About Us: Foundation Help for Clarksville, TN Homes
Foundation Repair Clarksville TN gives people with a foundation worry in Clarksville, TN, elsewhere in Montgomery County and in nearby towns one place to start. Here is why we exist and who does what.
A Look at How Scheduling Works
A new crack over a doorway raises two questions: is it serious, and who should look at it? We exist to answer the first in plain words and to handle the second with one short form. You send a request, and we schedule a visit from a local foundation specialist at a time that suits you.
Local ground is why these questions come up so often. Montgomery County sits on limestone where sinkholes are common, under clay subsoils like Baxter and Crider that hold water and then dry out. The Cumberland and Red Rivers meet here; in May 2010 the Cumberland at Clarksville crested at a record 62.58 feet.
Walk Through the Process
- Send the form. An address, a way to reach you and a short note are enough.
- We read it and book the visit. The request goes to one local foundation specialist who works your part of the area, rather than to a crowd of companies.
- The specialist inspects. Expect a look outside and in, usually floor readings, and a crawl-space check if there is one.
- The estimate comes in writing. The specialist's company sets scope, price and warranty. Sign, wait or gather other bids.
Questions to Put to a Foundation Pro
Put these to the company that writes your estimate, before you sign.
- The state license on bigger jobs. Tennessee requires a state contractor's license for jobs of $25,000 or more. Get the number and classification, and look them up on the state's license verification site.
- Local paperwork. Inside Clarksville city limits, ask about the City's contractor registration. In Springfield or Greenbrier, ask about Robertson County's home improvement license for jobs from $3,000 to under $25,000.
- Insurance on paper. Request a current liability insurance certificate and check its dates.
- The engineer question. Find out if a professional engineer will look at the home or put a seal on the repair plan, and who pays for it.
- Permit and scope. Ask who pulls any permit, and look for the number, type and placement of piers or supports in the written scope.
- Warranty and references. Get warranty terms in writing, ask if they carry over to a buyer, and ask for local references.
- The deposit. Tennessee's consumer guidance says home improvement contractors generally shouldn't collect more than a third of the job's price before starting.
Who Does the Repair Work
Every inspection, measurement, estimate and repair is carried out by a local foundation specialist. Foundation Repair Clarksville TN takes the request, answers questions, explains soil and costs, and sets up the visit. Prices come from the specialist's company; our ranges are published figures, not quotes or bids. We play no part in insurance claims and do not speak for the City of Clarksville, Montgomery County or any state office.
What you can expect is short and true: asking costs nothing, the visit is arranged for you, and the estimate comes in writing from the person who looked at the house. If you sign an agreement at home, Tennessee generally lets you back out until midnight of the third business day after signing (general information, not legal advice).
Send Your Details to Begin
The form takes a few minutes. Describe what you have noticed, and we will arrange for a local foundation specialist to come by.