Foundation Shifting—Who's Responsible?

[Marek Berry]

Hi All, thanks for reading.

As background on my current issue, I had significant repairs made to my slab foundation home in Austin, TX upon purchase of my first rental property 4.5 years ago. Due to my own ignorance (no denying it) and the repair company's recklessness and negligence most of my plumbing was destroyed in the repair process, costing me tens of thousands of dollars. I strongly considered suing, going as far as contacting a few lawyers, but ultimately declining not to.

Now there are cracks in some walls and a few doors won't stay closed. The foundation repair company came out for a warranty evaluation. Here's the gist of their report: "As you can see for the large part of the home the elevations are within the tolerance measurement. I also noted areas where the home is higher than it was when we finished this could be caused by the slab sagging between the beams in areas that do not have piers or they could be the result of poor drainage...At this time I can find nothing that is in need of warranty repair."

Here is the elevation key they provided:

I'm deeply suspicious of these guys and would appreciate some input from any of you out there that have more experience in foundations and what, if any, obligations the repair company has in this specific situation. Thanks for any and all help!

[Neil Narayan]

@Marek Berry i would recommend getting a 3rd part structural engineer to perform the evaluation that way the foundation repair company cannot refute the findings and you will get a true sense of where you are within tolerance or not.