractor who works around San Angelo.