Elevation surveys | Lodestar Foundation & Structural

Pier plan

Read the slab. See where it dropped, and where the piers go.

Sixty-three readings across a sample slab, the low areas shaded, the piers placed and a section through the worst line. Switch the pattern, the pier type, and see it after the lift.

BeforeAfter the lift, target

1 · What the house is doingFront corner droppingBrick cracks at the front left, a sticking front door.Center high, edges lowDrywall cracks over interior doors, floors sloping to the walls.Back of the house settlingGaps at the back patio door, a crack across the den floor.

2 · Pier type

Pressed concreteSteelBell-bottom

pressed to refusal, often 10 to 20 ft

Sample figures · fictional company

Out of level

2.4in

Piers

Repair, sample
Engineer letter: $500–$700
Plumbing test: $400–$500
On site

A sample survey, not an evaluation of your house. Every repair plan is reviewed by an independent structural engineer.

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02 / Signs

Six things houses do when the slab moves.

1Stair-step cracks in brick
2A door that sticks or swings on its own
3Drywall cracks from a door corner
4A gap at the frieze board or trim
5Windows hard to open
6A floor that slopes or a tile that cracks

One sign alone can be ordinary settling or seasonal movement. Several together are worth a survey.

Elevation survey

Book the survey. You get the readings, drawn, either way.

About an hour in the house. If the slab is within normal movement, we say so and draw it anyway.

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Measure first. Then decide.

Read the slab. See where it dropped, and where the piers go.

Six things houses do when the slab moves.

Book the survey. You get the readings, drawn, either way.