Foundation Inspection in Wichita Falls, TX: Elevation Readings, a Floor Diagram and a Written Quote, at No Charge
The free visit ends with readings on a floor diagram and a price on paper, so you know what your house is doing.
- Free on-site visit, about an hour and a half to two hours
- Elevation readings room by room, plus a floor diagram
- Written itemized quote you can take to anyone else
Wichita Falls Foundation Works runs a free foundation inspection on any house in Wichita Falls or Wichita County, and what you get back is numbers. One of us takes elevation readings room by room, draws them onto a floor diagram, and leaves you a written itemized quote. Sometimes the readings come back flat and the answer is that nothing needs doing yet.
Honestly, nobody enjoys booking one of these. Call (940) 202-0406 and we'll agree a window before anyone drives out.
Foundation elevation survey
A base unit sits on the floor with a hand-held module, or a laser does the same job, and every room gets a reading drawn onto a floor diagram. What that gives you is the shape of the movement across the house. The elevation survey is free with our visit; on its own, a home inspector charges $99 to $500, an engineer or land surveyor $600 to $900. Set a job without one and you are pricing a guess.
Hydrostatic and static plumbing tests
This one belongs to a plumber, and our crew stands back for it. The main line is filled and monitored at an accessible cleanout with a test ball, and nothing gets dug. An under-slab plumbing test runs $250 to $600, isolation testing $350 to $600, a camera bundle $400 to $700. So a test finds a leak, and fixing it is a separate quote.
Pre-sale and buyer inspections
Buyers, sellers and agents can book the same free visit. That said, the paid documents are separate. A general home inspection runs $300 to $550, a stand-alone elevation survey $99 to $500, an engineer's report $300 to $1,000. The Texas seller's disclosure notice asks about the foundation, soil movement, drainage and previous repair by name, and a pre-sale visit puts a written figure in that file.
When it is worth booking a visit, and when it can wait
A single sticking door is worth a look, and three together are worth measuring.
- stair-step cracks up the brick veneer's mortar joints
- a door that sticks or won't latch, wedge gap at the top corner
- windows that bind
- cracked sheetrock at door and window corners
- floors that slope or bounce
- a gap between the wall and floor
- cracked tile, opened grout lines
- a water bill that jumped with no explanation
But a photo settles none of it. It can't show how deep the movement goes, what caused it, or whether a leak under the slab feeds it, which is why we come and measure. Where readings say the house has dropped, slab repair is the next conversation.
What actually happens during the visit
- One of us turns up, with no crew and no equipment in the yard.
- The outside walk comes first, along the brick line, the weep holes at the bottom course, the soil height against the slab edge and the downspout discharge points.
- Then we work inside, room by room, plus the crawl space hatch on pier and beam houses. Budget an hour and a half to two hours, and an adult has to be there.
- We draw the readings onto a floor diagram.
- A written itemized quote follows, with warranty terms in writing and a scheduling window up front. Where the readings point at water, our estimator sends you for a plumbing test before anyone prices piers.
Either way, the quote is yours. Take it to anyone else in town.
What Texas actually regulates, and what that means for your paperwork
Texas does not license this trade. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's A to Z list, from electricians to air conditioning contractors, has no entry for foundation repair. What the state licenses is the professional engineer, through the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; working out why a foundation moved is the practice of engineering, so a report is a separate paid service.
The City of Wichita Falls licenses and registers contractors and requires a permit before repair or alteration work starts; ask to see both. Its exemption list doesn't exempt foundation work, and the city doesn't require an engineer's seal on a one or two family permit, though the building official can still ask for one.
Ask us, and the next company through your door, for proof of general liability insurance, a written warranty with the transfer terms spelled out, current city registration, a pulled permit, and whether a report is billed on top.
What a foundation inspection costs in Wichita Falls, and what the paid documents cost
The first visit costs you nothing. It covers the outside walk, the readings, the floor diagram and the written quote, whether you hire us or not.
