A Trusted Foundation Repair Company for McKinney, TX, Homes
As the structural base of your home, your foundation must support its entire weight. That’s why foundations are built so solidly, but a foundation laid down in McKinney, Texas, today won’t necessarily be the same foundation 20 years from now. Over time, moisture can degrade your foundation, and when that happens, you may experience a host of problems throughout your home, from misaligned doors to wall cracks and uneven floors. Our region’s soil doesn’t help. It’s known as expansive soil, which means it expands when wet and contracts when dried out. So, as the soil shifts, so does your foundation. But it’s not all doom and gloom. As a local resident, you have access to professional advice from Ecoscape Foundation & Home Services, a foundation repair company committed to offering cost-effective repair solutions.
Our Foundation Repairs
We’ve been serving the area since 1995 and specialize in repairs of foundations damaged by expansive soil. When you contact Ecoscape, we will come out to your home to evaluate your property and recommend the most appropriate and cost-effective foundation repair. Our experienced technicians perform the following types:
- Slab repair – Cracks in concrete slab foundations can be fixed by using a patch to fill the crack and applying a waterproof masonry sealer. Many options are available for sealing minor cracks, including hydraulic cement, epoxies, silicone, and polyurethane.
- Pier installation – For a long-term solution to foundation problems, either drilled, pressed piers, poured concrete piers, or belled concrete piers can be installed, depending on your type of foundation and the degree of its instability. Our concrete piers are built to work with the expansive clay soils found here in McKinney, Texas.
- Mud jacking – Mudjacking, also referred to as slab jacking and slab leveling, is an efficient way to lift sunken or uneven concrete surfaces. This method is perfect for small-scale projects, like raising porches, steps, decks, walkways, garage floors, and driveways.
- Steel pier installation – Steel piers are a top-notch choice when it comes to permanent foundation repair solutions. Their strength is unparalleled and they can be driven deep into the ground—up to 100 feet—to provide your home’s foundation with lasting stability.
- Helical pier installation – Helical piers are used to support foundations, particularly in areas that have loose or unstable soil, which making it difficult to construct a traditional foundation system. They can also be used Helical piers can be used as footings for decks, as footings beneath new homes, and for repair work.
We are known for fast service. After all, foundation instability puts your entire home at risk. So, after you reach out to us, we’ll schedule repairs within a week and will complete the project within one to three days.
Drainage Services to Protect Your Foundation
We also provide home drainage services to ensure that rain and irrigation water flows away from your property and doesn’t seep into the foundation. Our drainage services include:
- Sump pump installation
- French drain installation
- Seamless gutter installation
To schedule a foundation inspection at your McKinney home, contact us today.
