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Three tools you can use before you give a phone number

The crack identifier, the engineer question and the repair cost tool each answer something people ask before they ask for a quote. They run in your browser and collect nothing.

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Crack identifier

Pick the direction, the change and the signs. See what the pattern can mean, what to do first and when an engineer comes before a contractor.

Three wall cracks: hairline, stair-step and horizontalLook at the three walls side by side. A hairline vertical crack is the least worrying, a stair-step crack follows the mortar joints of a block wall, and a long horizontal crack across the wall can mean soil pressure pushing it in.Three wall cracks: hairline, stair-step and horizontalLook at the three walls side by side. A hairline vertical crack is the least worrying, a stair-step crack follows the mortar joints of a block wall, and a long horizontal crack across the wall can mean soil pressure pushing it in.HairlineStair-stepHorizontalOften cosmeticFollows jointsWall pressure
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Do I need an engineer first?

Answer two questions to see whether an engineer, a second opinion or a drainage fix should come before a foundation repair quote.

Decision boxes: crack or tilt leads to an engineer before any repair quotesLook at the flow from the top box. A hairline crack that is not changing can simply be watched; anything that grows, tilts or leaks goes to a structural engineer first, and repair quotes come only after the engineer reports.Decision boxes: crack or tilt leads to an engineer before any repair quotesLook at the flow from the top box. A hairline crack that is not changing can simply be watched; anything that grows, tilts or leaks goes to a structural engineer first, and repair quotes come only after the engineer reports.Crack or tilt seenStable: watch itGrowing: engineerThen get quotesReport first, quotes second
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Cost by repair type

Pick a repair type to see who may do it, the permit position, a labeled estimated range and the wage and fee evidence we can source.

Five repair icons in a row, from crack injection up to piersLook at the five repairs from left to right in rough order of cost: crack injection, slab leveling, wall straps, drain tile and piers. The bars under each show the typical size of the job, not an exact price.Five repair icons in a row, from crack injection up to piersLook at the five repairs from left to right in rough order of cost: crack injection, slab leveling, wall straps, drain tile and piers. The bars under each show the typical size of the job, not an exact price.CrackSlabWallDrainPiersSmall jobs on the left, big jobs on the right
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