Foundation Repair in Cameron County, TX

Cameron County sits at the southern tip of the state, and its foundation repair market runs through the Rio Grande Valley. In a sample of 49 points spread across about 21 miles around the centre of the county, 1 fell on water and 2 had no soil record. Of the other 46, 28 sat on soil rated high or very high for shrink-swell, and 21 of those were very high. The Harlingen soil series led at 8 points, with the Laredo and Lomalta series at 6 each. This page covers 6 foundation businesses in Cameron County.

Clay at those ratings swells when it soaks up water and shrinks as it dries, which lifts and drops slabs and piers over the seasons. The sample is centred on the county and cannot stand in for every neighbourhood, so a free inspection is still how a homeowner learns about one lot. Aztec House Leveling & Remodeling, Aztec House Leveling, Foundation Repair & Remodeling in Brownsville and A-Affordable Foundation Repair all offer a free inspection or estimate.

FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer puts 10 of the 48 land points in the same sample inside the 1% annual chance floodplain. That is a picture of the area, not of an address. A homeowner can look up their own zone on FEMA's flood map, and standing water near a foundation keeps the clay under it wet.

The median home in Cameron County was built in 1992. 9.6% were built before 1960 and 52.5% in 1990 or later, so the housing is split between a younger half and an older stock. The census does not record foundation type, but the general pattern is pier and beam in older houses and slabs in newer ones. The local trade covers both kinds of house, and several of these businesses add remodeling to the foundation work.