Foundation Repair Warranty in McKinney, TX

A foundation repair warranty McKinney homeowners can rely on is a signed document that says what was installed, what happens if the house moves again, and who pays. Foundation repair is the one home repair where the work is buried the same day it is finished. You cannot see a pier, which is the steel or concrete post driven under the slab to carry its weight down to stable soil, once the hole is backfilled. The paper is what you keep. This page explains what that paper should cover, whether it follows the house to the next owner, what voids it, and what to ask before you sign.

Every job through this site carries a written warranty, and estimates are free. To have the terms explained before you commit, call (972) 555-0100.

Signs a foundation warranty is thinner than it looks

• The warranty is mentioned on the phone but not attached to the written estimate
• It covers the piers but never says what “settles again” means or how it will be measured
• There is no pier diagram, so no one can prove later which sections were covered
• It transfers to a buyer only if a form is filed within a short window after closing that nobody mentions
• It is voided by any plumbing leak, even one that was tested and cleared before the lift
• It requires a paid annual inspection to stay in force

None of these makes a contractor dishonest. They make a document weak, and weak paper is what you hold when a corner drops.

What a foundation repair warranty McKinney contractors offer should cover

Start with why the paper carries so much weight here. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists no foundation repair program among the trades it regulates, and a 2011 state bill that would have created one, SB 1399, stated in its analysis that there was no state regulation of the industry. So there is no state license standing behind a pier. The written warranty and the engineer’s report are what protect you.

A sound warranty should state at least these things. First, exactly what is covered: the piers installed, their locations on a diagram, and the workmanship of installing and lifting on them. Second, the remedy: if a covered section settles beyond a stated tolerance, the contractor returns and readjusts it, and the document says whether that visit is free. Third, the measurement standard: settlement should be defined by floor elevations, which is how the Texas Section of ASCE’s Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations, now in Version 3 effective April 1, 2022, frames the evaluation of movement. Fourth, the term: ask whether it runs for the life of the structure or a fixed period. Fifth, who honors it, with the legal name of the company.

The City of McKinney requires a permit for any foundation leveling or pier work, the application must include an engineer’s letter and drawings of the affected areas, and the permit closes only after the engineer’s final report is uploaded. That report records pier locations and elevations. Keep a copy with the warranty; together they are your baseline.

Transferability, exclusions and what voids a warranty

Transferability means the warranty follows the house to the next owner. Some warranties transfer freely, some transfer once, some require a fee or a form filed after closing, and some do not transfer at all. A buyer’s inspector will ask for the document. Get the transfer rule written into the warranty itself.

Exclusions are the parts of the house the warranty does not reach. The usual one is any section that was not piered. If only the north wall got piers and the south wall drops later, that is new work, not a claim. The engineer’s drawing makes that boundary clear before there is a disagreement.

Voiding conditions are the things you or others do that cancel the coverage. Common ones are an unrepaired plumbing leak under the slab, which floods the clay and swells it, another contractor altering or adding to the piers, new construction that adds load to the piered section, and ignoring the drainage or watering steps listed in the estimate. Some warranties also require the balance be paid in full. Ask about each of these, and ask how the contractor would know. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service notes that Houston Black clay takes water rapidly when it is dry and cracked, which is exactly why a leak or a broken downspout shows up in a warranty dispute.

What the warranty is protecting: repair costs in McKinney

The reason a written warranty matters is the size of the number behind it. Fixr’s 2026 foundation repair guide puts the typical national range at $2,200 to $8,200 with a $5,200 average, and HomeAdvisor’s 2026 guide puts it at $2,225 to $8,133. Fixr, HomeAdvisor, This Old House and Modernize all price a single pier at $1,000 to $3,000 in their 2026 guides, so a warranty that brings a crew back to readjust eight piers at no charge is worth real money.

Your free written estimate lists the pier count and the warranty terms together so you can weigh one against the other.

Related services

The warranty question comes up first on a full foundation repair job, because that is where the pier count and the money are. The foundation piers page explains the three pier types the warranty will name, and steel push piers covers the steel option in detail. If the total is more than you planned for, the foundation repair financing page describes the common ways homeowners pay.

A foundation repair warranty McKinney homeowners can actually use is specific, signed, measured in elevations and filed with the engineer’s report. Every job through this site carries one in writing, crews are insured, and same-week inspections are available. Call (972) 555-0100 for a free estimate and ask to see the warranty language before anything else.