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About our Sister Company, Church Services

Church Services has been repairing residential foundations since 1990. We maintain offices that service Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. Church Services also repairs foundations on multi-family properties such as townhomes and apartments. We work with numerous home builders, contractors and inspectors.

Choosing a Foundation Repair Company

Your home is probably your largest asset and we all spend a large amount of time at home. If you have foundation issues, you should call in a company with a quality reputation and who will make recommendations based on the needs of the home and the expectations of you the homeowner.

When we evaluate a home

• We first and foremost will listen to your concerns and immediate questions.
• If you are going to sell your home or stay in the home for many more years, this can be a factor in your expectations.
• We will look at the damages inside and out.
• We will take note of the drainage around the property, the trees, vegetation and landscaping.
• We will take elevation readings and make a floor plan drawing.
• Most importantly we will explain our findings, our recommendations for repair, our pricing, and service agreement.
• You have to be comfortable with knowing what the repair involves and why the repair is designed the way it is.

What Sets Church Services Above Competitors

Church Services utilizes the concrete pressed piling repair method, poured concrete piers, and steel piers. Our estimators provide no cost evaluations and repair proposals by appointment. We have a long standing quality reputation for honesty, intelligent written repair recommendations, very competitive pricing, and top customer service.

Our 22 years of experience and depth of quality management insures our customers receive the best repair for their property. Church Services has a top notch reputation that is confirmed by the BBB, FRA, Angie’s List, Home Services Review, and thousands of customers who continue to refer us to friends, neighbors, and co-workers. We recently received the BBB top honor of the Pinnacle Award of Excellence for companies offering multiple services.

What Areas Does Church Services Serve?

We have repaired foundations throughout most major Texas communities to include Corpus Christi, Austin, San Antonio, Beaumont, College Station, Bryan, The Woodlands, Katy, Kingwood, San Marcos, and all areas in between.

How do Foundation Problems Affect Me and How do I Know What to Look For?

It seems that we all know someone, if not ourselves, that has had or does have some foundation issues with their home. Foundation problems in Texas seems like part of the landscape but why does this occur so prevalently?

• Most foundation issues begin by the fact that we have soils that are continuously shrinking and expanding around and under the structure.
•  Clay soils or ‘gumbo’ soils will expand as they absorb moisture.
• When the weather is hot and dry with little rain for weeks and months at a time, the soils contract as they dry out.
• The swelling and shrinking of soils cause foundation movement and oftentimes cracks and other damages.

Other causes of foundation movement are trees and large bushes that suck up most of the moisture and leave the soils dry. A large tree can drink over 100 gallons of water a day if it is available. Since the roots do travel under the home, this can cause an area to dry out more than others and cause a section of the foundation to move and cause issues. If your drainage around the home is poor and it does rain quite a bit and/or you run sprinklers a lot, the soils can get excessively wet and cause a heave in the foundation and cause damages.

Most common damages are visible cracks and separations in exterior bricks, doors sticking or not closing properly, sheetrock cracks inside the home, separation around windows, molding and expansion joint issues, etc. Sometimes the plumbing under the home can be affected from moving soils. Flooring such as tile can crack inside. Molding or cabinets in the home can be affected.

What if I’m Buying a Home?

Nowadays, when someone is buying a home, the real estate inspector and realtor for the home buyer will scrutinize the foundation and property for any issues. If you are selling your home, call Church Services to have a no cost evaluation of your property for foundation issues. Repairs are often simple and not as costly as you would think and having the work done will make the real estate transaction go a lot more smoothly.

Good News From People Like You

"I have nothing but good things to say about my experiences with Church Services Foundation Repair through Christian Brothers.  Eva called me back immediately to make an appointment.  They were always reachable and easy to communicate with.  Ken and Sam came over to my house and were courteous, knowledgeable and very professional.  I felt like i was dealing with a company that cares.  Fredrico and his crew came to my house and did what looked like impossible work in a quick fashion.  When they first piled all of the concrete cylinders on our front yard I did not think that they would use them all but they did.  Fredrico went above and beyond and kept certian parts of my broken stone wall from collapsing by tucking it under my home's molding while his men jacked up that section of the house.  Watching him out there with his hands ont he wall while giving instruction to 3-4 men to lift in unison was pretty amazing.  Also, several holes were directly under small sensitive pipes, tubes and wiring which your expert crew was able to avoid damaging.  I had no idea just hwo messed up my home was until they were done.  No mess, no fuss, this has been an easy and pain free experience, thank you.  I have heard horror stories about foundation repairs and you really busted the myth!." (Joseph G., Round Rock, TX 11/2/2011)