Honest diagnosis and the right foundation repair from a Kansas City family business, since 1986.
4.7 ⭐ rating with 90+ Google reviews, BBB A+ accredited, family-owned, and backed by a lifetime transferable warranty on qualifying pier systems. Featured by TheHomeMag and BloggerLocal as one of Kansas City’s top foundation repair contractors.
Having a strong foundation is crucial for your home’s stability. It transfers the load of your home to the soil under it to help prevent settling. If shifting water and soil causes your foundation to fail, you know repairs are needed. Restoring the support your foundation provides for your home is an urgent need, and our team at Olson Foundation Repair can help.
Unfortunately, not all signs of foundation damage or issues are as clear. If you are worried your foundation isn’t as strong as it once was, contact us for a full inspection.
John Murphy has 26 years in foundation repair: 21 years doing the installation and labor, then 5 in sales. When he looks at your foundation, he knows what each repair takes to put in, and what can be worked around.
An example: on one Olson job, the repair looked like it would require moving the homeowner’s water heater. From his years installing, John knew the work could be done with it left in place. The family skipped the cost and the disruption of relocating it.
Some of the most common causes of foundation repair we deal with include:
Keep in mind that our team can offer custom repairs and solutions based on the needs of your home or property.
Cracks in your home’s foundation may occur because the dirt under your house shifts gradually, and as time passes, this movement can cause cracks. In other situations, moisture may cause cracks to get worse, and water will seep through the cracks.
Changes in the climate allow the soil around the house to contract and expand as the temperatures fluctuate. Prolonged dry spells, heat from the summer months, and a lack of moisture can cause the foundation concrete to reflex and stress. This could eventually contribute to cracks in the foundation. There is good news that you can usually find a fast and effective remedy for these cracks with straightforward repairs from our team. Keep in mind that you cannot put off calling for repairs, as this may result in the cracks becoming worse and even more to repair.
Along with the symptoms mentioned above of foundation cracks, some other signs of a problem with your foundation include:
If you have noticed any of these foundation issues with your home, do not ignore them. Get in touch with our team of professionals right away before the small cracks become a massive headache for you and your entire family. If there is any compromise to your home’s structural integrity, it could lead to hazardous living conditions.
Every inspection starts with the cause. Is the house settling, is wet clay pushing a wall in, or is water the whole problem? Each needs a different fix.
You get a written bid, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the inspection.
Concentric piers — for a settling house. Steel pier sections are hydraulically driven under the center of the wall, down to bedrock or weathered shale. That’s typically 22 to 70 feet deep. Each pier is load-tested as it goes in.
Helical piers — for lighter structures. Screwed in by torque, they fit porches, slabs, and additions.
Steel I-beams — for walls bowed less than about 3 inches. Each beam sits on the footing and bolts to the floor joists. Spacing is about 4 feet on block walls and up to 6 feet on poured walls.
Deadman anchors — when interior beams won’t work. A concrete anchor buried in the yard is tied through the wall with a steel rod. They’re common for homes at the bottom of a hill.
Wall push-back or rebuild — for 3 to 4 inches of movement or more. We dig outside and push the wall back to plumb, or rebuild it if repair is no longer an option.
Crack injection — for cracks that go through the wall. Epoxy seals the crack from the inside. If the wall is still moving, we fix that first, or the crack will come back.
Sump pumps with battery backup — when water is part of the problem. Interior drain tile carries water to the sump. The battery keeps the pump running when the power goes out in a storm.
Coverage depends on the repair. Every bid lists the exact warranty for each item.
Repair | Warranty |
Concentric piers (qualifying systems) | Lifetime, transferable |
Wall anchors and steel I-beams | 15 years |
Drain tile | 15 years |
Sump pumps | 5 years |
Waterproofing membrane | 5 years |
Adjustable posts | 3 years |
We work both sides of the state line from our shop on Blue Ridge Boulevard. Some cities have their own page with local soil, permit, and pricing detail:
See the full service area for everywhere else we work, or our foundation repair cost page for current rates.
Olson Foundation Repair Will Get it
Done Right the First Time
40 years in Kansas City. Olson has repaired foundations here since 1986. A lifetime pier warranty only means something if the company is still around to honor it.
Experienced installers. Our installers know foundation work, and John, who bids it, spent 21 years as one of them.
A clean, professional crew. We work as if someone lives in the house, because someone does. The work area is left orderly when we’re done.
Year after year, we’re ranked among the best Kansas City foundation repair companies.
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