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Real numbers, stated plainly

How much does foundation repair cost? The 2026 guide, without the song and dance.

In the San Antonio–Austin corridor, most pier repairs land between $3,000 and $35,000 — and the single biggest driver is pier count. Here's how the number actually gets built, so any quote (ours included) makes sense to you.

$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCorner drop4–6 piers$3k–$11kSingle settled corner, the most common repairOne full side8–12 piers$6k–$22kAn entire wall line settling, often the dry south/west sideMulti-side14–20+ piers$10k–$36kSevere or long-deferred movement on multiple walls

BROAD CENTRAL TEXAS RANGES ACROSS ALL THREE PIER TYPES — YOUR FIRM NUMBER COMES FROM THE FREE INSPECTION

What you're actually paying for

Four factors build the price.

70%

Pier count

The number of piers — set by how much perimeter is actually moving — dwarfs every other factor. This is why honest elevation data saves money.

15%

Pier type

Concrete (~$700–1,000/pier), hybrid (~$900–1,300), steel (~$1,200–1,800). The soil and structure decide which is justified.

10%

Access

Tight side yards, decks, pools, and flatwork over the work area add labor. Interior piers (rare) add tunneling or slab access.

5%

Extras

Engineering letters when needed, permits where required, root barriers, and drainage corrections priced as their own line items.

Method details and per-pier reasoning live on the service pages: steel piers, concrete with rebar, and hybrid piers — all carrying the same lifetime transferable warranty. For the city-level multipliers — soil patchworks, housing eras, access — see the local guides: foundation repair cost in San Antonio and foundation repair cost in Austin.

Estimate it yourself first

Sketch your house. Count the piers. See the math.

Our free calculator places piers along the walls you mark at standard 6-foot spacing and shows the cost range for each method — before anyone visits your home or asks for your phone number.

Open the Repair Calculator

Comparing quotes? Ask each company:

  1. Mark your proposed piers on a drawing — how many, and why there?
  2. Show me the elevation readings that justify that count.
  3. What's the per-pier price, and what pier type is it?
  4. Is the warranty transferable, and what voids it?
  5. What happens if it settles again at a warranted pier?

Straight answers

Cost questions, answered straight.

Because the honest answer depends on pier count, and pier count depends on measurements. Anyone quoting sight-unseen is guessing high to be safe or low to get in the door. Our free inspection turns the guess into a firm, line-itemed number — usually the same visit.

From real jobs and inspections

What the price actually pays for.

Foundation repair crew working along a cream-sided home, with broken concrete and tools at the job site
Crew size, pier count, and access all factor into the price of a foundation repair.
Row of pier holes excavated along a brick home's foundation in preparation for steel pier installation
Each pier location along the wall adds to the total — most homes need 8 to 15 piers.
Side-yard foundation repair in progress with multiple pier pits and caution tape protecting the area
Tight side-yard access means hand digging, one of the biggest cost variables.
Excavated spoil pile with caution tape and a wheelbarrow beside pier holes along a brick home's foundation
Excavation, spoil management, and site protection are built into every Motmot quote.
Row of pier holes dug along a foundation in the narrow side yard between a home and privacy fence
Narrow runs between home and fence are dug entirely by hand, which affects labor cost.

Get a firm number, not a phone guess.

Free inspection, elevation map, and a line-itemed price — usually the same visit. No same-day-only discounts, ever.

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