Coastal and pilings
Post-storm scour and settlement repair
Tier C · 20 towns covered
Ground washed out from under a foundation during a surge event, sometimes surfacing years later.
Homeowners here run into this regularly, and the fix depends heavily on what's actually causing it.
Signs that bring this up
- A void beneath a slab, footing, or apron
- Settlement that appeared or worsened after a storm
- Cracking that dates from a specific weather event
- Ground that has dropped away around a pile or column
What the work involves
Surge moving beneath a structure carries sand out from under it, and the void may not show at the surface for years. Work usually combines filling the void with restoring support beneath the affected footings.
$5,000 – $40,000 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.
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Towns we cover for this
Only the areas where this work actually applies.
Bayfront and lagoon
Dredge-and-fill lagoon communities at low elevation with tidal influence on groundwater.
Long Beach Island
Salt air, timber and concrete pilings, and housing stock split sharply between pre- and post-Sandy.