That said, what costs money is the third-party paperwork somebody else asks for. A plumbing test is $250 to $600, and it comes on a plumber's invoice. An engineer's report runs $300 to $1,000, a certification letter after $200 to $500 more. On a house with no accessible cleanout, putting one in is $400 to $800 first.
Want the free visit on the calendar? Call (940) 202-0406 and tell us which door stopped latching.
| Work | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| On-site inspection, elevation readings and written quote | Free | No charge for the first visit |
| Foundation elevation survey, bought on its own | Free with our visit | A third-party home inspector charges about $99 to $500; an engineer or land surveyor $600 to $900 |
| Hydrostatic plumbing test | $250 to $600 per test, by a plumber | Isolation or zone testing $350 to $600; a camera bundle $400 to $700; a post-repair verification test $100 to $350 |
| Pre-sale visit, readings and written quote | Free | A general home inspection in Texas is a separate trade at $300 to $550 |
| Engineer's report, third-party Texas professional engineer | $300 to $1,000 per report | Not a service this company sells. A certification letter after the work runs $200 to $500 more. |
Swipe the table sideways to see the notes column.
Our visit is free. The paid rows are third-party work, quoted separately. Published market ranges dated 2026-09-20.
Visits across Wichita County and the towns beyond it
The towns we cover run from Lakeside City at ten miles on SH 79 to Vernon at 49.7 miles up US 287, Iowa Park eleven to thirteen miles on the same highway, Burkburnett 15.4 up I-44. We drive all of it for the same free visit. Worth knowing, Census Bureau figures put about one city resident in five moving house each year, so readings on paper are worth having before a sale.
What happens when you call
The inspection
A free on-site inspection comes first. We come to the property, look at the work in person, measure, and check the things that change the price before quoting anything.
A written, itemized quote
Every line item goes on paper before any work starts: prep, materials, labor, cleanup and the scheduling window. No verbal numbers.
Warranty terms in the contract
Workmanship and material warranty terms come in writing and go in your contract so you can read them before you sign.
Scheduling you can plan around
You get a start window and a working-day estimate up front, and the crew tells you before anything changes.
Who this is not for
Wichita Falls Foundation Works handles foundation repair and the related work listed on this site. It does not take on unrelated trades; if your job is outside that scope, a specialist in that trade is the right call.
Inspection questions from Wichita Falls homeowners
What actually happens during the on-site visit?
One of us turns up, with no crew and no equipment in your yard. Our estimator walks the outside, then takes elevation readings room by room with a zip level or laser. It ends with a written estimate and a floor diagram showing you where any piles would go.
How long does it take, and does somebody have to be home?
Budget an hour and a half to two hours; an adult has to be there since the readings need access to every room. On pier and beam houses that includes the crawl space hatch, so leave us a path to it.
When does a job actually need a report from a Texas professional engineer?
When somebody else asks for one. That is usually a buyer, a lender, a court or a city plan review. Working out why a foundation moved is the practice of engineering in Texas, so the report is a separate paid service at $300 to $1,000.
Does Texas require a foundation repair company to hold a state license?
No. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's program list covers electricians, air conditioning contractors and dozens of other trades, with no entry for foundation repair, general or residential contracting. What Texas licenses is the professional engineer, which is why a report is a separate bill.
Is a foundation inspection part of a standard home inspection, or a separate job?
A general home inspector looks at the foundation along with everything else, roughly $300 to $550 for the lot, a separate trade. A set of elevation readings with a drawn floor diagram is a different document, and ours comes free with the visit.
If a buyer or a lender wants an engineer involved, who pays for it?
Whoever asks for the document normally orders and pays for it. A report from a Texas professional engineer runs $300 to $1,000, and a certification letter afterwards is $200 to $500 more. Our quote and floor diagram go into the file either way.
Get the readings before you get the opinions. A number on a floor diagram tells you which house you actually own, and it costs you nothing to find out.
Call (940) 202-0406 or send the form, and we'll agree a window that suits you. You don't have to decide anything at the door.
Get a written quote
Call (940) 202-0406 or send the form. The next step is a free on-site inspection and a written quote with every line item before any work starts.
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