West of Frisco, on the lake
Foundation repair in The Colony, TX
A federal soil survey sample in The Colony shows Heiden clay. The ground beneath your own lot helps shape both how houses move and how they are repaired.
The ground
Branyon and Heiden clay
The federal soil survey identifies Heiden clay at a sampled location in The Colony. Check your address in the survey and tell the inspector whether the mapped soil agrees with what is visible in the yard. A name on a regional map is not a substitute for checking the support conditions at the house.
For a repair, ask how the company will identify a suitable bearing layer for the piers. Ask what it expects its supports to bear on and how it will know when they have reached the required depth.
City of The Colony Building Inspections
What goes in with the permit application
From the city's Foundation Repair Requirements sheet.
- Drawings to scale, dimensioned and clear, each carrying the property's address or legal description.
- Every drawing and report sealed, signed and dated by a Texas licensed engineer.
- A reference to the building code that applies.
- A foundation plan showing where the piers and footings go.
- Complete details for every pier or footing.
- An engineer's letter.
The application and documents are emailed to Building Inspections as PDFs. The sheet says other formats are not accepted.
Under the slab
Plumbing and tunnels get their own line
The Colony's sheet adds two things many cities leave unsaid. Plumbing repairs under the slab need their own permit and must be done by a licensed plumber. And where soil has been dug out beneath the slab, an engineer's letter on the backfilling is required at the final inspection.
That matters if a proposal includes piers under the middle of the house reached by tunneling. Ask how the tunnel will be refilled, and who writes the letter.
Addresses in ZIP code 75056 are covered.
Foundation repair in Frisco and nearby
Describe the problem, book the inspection
This number is for foundation repair on houses. Say where the cracks are, which doors stick and how long it has been going on. If part of the house shifted all at once, there is a gas smell, or brickwork seems about to come down, clear the house and dial 911 or the gas utility before anything else.
Ready to have someone look at it?
Phone and say what you have noticed. The foundation repair company on the other end is independent of this site and takes on houses in your part of Collin or Denton County. Ask it for a time to come and inspect.
Call (972) 430-3959Your call may be recorded. Read how referrals are paid for and what happens to call details.