If you're asking — what foundation repair company is best? — you might be asking the wrong question all together.

It sounds reassuring. It sounds official. But here’s the question I can’t shake: how can we say a foundation is performing its intended function if parts of it have been jacked off the soil it was designed to float on?

A solid PCA always pays for itself — either in negotiation, planning, or by helping you walk away from the wrong deal.

At first glance, it sounds reasonable — if plumbing and electrical work are licensed, foundation repair should be too. But that logic collapses when you realize this...

Once I saw the truth, I couldn’t unsee it. I could no longer convince families to spend their savings on a repair that I knew would likely cause long-term harm.

Most folks already know roots can crack or push. The bigger problem is water. Roots pull moisture from the soil at the slab edge. Our clay shrinks when it dries and swells when it’s wet. That movement shows up as gaps, sticky doors, and uneven floors. This continued cycle eventually leads to adverse foundation settlement and ultimately foundation damage.