About
About FoundationRepairHQ and our editorial policy
FoundationRepairHQ is an independent publisher of guides for US homeowners who have noticed a possible foundation problem. We are not a foundation repair contractor, and we are not owned by or affiliated with any repair company or franchise. We currently publish 59 guides and 50 city pages with local soil, climate and housing data.
How the guides are written
- Every guide answers one homeowner question first, in a short answer at the top, and then explains why it happens, when you don't need repair, and what to do next.
- Cost ranges come from published third-party cost surveys (for example HomeGuide, This Old House, Angi and HomeAdvisor). The publisher and year are named next to each figure and listed in a “Sources named in this guide” block. They are typical ranges, not quotes.
- Building-code thresholds cite the code section (for example the International Residential Code). Soil and climate data on city pages come from public datasets named on each page.
- Guides are drafted with the help of AI writing tools and edited against our content guidelines and source data. Each guide shows the date it was last updated.
- We do not accept payment to recommend a repair method, product or company.
How city pages use the USDA soil survey
Each city page lists the major soil series mapped most often within about 10 miles of the city center in the USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO, via Soil Data Access), ranked by their share of mapped components — not by area. Shrink-swell class comes from each series' maximum linear extensibility (LEP), using NRCS classes: under 3% low, 3–6% moderate, 6–9% high, 9% or more very high. Water table is the shallowest annual depth reported for the series. Urban land, water and fill are excluded. Soils change block by block, so this describes the area, not your lot — a geotechnical or engineer's report is the only reading of your own property.
How the site is funded
The guides are free and carry no ads. The site offers a free request form: if you choose to fill it in, your request is passed to a local contractor who may contact you about an inspection. That referral is how the site is funded. Using the form is optional and never required to read a guide.
What we can't do
A guide can't diagnose your house. Where a symptom could be structural, we say so and recommend an independent assessment — often by a licensed structural engineer rather than a contractor who also sells the repair.
Corrections
If you find an error or an outdated figure, tell us through the contact form (choose “Not sure — just want someone to look” and mention the page) or on our YouTube channel. Corrections update the guide's “Updated” date.
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