Pier and Beam Foundation Repair
Reshimming, rotted sill and beam replacement, new piers and crawl space moisture control for pre-1960 homes.
North San Antonio · 78232
Foundation Repair
Hollywood Park
Slab and pier and beam foundation repair for Hollywood Park homes and businesses: inspections, piers, leveling, under-slab leak repair, crack repair and drainage correction, with the plan and the price in writing before work starts.
- Typical travel around 30 minutes
- Slab and pier and beam, every era
- Written proposal after the evaluation
Evaluation in Hollywood Park
Tell us what the house is doing. You get an honest read on urgency and a written proposal after the evaluation.
~30 min
Typical travel to Hollywood Park
78232
Hollywood Park ZIP code
~55 yrs
Typical home age
8–12
Piers most homes need
Foundations in Hollywood Park
What moves in Hollywood Park, and why
Hollywood Park is an enclave town on US 281 north of Loop 410: 1950s to 1970s ranch homes on large wooded lots with thin slabs, some pier and beam, cast iron drains and deer in the yards. It runs its own permit office.
Working the area
Regular work around US 281, Hollywood Park Town Hall, Voigt Park and Loop 1604, and the streets between.
- Typical home age
- ~55 yrs
- Residents
- ~3,200
Notes from the Hollywood Park crew
Hollywood Park is a small town with big lots and old slabs. The ranch homes along the streets off US 281 were built from the 1950s through the 1970s on ground that mixes clay with limestone outcrops, and the lots are large enough that the live oaks and cedar elms planted with the houses now shade the whole foundation and drink from the clay on the side they favor. The slabs are thin conventional pours with cast iron drains underneath, and the failures are the north-side classics: a heaved interior over a leaking drain, a dropped corner under a big tree, and a crack across the slab where the two meet. A few of the older houses are pier and beam with generous crawl spaces, which makes that work easier than in the historic districts.
Additions are the other pattern: workshops, enclosed patios and garage conversions on their own footings that pull away from the house every dry summer. Hollywood Park is a town with its own permit office and its own inspector, and the deer that wander the streets are a sign of how much of the soil is still under trees rather than under concrete. Most jobs are pressed concrete pilings on the clay side, plumbing repair under the interior, root barriers, and a talk about soaker hoses.
What we see most
Common foundation problems in Hollywood Park
Not generic pain points. These are the patterns behind most Hollywood Park evaluations, roughly in the order they land on the schedule.
1950s to 1970s ranch homes on thin slabs and some pier and beam, on large lots with mixed soil
Cast iron drains under the older slabs leaking and heaving interior floors
Live oaks and cedar elms on every lot drying the clay unevenly and lifting walks and patios
Additions, workshops and garage conversions on separate footings pulling away from the house
The Town of Hollywood Park running its own permit office along US 281
Something else in Hollywood Park?
Sloping floors, a heaving slab, a crawl space that smells damp, a patio that dropped: if it is the foundation, we can evaluate it. Tell us what the house is doing and when it started.
Request an evaluation
Services in Hollywood Park
Every service, same written proposal
Slab Foundation Repair
Pressed concrete pilings, steel piers or drilled piers under a settled slab, with a hydrostatic test before and after the lift.
Foundation Inspection
Elevation survey, crack mapping and an honest read on whether the house needs piers, drainage or just watching.
Foundation Leveling
Lifting a settled house back toward level in stages, doors closing again, and a written elevation record.
Foundation Crack Repair
Which cracks are cosmetic, which are structural, and epoxy or polyurethane injection once the cause is fixed.
Foundation Leak Repair
Hydrostatic testing, tunneling under the slab and drain repair when wet clay is heaving one side of the house.
Before we arrive
Four things that make a Hollywood Park evaluation better
Foundation movement on clay is a story told over seasons. The more of it you can show us, the more honest the answer.
Photograph and date
Every crack inside and out with a coin for scale, plus the month. Seasonal movement on clay shows up as cracks that open in August and close in November.
Check the water
Where do the downspouts dump, where does water pool after a storm, which side has the big live oak, and is there a wet spot that never dries.
Find the paperwork
Previous repair warranties, engineer's letters, the seller's disclosure and any plumbing test. They change the plan and sometimes cover the work.
Send the form
Neighborhood, foundation type if you know it, what the house is doing and your timing. You get an evaluation window and what to watch for meanwhile.
Nearby neighborhoods
Also covering the rest of North San Antonio
Thin 1960s slabs inside Loop 410, post-tension slabs on limestone north of 1604. Same crew, same evaluation and the same written proposal across every North San Antonio ZIP code.
All service areasInsurance, permits and paperwork
What the adjuster, the city and the next buyer will ask for after a Hollywood Park job.
Texas decides foundation claims on cause, and Texas real estate runs on disclosure. We photograph, measure and write the report from the first visit.
- Soil movement or a leak? Texas policies generally exclude damage from soil movement. Damage from a plumbing leak under the slab may be covered, in part, depending on the policy and endorsement.
- Permits in Hollywood Park Structural foundation repair needs a residential repair permit from the City or the suburb's own permit office. The contractor pulls it; a handyman cannot.
- Engineer's letter Photos, elevations before and after, and a Texas licensed engineer's letter are what the adjuster, the lender and the next buyer ask for first.
Hollywood Park questions
What Hollywood Park owners ask first
Straight answers on scheduling, local failure patterns, cost per pier and insurance.
All questionsHow quickly can you evaluate a house in Hollywood Park?
Evaluations in Hollywood Park are usually scheduled within a few days, and typical travel is around 30 minutes from wherever the crew is working. Active movement after a plumbing leak or a sudden drop goes to the front of the queue. You get a real window on the phone rather than a promise. While you wait, photograph the cracks with a coin for scale and note where water pools around the slab after rain.
What foundation problems are most common in Hollywood Park?
The pattern we see most in Hollywood Park is 1950s to 1970s ranch homes on thin slabs and some pier and beam, on large lots with mixed soil, followed by Cast iron drains under the older slabs leaking and heaving interior floors. Hollywood Park is an enclave town on US 281 north of Loop 410: 1950s to 1970s ranch homes on large wooded lots with thin slabs, some pier and beam, cast iron drains and deer in the yards. It runs its own permit office. Drought summers and wet springs move the soil everywhere in the metro, so seasonal cracks and sticking doors show up in every neighborhood.
What does foundation repair cost in Hollywood Park?
Typical San Antonio ranges apply in Hollywood Park: pressed concrete pilings run $350 to $600 per pier, steel piers $1,000 to $1,800, and most homes need 8 to 12 piers, so a typical slab repair lands between $4,500 and $14,000. Pier and beam leveling runs $1,500 to $5,000 before any rotted wood is replaced. Drainage correction often costs less than piers and is sometimes the whole fix. Every number is in a written proposal after the evaluation.
Will insurance cover foundation repair in Hollywood Park?
Usually not for soil movement. Texas homeowners policies generally exclude damage from settling, shrinking and expansion of the soil. If a plumbing leak under the slab caused the movement, part of the repair may be covered depending on the policy and any foundation or seepage endorsement, often with a cap. A hydrostatic plumbing test, dated photos and an engineer's report are what the adjuster asks for.
Foundation repair in Hollywood Park
Tell us what the house is doing. We will tell you if it needs piers.
Evaluation window for Hollywood Park, an honest read on urgency, and a written proposal only if the house needs work.