Short answers first, with the full guide linked from each. Every number comes from the 333-company dataset behind the rankings.
There is no honest single number. Reported per-pier pricing runs from about $700 for pressed concrete to $4,400 for helical piers, and a typical house needs 15-25 of them - so partial jobs commonly land around $5,000 and full perimeter work runs well into five figures. Budget separately for a plumbing test, an engineer's report and cosmetic repair afterwards. The full cost guide →
None of them universally - the right method depends on your soil. Steel piers need a firm layer to drive to, pressed concrete suits deep uniform clay, bell-bottom piers spread load where there is no shallow rock, and helical piers suit lighter structures. Contractors know this: in Dallas–Fort Worth most installers offer steel, while in Houston pressed concrete leads. Pier methods, compared →
No - by convention it means the life of the structure, and the contract, not the marketing word, governs. It also rarely means free forever; some companies charge reduced-cost adjustments after an initial period. Of the companies here that publish a warranty term, 97% say lifetime, so the word won't help you choose. The lifetime warranty problem →
Sometimes - but only 29% of the 333 companies here say so on their own site, and transfer usually requires a written request within 30-90 days of the sale. It is the most valuable warranty term for anyone who might move, and the one to get in writing before you sign. The lifetime warranty problem →
No. Texas has no state license for this trade and no statewide general contractor license. Most cities require registration, a permit and an engineer-sealed plan - but the filtering a license would normally do falls to you. How to spot a bad contractor →
The visit costs nothing - 63% of listed companies offer one - but it is a sales call conducted by someone paid to install piers. Treat the assessment as a proposal, and get an independent structural engineer's opinion before agreeing to a pier count. How to spot a bad contractor →
Four inputs with fixed weights, applied identically to every company: years in business (30), review volume (25, log-scaled), rating (20) and having a verifiable website (15). Rating is smallest on purpose - the city average is 4.77, so stars separate almost nobody. The full methodology →
Requesting quotes through the form on a city page connects you with Networx, a matching service, and we may be paid a referral fee - identical whichever company you choose. Ranking position is not for sale: order comes from four weighted inputs and nothing else. If the site carries advertising or featured placement, it is labeled as advertising and sits outside the ranked lists. How we make money →
Blank means the company doesn't state it publicly - not that the answer is no. Plenty of good contractors offer warranties and financing they never put on a website. Printing “No” against a real business would publish a false claim about it, so we leave the cell empty. The blanks are your phone-call checklist. The full methodology →
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