Foundation raising in West Covina CA - floors back to level on solid support
Floors that slope, doors that stick or a new crack over a window? We find out why and bring the house back to level.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What does foundation raising do for a settled house?
Foundation raising in West Covina, CA brings a house that has settled back to level, either by lifting a slab on piers driven down to load-bearing soil or by shimming or adding piers under a raised floor from the crawl space.
You've noticed the house doesn't sit quite right anymore, and you're wondering how worried to be and what fixing it would involve. What moves the price is mostly whether the house sits on a slab or over a crawl space, and how many piers it takes and what kind. The schedule turns on that same pier count, plus any permit the job needs. You'll get your own figure in a written estimate once I've seen the house, because nobody can price a lift from a phone call.
How can you tell if your foundation has settled?
Floors that slope or dip
A marble rolls to one side of the room, or you feel a soft dip walking down the hall. It usually means one corner or edge of the house has dropped, and if it's still going, the slope tends to grow and drag the walls and doors along with it.
Doors that stick or won't latch
A door that closed fine for years now rubs at the top or won't catch. That's often the frame racking as the house shifts, and planing the door only hides the problem until it sticks again.
Cracks above doors and windows
Diagonal cracks running up from the corners of doors and windows, inside or out, are a common sign the walls are being pulled as the foundation moves. Patch one and watch it, because a crack that reopens or keeps getting longer tells you the movement hasn't stopped.
How we handle foundation raising
The first thing I want to know is whether your house is still settling, because that tells me more than how far out of level it is, so I'll ask when you first noticed the slope, look over the cracks and check where the water around the house ends up. Then I look at how the house is built and how heavy it is, and we match the pier type to that, since the wrong pier for the house is money in the ground that doesn't do its job. On a slab, our crew digs down along the edge that dropped, sets the piers down to firm ground and brings the house up a little at a time while I watch the level. On a raised floor we work from the crawl space, setting shims, which are thin supports slipped in to take up the gap, or new piers under the beams. My old foreman used to say you don't move anything you haven't measured twice, and I still measure before and after every lift.
Get a foundation raising estimate at your house
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look the house over and write up a free estimate, and you're under no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- West Covina, CA 91790
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
What happens when you call about foundation raising in West Covina?
Here's how a foundation raising job runs with us, from your first call to the walk-through once the house is back to level.
Call or send the form
Call (626) 412-8532 or use the contact form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. Tell us a little about what you're seeing so I know what to look at first.
I come out and look around
I walk the house inside and out, check the slope and the cracks, and ask how long things have been moving. Then I write up an estimate that shows what I'd do and what it costs, so you know the price before anything starts.
We set piers and lift
Once you say go, we take care of any permit the job needs and line up the crew. Then we set the piers or shims and bring the house up while I keep an eye on the level.
We clean up and walk through
We backfill, clean up and check the floors and doors with you. I'll also tell you what to keep an eye on afterward, like water collecting near the foundation.
Why West Covina homeowners call A&D West Covina Concrete Construction to level a house
The owner comes out and stays
I'm based in West Covina, and I'm the one who comes out to look at your house and write the estimate, then I work the job alongside our crew. So the person who told you where the piers go is standing there when they go in.
Fully licensed and insured in California
We're fully licensed and insured. The state licensing board describes a building moving and demolition class for contractors who raise, lower and underpin houses, and that class leaves out repairs to the parts of the house that stay in place, so ask whoever you hire who handles the drywall or trim afterward.
Prep habits from a strict foreman
I learned under an old school foreman who made me tear out forms until they were dead straight, and I started this business in 2023 after years on his crew. On a lift, that means the part you'll never see again gets the most attention, because it's what holds the house up.
Each step explained before we lift
We're known for explaining every step before any work starts, so you'll hear where the piers go and what the level reads before the first one goes in. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
When you call (626) 412-8532 or get in touch through our contact page, have your address, whether the house is on a slab or over a crawl space, and about when you first noticed the floors sloping, because that last answer tells me the most.
Foundation raising and permits in West Covina
In West Covina, the city's Building Section issues permits and inspects all private work, and plans go in through its One Stop Building Permit Center. Whether a lift on your house needs a permit is the Building Section's call, so we check before we start, and if it does, we handle the paperwork, line up the inspections and keep you in the loop. The city also publishes bulletins on when a permit isn't required and who can pull one, which are worth a read if you're comparing bids. Before work starts, look up your address on the state's EQ Zapp map, which shows whether it sits in a mapped earthquake hazard zone or in an area that hasn't been evaluated yet, and bring what it shows to the estimate visit.
We're based in West Covina and work in many of the cities around it, and we see the same kinds of houses on jobs in Covina and Baldwin Park, older slab homes and raised floors over crawl spaces, plus plenty with a room added on later. On those we check the addition and the original house separately, because they can sit on different footings and don't always move together.
Questions about foundation raising in West Covina
Does an uneven floor always mean my house needs foundation raising?
No, most older houses are a little out of level and work just fine. What matters more is whether the house is still moving, which is why that's the first thing we look at. A slope that stopped years ago may only need watching, while one that keeps growing is worth fixing at the cause.
Should I use push piers or helical piers for my house?
Push piers suit houses with enough weight to drive them down, while lighter houses, shallow footings and thickened-edge slabs may need helical piers. Push piers are pressed in using the house as the weight, and each one is load tested as it goes in, but without enough weight they can lift the house before reaching good soil. Helical piers screw into the ground instead, and crawl-space and pier-and-beam houses, which are among the lightest, are routinely handled with helical piers on brackets plus adjustable supports under the inside beams.
How much does foundation raising cost in West Covina?
A national guide puts house leveling across the US at about $3,500 to $30,000 per job, and that's the market's range, not our price. Slab houses usually cost more than pier-and-beam houses because the slab has to be lifted on piers, and since the work is priced per pier, with helical piers costing more each than steel push piers, the pier count and type decide where a bid lands. Your own figure comes from the written estimate after I've seen the house.
Can I stay in my house during foundation raising?
Yes, owners can usually stay home the whole time. Slab work is noisy, though, and involves digging around the outside of the house, so plan on some racket and keep kids and pets clear of the trenches.
How long does house leveling take?
One national guide puts shimming a pier-and-beam house at 1 to 3 days and lifting a slab on piers at 3 to 7 days, with the pier count deciding where a slab job falls in that range. Any permit the job needs adds time before work starts, and I can give you a better sense of the schedule once I've seen the house.
What causes a house to need leveling again?
Usually a cause that was never fixed, like drainage still soaking the soil, a footing that's too small, or settling that needed piers but got shims. A house leveled properly on stable soil should need no re-leveling, so there's no maintenance schedule to keep. That's why we check the water and the footing, not just the slope, before we lift.
Related concrete work around a leveled house
Concrete cutting
When piers, plumbing or a new door have to go through a slab, a sawed opening leaves a straight edge that patches back cleaner than busted concrete.
Concrete driveway building
If your driveway cracked, sank or started pooling water, a new one poured over a properly packed base gives you a flat place to park again.
Service areas for foundation raising work
A&D West Covina Concrete Construction is based in West Covina, California, and this site has pages for 12 cities we serve, including El Monte and Pomona. We work in many of the cities around them too, so reach out even if yours isn't listed.
Find out if your house is still moving
One visit tells you whether the slope needs piers, shims or just watching, and that's worth knowing before you put money into new floors or doors.
West Covina, CA