How to Hire a Foundation Repair Contractor

How to choose and manage the person doing the work: how to hire, the questions to ask, what goes in a contract and a warranty, and the warning signs of a bad deal.

• How to Hire a Foundation Repair Contractor: A Checklist Based on FTC GuidanceVetting, bids, contracts, payment and permits, using Federal Trade Commission guidance.
• Questions to Ask a Foundation Repair Contractor (and What the Answers Should Sound Like)A question list with good answers and warning signs, built from FTC, ASCE and ACI guidance.
• Foundation Repair Contracts, Warranties and Permits: What to Get in WritingWhat the contract should say, how warranties work in practice, and why permits and lien waivers matter.
• Foundation Repair Scams and Red FlagsFTC warning signs for home improvement fraud and how to apply them to foundation repair.