Crawl space encapsulation
Standing water, a musty smell, floors that never feel warm. Usually a sealed vapor barrier, drainage, and humidity control.
$5,000 – $14,000
typical range, not a quote
Southern Ocean Foundations
What this work usually costs
Ranges for Southern Ocean County, NJ. These are not quotes.
Every figure below is a typical range for this area, gathered from what local work generally runs. None of it is a quote, and none of it is a judgement about your home. Two houses on the same street can need very different work.
What your property actually needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and inspects it.
Water and crawl spaces
Crawl space drainage and sump systems
Interior perimeter drainage and a pump to move groundwater away before it reaches the space under your floor.
$5,000 – $12,000
typical range, not a quote
Sump pump installation and battery backup
New installs, replacements, and battery backups for when the power goes out during the storm that needed the pump.
$1,200 – $3,500
typical range, not a quote
Foundation crack and seepage repair
Injection and sealing for cracks in poured walls and block that let water through during heavy rain.
$400 – $1,500
per crack, typical range, not a quote
Yard drainage, regrading and downspouts
Exterior French drains, regrading, and downspout runs that move roof and yard water away from the foundation.
$2,000 – $8,000
typical range, not a quote
Exterior excavation and membrane waterproofing
Excavating to the footing and sealing the outside face of the wall. The most involved fix, and sometimes the only one that works.
$12,000 – $20,000
typical range, not a quote
Mold and moisture remediation
Cleanup and humidity control after a long-running moisture problem. Often paired with encapsulation.
$1,500 – $6,000
typical range, not a quote
Structural
Crawl space structural repair
Soft or bouncy floors, sagging in the middle of a room. Joists, beams, girders, and posts that need sistering or replacing.
$3,000 – $15,000
typical range, not a quote
Underpinning with helical and push piers
Piers driven to stable soil to stop settlement and, where possible, lift the structure back. Helical is usually preferred in sandy coastal soil.
$10,000 – $50,000
typical range, not a quote
Bowing and leaning wall stabilization
Carbon fiber straps or wall anchors to stop a foundation wall that is moving under soil pressure.
$4,500 – $12,000
typical range, not a quote
Slab lifting and settlement correction
Polyurethane foam lifting for driveways, garage floors, patios, and pool decks that have dropped.
$1,000 – $4,000
typical range, not a quote
Coastal and pilings
Piling inspection, repair and replacement
Rot, cracking, or exposed rebar under an elevated home. Sistering, wrapping, jacketing, or full replacement.
$1,000 – $3,000
per piling, typical range, not a quote
Home elevation to base flood elevation
Raising the house above base flood elevation. Long process, often part-funded through FEMA ICC or a mitigation grant.
$40,000 – $150,000
typical range, not a quote
Engineered flood vent installation
Rated vents for enclosures below base flood elevation. Often needed to satisfy a flood insurance requirement.
$800 – $2,500
typical range, not a quote
Bulkhead repair and replacement
Repair or full replacement along a lagoon or bayfront. Marine construction with its own permitting timeline.
$100 – $250
per linear foot, typical range, not a quote
Salt-air concrete and rebar repair
Spalling on piers, columns, and grade beams where salt air has gotten to the reinforcing steel.
$2,000 – $15,000
typical range, not a quote
Post-storm scour and settlement repair
Ground washed out from under a foundation during a surge event, sometimes surfacing years later.
$5,000 – $40,000
typical range, not a quote
Under-house enclosure and flood retrofit
Drainage, breakaway walls, and flood-damage-resistant materials for the enclosed area beneath an elevated home.
$2,000 – $10,000
typical range, not a quote
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