
Serving Moorpark, CA and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 2003
Free estimates
Warranties offered
"I crawl under my house every 5 years or so just to observe the condition of whats down there and I noticed some piers that needed adjustment so I called a foundation contractor to come out and give me an inspection of my foundation and adjust and strap the piers to the post. Believe it or not the current building code does not require strapping on even new construction but it's not a bad idea to do it anyway as and extra precaution against earthquake damage. I went under the house with the first contractor who was very professional and he found three small cracks that he felt needed to be attended too and he gave me a short and concise bid proposal. I called the next contractor and went under the house with him and he found the same three cracks. He spent a lot of time with me which I appreciated but he was three months out and couldn't give me a precise date for the work. His contract under work to be done just stated "Fix cracks in foundation". Next I called "'The Foundation Works". I called Friday and they had an inspector out on Monday. Kent Romero showed up on time and after walking the around the outside of the house we went under the house together. Kent was the only inspector to take a clipboard with him and took notes as we crawled around checking the foundation and the post and piers. I asked a lot of questions and he explained what he felt needed to be done at this time which were remedial repairs on the five small cracks( He found two that the other inspectors missed) He also explained what needed to be improved with the post and piers. I've been a homeowner for 40 years and I do most of my own repairs so I know a little bit about house construction and dealing with contractors or trade professionals when needed. I was extremely impressed with Kent. He spent a lot of time with me and every question I asked he was able to answer to my satisfaction. You would be hard pressed to find another foundation inspector as professional and impressive as Kent. I'm not easily impressed either!!!. Kent was the only inspector to send me a very detailed proposal which was 5 pages long. He not only detailed the work to be done but also explained about the importance of drainage in regards to protecting the foundation because moisture is the chief cause of foundation settlement. He explained about contraction and expansion of soil in regards to the foundation and that this is an ongoing process every home owner should be award of in regards to home maintenance. A week after a follow up call to Kent with a few minor question I received an email from the founder and owner of "The Foundation Works" with her personal cell number inviting me to call if I had any questions or concerns regarding the work to be performed. I called Tom and he spent over an hour on the phone with me and even asked me to send pictures in regards to some other issues in the inside and outside the house that concerned me. Again, I was extremely impressed that the owner of this large company would spend time with me answering every question I had and this was the New Years Eve weekend. Did I mention that this whole job was only 2500.00 dollars not 50,000 dollars?. Impressed is an understatement!!!. I accepted the proposal on the phone and Tom scheduled the work for the next week. He didn't even ask for a 10% down payment. The crew showed up on time after a confirmation call the night before and was very professional led by the foreman on the job, Jose Zepeda. Jose was fantastic and also spent a lot of time explaining how the day would go and about the work being performed. Nicest guy in the world and very professional as was the whole crew. It was a one day job and they finished on time and after they cleaned up my yard, garage and driveway were cleaner than when they started. My thanks to the owner of The Foundation Works, Tom Pelletier, Jose Zepeda the foreman. Christian Sturba, the roving quality control person(they have a roving quality control person who can show up unannounced), Eddie Garcia, Richard Johnson and Luis Baltonado. You guys were all fantastic. Also Maria and Roselyn who handle the office and were also fantastic to deal with. If anyone is looking for foundation work or just an inspection at no cost, this is the first company you should call. Also check out their website, you'll be extremely impressed even if you're just looking for informative information. Thanks again to everyone at "The Foundation Works". Bob Budworth"

























































