Granite Foundation Repair, Inc.

Granite's representative, Yancy Tores, arrived on time and explained the process to me thoroughly a few weeks before I scheduled the work. He also returned my calls promptly and answered my questions. The crew arrived on time and worked hard all day on both days. They worked late on the second day in order to complete the job. Most of the cracks in the sheetrock closed and the floor is level. Doors that would not close before now close. Francisco, the crew leader, was polite and efficient. He walked me around the property and made sure I was satisfied with the repair. I got 4 bids on the repair. Granite's was the best. I reccomend them if you need foundation repair.

In the summer of 2012, my house foundation was to the point where I was having trouble closing exterior doors and I was seeing cracking in walls throughout the house. Before I contracted for the foundation repair, I paid a professional engineer (PE) to come out and inspect my foundation and take elevation readings. I used this as my baseline. From the middle of my house to two different points in the house, the difference was over 2.3 inches! The PE then made recommendations for how many piers, where, etc. I then researched foundation repair companies and selected three to consider. Of the three, I liked Granite Foundation best. First of all their web site was the best at explaining about foundation repair. Second I felt like my discussion with the sales guy was visited my house was focused more about solving my problem than selling me more piers than I needed. Third their price was competitive. The job went as planned and they did it right the first time. It wasn't until they actually put down the first pier that we knew how deep they would really have to go. They had to go 45 feet which surprises most people. I am glad we were conservative and choose steel piers so they could drive them down that deep. I have not had to call them back for any adjustments. They were professional and did a good job of minimizing the damage around the foundation - plants, water sprinklers, etc. It is not possible to work around everything so don't expect zero damage. After the work was completed, I had the same PE come back out and re-inspect my foundation and update the elevation map that established the new baseline for my foundation going forward. It has now been over a year and the foundation has been stable with no more shifting. Making it through an entire summer and seeing how the foundation held up was the ultimate test for me to determine if the job was successful. It was and I am very happy with it.

I was very impressed with him. I would use him in the future.

Showed up promptly, did good work. Be sure to read the fine print in the contract. I had the foundation checked several years later by a structural engineer, and he said it was sound. Overall, good experience.

I had a sudden problem of a door sticking and some cracked tiles in my utility room, so I suspected foundation problems. Case Collins came to my house and evaluated the problem. He arrived promptly and I felt good with his recommendations. As I had been advised to do, I obtained evaluations and estimates from 3 other companies.There were some variences in both the methods and costs. Granite was not the hightest or lowest bid. It's very hard making a decision on something one is so unfamilair with, but I chose Granite because Case came across well with me. The job was completed in 1 1/2 days. Daniel and Antonio were the supervisors I met and they were both good at letting me know what was going on. It was supposed to be done with helical piers, but once started, it was determined that regular steel piers would do better, so that is what was used. The owner, Jim Oursler, came out the second day just before the lift to see if everything was going OK. I found the staff at Granite very efficient and professional. Calls are always answered. The two B's above are really more like B+ or A- It seems fine now, but time will be the biggest tell all. Hopefully, I'm set for many years or forever! Overall, I am pleased with Granite Foundation Company and would not hesitate to recommend them.

Granite Foundation repair was very professional and courteous. Their findings and estimate were in line with two other foundation companies that also provided estimates. I didn't use Granite Foundation Repair. A structural engineer also looked at the house and gave some tips that I should do first; such as, removing large bushes with aggressive root systems. My experience with Granite Foundation Repair was positive and I will not hesitate to contact them again for foundation repair.

I would not hesitate to recommend Granite Foundation in the future to my friends and family. Overall my experience with them has been very good and I feel that the price I paid was good also.

Granite's bid was competitive with other foundation companies and their customer service in the office and in the field was great. They were able to schedule the work to be done fairly quickly and their guys showed up on time and completed the job within a day. The post repair structural inspection indicated that they were able to nearly 0 out our slab slope. We are very happy with Granite and have recommended them to two other people who need slab repair.

I had 7 separate foundation companies come to give me an estimate, and Monte was the only one who I felt listened to my needs rather than give me a sales pitch. I was about to put my home on the market, so I was looking for a more economical (but still quality) solution to raising my foundation. They were not the rock-bottom cheapest estimate that I received, but I felt that I got the most value for my dollar from an established company which backs their work with a lifetime warranty that I could pass on to the new owners of my house. The day of the repair ran into a few delays, as the ground below my house was harder than expected, so an alternate method had to be used. This pushed the repair into a second day, but it actually was cheaper for me using the new piers. I feared the worst that my deck had to have holes cut into it, but that was really the only way that the work could have been done. To my surprise, the crew was able to rebuild the deck to a point where I only had to go buy two replacement boards. I was very impressed with the cleanup as well - you could barely tell that any work had been done at all after they left. After the followup engineer's report, the level of the house was raised to an acceptable level to pass inspection. I can't give a long-term quality assessment, but my needs were definitely met.

