Free · No obligation · Bring your existing quote
A free second opinion on your foundation repair quote.
Got an estimate that feels high, a scope you don’t understand, or a crack you’re not sure is serious? Bring it to us. We re-measure your floor, read the other company’s scope line by line, and tell you plainly whether the pier count and price fit what your house is actually doing — including, often, “you don’t need this repair.”
When it’s worth a call
Get a second opinion when the first one doesn’t add up.
Foundation repair is one of the few home repairs sold under pressure — same-day discounts, “it’ll only get worse,” a pier count that arrives before any measurements do. None of that is how an honest quote works. A second opinion is worth the hour any time the first one leans on urgency instead of readings, quotes a number that makes your stomach drop, or simply doesn’t explain why that many piers, in those spots.
The estimate feels high
A five-figure number with no elevation map behind it deserves a measured check. Sometimes it's right; sometimes it's a full-perimeter answer to a one-corner question.
You were pressured
Same-day-only pricing and fear are sales tools, not engineering. A scope that's real on Tuesday is still real next week.
The scope wasn't explained
If no one showed you how many piers, where, why, and what the readings were, you were handed a price, not a diagnosis.
A prior repair is re-cracking
New movement, an incomplete original scope, or finishes catching up — the elevation map tells which, and whether the warranty should cover it.
You're buying or selling
An option-period crack or a seller's old repair deserves a measured read before it becomes a price negotiation you're guessing at.
You just want a sanity check
Even a fair quote is easier to sign once a second measured opinion agrees. Being told 'hire them' is a fine outcome.
What we actually check
We re-read the house, then the quote — in that order.
The elevation map
We shoot a fresh grid of floor readings, so the conversation starts from measurements — how far each area sits from plane, which direction, and whether it’s still moving.
The symptoms, in context
Cracks, racked doors, and gaps get read against the readings — is this movement or cosmetics, settlement or heave?
The scope, line by line
Pier count, pier type, and locations checked against the map. The napkin math should match the bid — affected footage ÷ 6, plus corners.
Access and method
Whether the proposed method fits your soil and structure, and whether the access assumptions (tunneling vs. interior breakout) are realistic — and priced honestly.
The repair logic
Is a slab scope being quoted for a pier-and-beam house? Is plumbing being ruled out first? The reasoning has to hold up, not just the price.
The part nobody selling piers will say
Not every crack needs a foundation repair.
A large share of the “foundation problems” we’re asked to confirm are cosmetic cracking, normal seasonal movement on Central Texas clay, or moisture issues that drainage and watering handle without a single pier. The hard part is that a cosmetic crack and an early structural one can look identical on the wall — the difference shows up in the readings, not the photo. That’s the entire point of a measured second opinion: it can just as easily end with “keep your money, monitor it, re-check next year” as with a repair plan. If you want to know what a high-pressure pitch tends to leave out, our foundation repair myths and questions to ask any contractor are worth five minutes before anyone visits.
Three honest outcomes
Where a second opinion lands.
You don't need repair
The readings say your movement is within normal range. Monitor it, manage moisture, re-check in a year. No piers, no charge.
The first quote was fair
The scope matches the map. We'll tell you it's reasonable — hire whoever you trust, including the first company.
The scope didn't fit
The pier count, method, or price was off for what your house is doing. We'll show you the measured version and what it should cost.
If repair is warranted, you’ll see the same things every Motmot job comes with: a measured inspection, a clear scope, a lifetime transferable warranty, and the documentation that follows the house. If your original repair company is gone, the warranty takeover page covers that case.
No-pressure specifics
Second opinion questions, answered straight.
Already have a quote? Let’s measure it against the truth.
Free elevation survey, a line-by-line read of your estimate, and a straight answer — repair, monitor, or relax.
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