Lifetime · Transferable · In plain English

A warranty you'll actually hand to your buyer one day.

A foundation repair warranty is only worth what's written in it. Every pier we install — steel, concrete, or hybrid — is warranted for the life of the structure and transfers with the house. Here's the whole thing, including what it doesn’t cover, because that's the part most companies mumble.

1Repairdocumented2Annualself-checks3Adjustmentif ever needed4Transferat sale5Next ownercoveredFOR THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE — NOT A FIXED TERM

What it covers

  • Re-settlement at any warranted pier location — we re-level on the original piers at no charge
  • Parts and labor for warranty adjustments, including re-excavation
  • Transfer to subsequent owners of the same structure, with simple paperwork
  • The documentation package: pier map, depths, pressures, and before/after elevations

What it doesn't

  • New movement in areas that were not piered (we'll have shown you those boundaries on the plan before work began)
  • Damage caused by plumbing leaks left unrepaired after discovery
  • Movement driven by drainage or grading conditions we flagged in writing and that remain unaddressed
  • Heave (upward swelling) from new water sources — leaks, pooling, irrigation changes — at or near the slab
  • Cosmetic finishes: drywall, paint, tile, and trim repairs after adjustment are the owner's scope
A completed Motmot foundation repair excavation on a Central Texas brick home, covered by the lifetime transferable warranty
Every pier we set — at digs like this one — is warranted for the life of the structure and transfers to the next owner.

Your side of the deal

Four habits that keep the warranty (and the slab) healthy.

01

Keep moisture steady

Maintain gutters, downspout extensions, and grading away from the slab. In long dry spells, water the foundation perimeter evenly (soaker hoses work well).

02

Fix leaks promptly

Under-slab or supply-line leaks feed the clay and can move any foundation, piered or not. Repair promptly and keep the receipt with your warranty papers.

03

Mind the trees

Large trees within ~20 feet of the slab pull serious moisture in drought. We'll note specific concerns on your report; root barriers are a worthwhile conversation.

04

Keep the paperwork

Your pier map and elevation surveys are the baseline for any future claim — and a genuine asset at resale. We keep copies too, but keep yours with the house documents.

The warranty applies equally across steel piers, concrete with rebar piers, and hybrid piers — the method changes, the promise doesn't. And because it transfers, it becomes a selling point: here's how documented repairs play at sale time, and what buyers' inspectors look for. Holding a warranty from a company that's since disappeared? Our warranty takeover page covers that situation — and if a competing bid's warranty terms are doing most of the selling, a free second opinion reads the fine print with you.

The paperwork itself

Read the full warranty & agreement — every term, explained.

The complete document, with each clause followed by a plain-English note on why it exists and how to take care of your house. Print-ready — open it and choose “Download as PDF.”

Open the Document (PDF)

Straight answers

Warranty questions, answered straight.

The life of the structure — not your ownership, not a number of years. If a pier we set ever lets that section settle again, we adjust it at no charge, whoever owns the home at the time.
A short transfer form and a copy of the original documentation, completed around closing. No transfer fee. Buyers' inspectors and lenders see a transferable foundation warranty as a strong positive — it converts a disclosure liability into a documented asset.
Mostly things that change the ground rules under the house: unrepaired plumbing leaks, removed gutters and drainage we required, major regrading toward the slab, or new construction loading the foundation. Each is something you control, and each is listed in plain English in the document — no surprise fine print.
It covers the piered sections. If un-piered areas move later (it happens — clay does what clay does), that's a new repair, though your existing elevation history usually makes diagnosis faster and the scope smaller. We'll never quietly blur that line; the plan shows exactly what's covered before you sign.
It's company-backed: Motmot Foundation Repair stands behind it directly — no third-party warranty trust, no insurance product between you and us. We'd rather say that plainly than dress it up. What makes it more than a promise is the paperwork behind it: your pier map, depths, and elevation baseline are documented thoroughly enough that honoring a claim is a measurement, not an argument.

Why “lifetime” is the honest word

Burleson clay never stops cycling.

Common across the Blackland Prairie, Burleson is a deep clay whose USDA description notes cracks 1–4 inches wide opening to 40 inches deep — and returning for 90–150 days every single year.

What that means for a warranty: this ground doesn’t “settle once” and finish — it re-cracks every dry season for as long as the house stands. That’s why our repair is backed for the life of the home and transfers to the next owner: the soil keeps moving, so the coverage has to.

Read the Burleson series at USDA →

From real jobs and inspections

The work our lifetime warranty stands behind.

Freshly graded soil around a home's slab foundation after pier installation and backfill
Clean, graded backfill after piering — finished work Motmot warrants for life.
Front of a two-story Central Texas home with restored lawn after foundation repair was completed
A two-story brick home standing level after repair backed by our lifetime transferable warranty.
Motmot Foundation Repair yard sign announcing foundation work in a San Antonio neighborhood front yard
The yard sign comes down in a week; the transferable lifetime warranty stays with the home.
Open pier pit beside a stem wall with concrete piling segments staged for pressing beneath the foundation
Concrete piling segments staged for an installation covered by Motmot's lifetime warranty.
Footing undermined for pier placement beneath a stem wall in a river-rock side yard
Footings are fully exposed and supported correctly — the workmanship our warranty stands on.

Repair once. Document it. Sell with confidence.

Free inspection first — the warranty conversation only matters if the measurements say repair makes sense.

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