Overall, I would have select them again. Now I just have to wait for years to pass to see if the job holds up. UPDATE: Miscommunication in letter led me to pay unnecessary cost.

They were very nice, answered the phone promptly and most importantly, showed up on time! He did a complete assessment and joked he had bad news because he couldn't find any problems! If I ever do need foundation repair, I'm calling them back. Great experience.

Estiimate was given promptly. Initial estimate was for $9100, but we had to add additional piers at the time of repair work which extended the time of service from 3 days to 5. Crew arrived on time every day and absolutelly knew what they were doing. I cannot stress to you just how bad our foundation was. It had sunk several inches at the front and was heaving in the back. Heaving cannot be repaired and hopefully with the advice from Granite, we will be able to control that situation. After the house was initially stabilized and "raised" with the piers, a brick wall on our front porch appeared "crooked" and my husband called Granite after which the owner promptly arrived. After extensive discussion, it was determined that our slab was probably not level at the time the house was built and the decision was made to lower it back down 1/4 inch on a couple of piers by the front door at which point we were able to close our door and the wall by the front door was no longer crooked/leaning. I would absolutely have no hesitation recommending this company. I put this work off for over seven years and it only gets worse with time. Granite went above and beyond and we were very happy with the outcome of the project as well as the extras they do such as cleanup, mortar repair, etc.

When Monty check the house inside and out it was determined that there was not a foundation problem. He gave me tips on what to do to solve the problem I have. He was on time, friendly and very professional.

The job went as planned with no surprises. The work was excellent and the clean up was very good. I would reccomend Graite to anyone needing their service.

It was not a huge job (as foundation work goes), but they were responsive, prompt and did the work well. All in all, they made it a pretty hassle free experience, which is what I was looking for. I would recommend them!

After piers were installed they patched holes in concrete patio, replaced boards in deck that needed to be removed to install piers and patched some mortar in brickwork. Replaced dirt and cleaned up area.

The decision is between stabilizing so the problem does not get worse or waiting to see what happens. As yet I have not decided what to do.

I think that Monty was honest with his appraisal of my foundation problem. I would have appreciated a written estimate of what he thought I might need done if my problem continued. I thought the company and it's representaive were resposive, professional and honest.

My house is still under warranty, and the builder didn't authorize all the recommended repairs in spite of getting several documented opinions that backed the same conclusion that Advanced Foundation provided. Pulte Homes warranty and their warranty guide gives the builders so much lea-way before the warranty kicks in. Large cracks in the ceilings, cracked tiles and cracks in the brick is called cosmetic and do not engages the warranty, the amount of deflection in the foundation that is considered acceptable to the builder is not described anywhere in the warranty books with a hard number that you can measure against. All other damages are called consequential damages and off course not covered. My other concern is that none of the foundation repair companies that I talked to cover any damage that can be caused to the underling pluming during any foundation work. Should a plumbing issue occur, the repair might cost several thousand Dollars that neither the home builders warranty nor the foundation repair company would be responsible for. Your home insurance warranty might cover it after you pay for the hefty 1% percent deductible. So I'm still weighing my options and see if I can get more relief from Pulte homes, If I had to do the work today I would definitely use Granite Foundation Repairs. I had five companies come in, and I think Granite was the one that was the most conformable with.

The main reason we selected Granite was the fact that they came up with virtually the same design as the engineer we hired. It was only off a couple of piers which tells me they were knowledgable about what they were doing. The second reason was they were competative, not low but competative. They pushed 20 piers appx. 40 feet into the ground and installed 3 helical piers about the same depth. They also hand dug and tamped the root barrier ditch. The root barrier product appeared to be similar to truck mud flap material 3' wide and continous roll installed inside on the house side of the trench. They added water softner salt tablets to the bottom of the ditch and a couple of other layers of them as the trench was backfilled. The crew they had on the job was punctial and hard working. Their job foreman, Francisco, was probably the hardest working one of the bunch. You could tell it wasn't their first rodeo. They crunched a small piece of aluminum trim from our vinyl siding job we had done earlier in the year. We got an estimate to fix it and Granite more than matched the estimate. Overall very happy with their work.

Second estimate was different and more costly per pillar.

It was great from start to finish. They showed and explained all work which would be done. They scheduled the date, came in on time, covered surfaces to project from dust, installed piers, showed the leveling process, patched the pad, and cleaned up everything before they left. They were a great. Reviewing engineer was impressed at the close tolerances that were achieved. He also commented that the holes used for installing the piers was much smaller than he usually observes.

They showed up in the morning and said it would be done by the end of the day. They worked until 8pm and cleaned up everything. They did a great job. They have followed up since then. I would recommend them to anyone.

Case came on time and asked what problems if any I was having. I showed him a place outside he said it was fine. Also, a crack in the wall he said that was fine. The estimate lasted a few mins. He said he can tell just by looking at the foundation. I did like his professionalism and his promptness and honesty. Another company had come out earlier in the week and did take 30 mins to measure the outside and inside.

Really liked the appraiser, but have more pressing house repairs before getting this work done.