Editorial team and standards

Every cost claim cites a named source

Cost figures on this site trace to published, dated sources, primarily Bob Vila's May 2024 foundation repair cost guide, or are labeled as typical local ranges. We do not invent statistics, job counts, or averages. If a number has no source, it does not ship.

Local facts come from public data

Soil, geology, climate, and neighborhood statements are drawn from Wikipedia, USGS soil surveys, NOAA climate records, and municipal building-department documentation. Where a local permit detail cannot be verified against a public source, the page says so rather than guessing.

Severity guidance errs on the side of inspection

Diagnostic pages classify symptoms by urgency using published engineering thresholds, like crack width over one-eighth inch or wall deflection. We do not use scare language, and we say plainly when a symptom is usually cosmetic.

Pages show their dates

Every page carries a machine-readable last-modified date. When cost data or code references are refreshed, the date updates. Stale but honest beats fresh but fake.

Masthead

The editorial team currently publishes under role bylines. Named contributor bios, including the partner contractor's licensed reviewer, will be added here when the partner intake completes, not before.

• Senior Editor, Foundation Repair
• Local Codes & Permits Researcher
• Cost Data Fact-Checker

Corrections

Found something wrong? Send it through the contact form with "Content correction" in the project description, and include the page URL. Verified corrections update the page and its last-modified date.