Foundation Repair Cost in Shreveport, LA
Typical price ranges for slab and pier-and-beam repair, piers, crawl space repair and encapsulation, a planning calculator, and what moves a quote up or down in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Get a Free Quote Call (318) 633-1685We found no official or reliable published price survey for foundation repair in Shreveport, LA. The best starting point is the published national cost guides below. Use them to check whether a written proposal falls in a normal range, not as a quote. The real number comes from a company that has measured your floors, looked under the house or along the slab edge, and checked the drainage.
Foundation and crawl space price table
| Item | Typical range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation repair, overall | $2,200–$8,200 (avg ≈ $5,200) | Fixr, Jan 2026 |
| Foundation repair, overall (second guide) | $2,224–$8,134 (avg ≈ $5,179) | This Old House, Oct 2026 |
| Slab foundation repair | $1,000–$10,000 | Fixr |
| Pier-and-beam foundation repair | $2,000–$15,000 | Fixr |
| Piers, per pier (underpinning) | $1,000–$3,000 | Fixr, This Old House |
| Whole underpinning project | $10,000–$40,000 | Fixr |
| Crawl space repair, overall | $500–$7,500 (avg ≈ $4,500 for 1,500 sq ft) | Fixr, Jan 2025 |
| Sagging floor repair | $1,000–$5,000 | Fixr |
| Support beam replacement | $1,500–$5,000 per beam | Fixr |
| Floor joist repair | $100–$300 per joist | Fixr |
| Wood rot repair in a crawl space | $750–$5,000 | Fixr |
| Crawl space encapsulation | $1,500–$15,000 (avg ≈ $5,500; $3–$10 per sq ft) · $2,000–$15,000 | This Old House, Mar 2026 · Fixr |
| Vapor barrier, installed | $1,500–$4,000 | Fixr |
| Crawl space dehumidifier, installed | $800–$2,000 | This Old House |
| Crawl space drainage system | $600–$1,800 · $2,500–$10,000 | This Old House · Fixr |
| Structural engineer inspection | $300–$1,000 (avg ≈ $600) | This Old House, Oct 2026 |
| Mudjacking / slabjacking | $550–$1,300 | This Old House |
| Permit | $75–$150 | This Old House |
Two jobs are left out on purpose. Shimming a pier-and-beam house and replacing rotted sill plates are common requests for older pier-and-beam homes, but their prices are not reliably published, and the figures found online vary widely. Get written quotes that name how many piers will be shimmed or reset and how many feet of sill will be replaced.
Foundation repair cost calculator
Pick a job, add options, and get a planning range built from the national figures above.
Typical range: $8,000–$24,000
Planning figure from typical national ranges, not a quote. It leaves out permits, plumbing tests, landscaping and flooring restoration. A company’s written proposal after an on-site inspection is the real number.
What drives foundation repair cost in Shreveport
Slab or pier and beam
The two foundation types are priced differently. Slab work usually means piers or pressed concrete piles along the perimeter beam and lifting the slab, and Fixr puts slab repair at $1,000–$10,000. Pier-and-beam work can be as small as shimming a few piers or as large as resetting rows of piers and replacing beams, and Fixr gives $2,000–$15,000. See slab foundation repair and pier-and-beam repair.
Number of piers
Piers are priced per unit, about $1,000–$3,000 each in national guides, so the count matters most. One settled corner might need a few; a whole side of the house can need many more, and a full underpinning job runs $10,000–$40,000 (Fixr). Ask for a sketch with every pier location so quotes can be compared line by line.
Access and crawl space height
A low or tight crawl space slows every task under a pier-and-beam house, from setting piers to sistering joists. On a slab home, digging along the edge can disturb driveways, patios, walks and flower beds. Interior access through floors adds more. Ask each company how it plans to reach the work.
Soil and drainage
Much of Caddo and Bossier parishes is mapped in clay soils with high to very high shrink-swell potential (USDA NRCS soil data): roughly 43% of Caddo and 55% of Bossier by area, including Red River clays like Moreland and Buxin and upland soils like Eastwood and Keithville. Check your own lot on Web Soil Survey. Clay that shrinks in a dry August and swells after a wet April can keep moving a house, so many proposals pair the structural repair with gutter, grading or drainage work. This Old House puts a crawl space drainage system at $600–$1,800; Fixr lists crawl space water drainage at $2,500–$10,000. See drainage and grading.
