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Serving Lafayette, LA and surrounding areas. (337) 483-1560
Lafayette's clay soil never stops moving. If your home is settling, sticking doors and sloping floors are early warning signs. We lift and stabilize foundations before the damage gets worse.
Foundation raising in Lafayette lifts a home that has sunk or settled unevenly back toward its original position by injecting material beneath the slab or driving support piers into stable soil below it - most jobs take one to three days and can be completed while you stay in the home.
Settling is common in Lafayette because the city sits on clay-heavy soil that swells every rainy season and shrinks every dry summer. Over years, that repeated movement pushes foundations out of level, leaving behind sticking doors, uneven floors, and cracks that grow with each seasonal cycle.
Foundation raising is often paired with slab foundation building when the underlying structure needs more than just lifting - and acting before cracks widen keeps the scope and cost of the job smaller than waiting until the damage is severe.
If doors that used to swing freely now drag on the floor or refuse to latch, your home may be shifting. In Lafayette, this symptom often gets worse after a dry summer when the clay soil shrinks beneath the foundation. It is one of the most reliable early warning signs of foundation movement.
Diagonal cracks running from the corners of door frames or windows are a common sign of uneven foundation movement. Hairline cracks in drywall are normal, but cracks wider than a quarter inch, that are growing, or that appear after a rainy stretch deserve a professional evaluation.
Walk slowly through your home and notice whether the floor feels level. In older Lafayette homes on pier-and-beam foundations, you may notice a slope from one room to another or spots where the floor feels soft. This often means the supports underneath have shifted, rotted, or sunk into the wet soil.
A visible gap forming where your wall meets the ceiling, or where baseboards are pulling away from the floor, means the home's frame is being pulled out of alignment. This is especially common in Lafayette neighborhoods that experienced flooding, where water can wash away the soil supporting a foundation.
The right foundation raising method depends on what is causing the settling and what type of foundation your home has. For slab homes that have dropped in one area, mudjacking pumps a slurry mixture underneath to push the concrete back toward level. For homes with more significant or ongoing movement, pier installation drives steel supports deep into stable soil below the shifting clay layer, giving the foundation something solid to rest on regardless of how the upper soil behaves.
Many older Lafayette homes were built on pier-and-beam systems rather than concrete slabs. These structures require a different approach - examining wooden beams for rot, assessing whether brick piers have sunk or cracked, and replacing or reinforcing components as needed. A pier-and-beam repair often involves more interior access than a slab job but can be completed in a similar timeframe.
If you are not certain whether your home needs raising or just monitoring, we also provide foundation assessments for homeowners who want a clear picture of their current condition before deciding on next steps. Related work - such as concrete cutting to access under-slab plumbing or slab foundation building for homes needing structural replacement rather than lifting - can be coordinated as part of the same project.
Best for slab homes where sections have dropped and need to be pushed back toward level using injected slurry.
Best for homes with significant or ongoing settling, where steel piers are driven into stable soil to hold the foundation in place long-term.
Best for older Lafayette homes built on brick piers and wooden beams that have rotted, shifted, or sunk over time.
Best for homeowners who want a professional evaluation of their current foundation condition before deciding whether raising is needed.
Lafayette sits on some of the most moisture-sensitive soil in the country. The clay-heavy ground expands every rainy season and contracts during dry summers, which means your foundation is constantly being pushed and pulled in a slow cycle that eventually forces it out of level. On top of that, south Louisiana is slowly subsiding - the ground is gradually compressing over time due to natural sediment compaction. For Lafayette homeowners, this means foundation issues are not a question of if but when.
The August 2016 flood caused widespread foundation damage across the region, and many homes that were not caught directly in the water still experienced soil disturbance that affected their foundations over the following years. Homeowners in Carencro, Youngsville, and Broussard deal with the same soil conditions, and the newer subdivisions in those areas are now reaching the age where first-cycle foundation movement is showing up. The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors maintains licensing requirements for foundation work precisely because the risks here are real - you can verify any contractor's license at lslbc.louisiana.gov.
If your home was built before 1975, there is a good chance it sits on a pier-and-beam foundation rather than a concrete slab. These older structures are especially vulnerable here because the wooden components can rot in Louisiana's humidity and the brick piers can shift in the wet soil. The LSU AgCenter has documented how Louisiana's soil conditions accelerate foundation movement - and it is one of the reasons foundation repair contractors here stay busy year-round.
We ask a few basic questions - how old your home is, what symptoms you have noticed, and whether you have had prior foundation work. We schedule a site visit before giving any numbers. Do not trust a quote that comes without a site visit.
We walk through your home and around the exterior, check door and window alignment, and assess the foundation and drainage. This visit takes one to two hours and you are welcome to ask questions throughout.
You receive a written proposal covering the method, number of support points, total cost, and warranty terms. We reply within one business day. Take your time reviewing it and ask for plain-language explanations of anything unclear.
The crew arrives, completes the lift or stabilization, and walks through the results with you before leaving. You receive documentation of all work performed and your warranty in writing.
Free written estimate. Licensed contractor. We reply within one business day.
(337) 483-1560We hold an active Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors license, which you can verify at lslbc.louisiana.gov before signing anything. Hiring a licensed contractor protects your legal recourse if something goes wrong and keeps the transaction clean if you sell the home.
Every foundation raising job we complete comes with written documentation of what was done, how many supports were installed, and what is covered under the warranty. That paperwork protects you whether you stay in the home for thirty years or sell it next spring.
We have worked on slab and pier-and-beam foundations across Lafayette Parish and the wider Acadiana area since 2022. We know the soil conditions, the housing stock, and the drainage challenges that make foundation work here different from other parts of the country.
Poor drainage around the foundation can undo a foundation repair faster than almost anything else in Lafayette's climate. We assess your drainage situation as part of every estimate and flag any issues before work begins, so the repair has the best chance of holding.
Foundation raising is one of the higher-stakes home repairs you can make, and doing it right means accounting for local soil conditions, using the correct number of support points, and delivering everything in writing. Every job we complete in Lafayette gets the same treatment: a site visit before any numbers are discussed, a written proposal before any work begins, and documentation you can share with a future buyer or inspector.
Access under-slab plumbing or remove damaged concrete sections as part of foundation repair or renovation work.
Learn moreWhen a foundation has deteriorated beyond repair, we pour a new slab built to handle Lafayette's soil and climate conditions.
Learn moreEvery season you wait, the settling gets worse and the repair gets more involved. Get a written estimate now and stop the cycle.