Engineer report
An independent engineer’s inspection adds about $300–$1,000 up front (This Old House) but gives every company the same scope to price. That alone can narrow a wide spread between quotes.
Permit
Structural repairs generally need a permit from your city or parish; your contractor should pull it. This Old House puts a foundation permit at about $75–$150 nationally. Ask whether the fee is included in the written quote.
Plumbing tests under slabs
Water and drain lines often run under slabs. Ask whether the company recommends a plumbing test before or after lifting a slab, who arranges it, and whether it is in the price.
Landscaping and flooring restoration
Ask what happens to the yard, concrete and finishes after the work: who replants beds, who patches concrete, who repairs drywall cracks and flooring. A lower quote that leaves restoration to you may not be lower in the end.
House leveling and crawl space costs
No major cost guide publishes a separate price for leveling a pier-and-beam house. Fixr’s pier-and-beam foundation repair range ($2,000–$15,000) covers a wide mix of work, so get written quotes that list each pier to be shimmed, reset or added and any framing repair. Fixr lists sagging floor repair at $1,000–$5,000, support beam replacement at $1,500–$5,000 per beam, floor joist repair at $100–$300 per joist and wood rot repair in a crawl space at $750–$5,000.
Crawl space repair overall runs $500–$7,500, averaging about $4,500 for a 1,500 sq ft crawl space (Fixr). For moisture, a ground vapor barrier costs $1,500–$4,000 installed (Fixr), and full crawl space encapsulation $1,500–$15,000, averaging about $5,500 (This Old House). If damaged wood turns out to be termites, treatment by an LDAF-licensed pest control operator is a separate bill. See crawl space repair.
Repair now or watch and wait?
Not every crack needs a repair right away. Thin cracks in a slab or in mortar are common, and many owners mark and date them, then check again after a wet spring and a dry late summer. Watching makes sense when the crack stays the same width and nothing else in the house is changing.
Waiting is harder to justify when brick cracks keep widening, doors and floors keep shifting, or the crawl space has standing water and soft wood. Movement that continues can add to the scope. No published data shows how much prices rise with delay, so be cautious with any proposal that pressures you to sign on the spot. A dated photo log and an engineer’s opinion give you a calmer basis for deciding.
Get an independent engineer before a large job
For a large pier or leveling job, conflicting quotes, or a home you are buying or selling, consider an assessment by an independent Louisiana-licensed professional engineer (LAPELS) before you pay for repairs. This Old House puts it at $300–$1,000, averaging about $600. The engineer should be independent of the company selling the repair. Ask for a written report with the likely cause and what the repair needs to achieve. See foundation inspections.
Foundation repair cost FAQs
How much does foundation repair cost in Shreveport, LA?
No reliable Shreveport-specific price survey is published. National guides put a typical project at $2,200–$8,200 (Fixr, average about $5,200) or $2,224–$8,134 (This Old House, average about $5,179). A few piers under one corner cost far less than a whole underpinning project, which Fixr puts at $10,000–$40,000. Your price depends on an on-site inspection.
How much does it cost to level a pier-and-beam house?
No major cost guide publishes a separate price for leveling. For related work, Fixr puts pier-and-beam foundation repair at $2,000–$15,000 and sagging floor repair at $1,000–$5,000. Beam replacement runs $1,500–$5,000 per beam and joist repair $100–$300 per joist. Shimming prices are not reliably published, so get written quotes that list how many piers will be shimmed, reset or added. See pier-and-beam repair.
How much does crawl space encapsulation cost in Louisiana?
This Old House puts encapsulation at $1,500–$15,000, averaging about $5,500, or roughly $3–$10 per square foot. Fixr gives $2,000–$15,000. A ground vapor barrier alone runs $1,500–$4,000, and a dehumidifier adds $800–$2,000 installed. These are national ranges; no Louisiana-specific figure is published. See crawl space encapsulation.
Is a structural engineer worth paying for first?
For one hairline crack, many owners skip it. For a large pier or leveling job, quotes that disagree, or a home sale, an independent LAPELS-licensed engineer’s assessment ($300–$1,000, average about $600, per This Old House) gives you a scope to compare quotes against. Choose an engineer who is independent of any company selling the repair.
Does a permit add to the cost?
Usually a little. This Old House puts a foundation permit at about $75–$150 nationally; local fees may differ. Structural repairs generally need a permit from your city or parish, and your contractor should pull it. Ask whether the fee is in the written quote and ask for the permit number before work starts.
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