$277,300
Median home value, the highest among the towns this site covers.
Foundation Repair in Stonewall, LA
Stonewall, LA is a growing town on US 171 in north De Soto Parish, a short drive south of Shreveport, LA. It has the area's highest home values and some of its most shrink-swell-prone ground. Describe what you see once, and independent foundation companies serving north De Soto can reply with free quotes.
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The clay story is strongest here
De Soto Parish has the highest share of high shrink-swell soil of any parish this site covers. About 63% of the parish is mapped in clay soils with high to very high shrink-swell potential, against about 43% in Caddo and 55% in Bossier (USDA NRCS soil data).
The most common soil in the parish is Eastwood, a smectitic upland clay rated very high for shrink-swell, mapped on roughly 37% of the parish's major soil acres. Smectitic clays like Eastwood swell when wet and shrink when dry.
Upland soils like Eastwood or Keithville are likely under Stonewall, but town-specific soils are unconfirmed, so check your address on Web Soil Survey.
September 2023: the whole parish in extreme drought
On September 5, 2023, 100% of De Soto Parish was in D3 "extreme" drought (U.S. Drought Monitor). The parish logged 11 weeks of D3 between 2022 and 2024 (U.S. Drought Monitor). There was no D4.
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Shreveport Regional Airport, the nearest long-term station, show about 99 days a year at 90 °F or above and about 51.4 inches of rain spread unevenly through the year, with April the wettest month and August the driest. A dry late summer followed by a wet winter is the kind of swing that can contribute to slab movement. After a dry spell, look for:
- New gaps between baseboards and the floor
- Doors that suddenly need a shove to latch
- Cracks opening at brick window corners
- Soil pulling away from the edge of the slab
Keeping soil moisture more even, with downspouts carried away and ground sloping away from the house, is usually part of the answer. See drainage and grading.
Newer, owner-occupied and higher-value homes
Stonewall had about 2,300 residents at the 2020 Census (sources differ slightly), and estimates since show growth. Housing figures are Census ACS 2020–2024.
81%
Owner-occupied. Most people here own the house they live in.
1991
Median year built. Only about 7% of homes date from before 1960, and about 26% from 2000 or later.
With more invested in each house, an independent opinion is worth more. For a large pier job, conflicting quotes or a sale, consider a LAPELS-licensed professional engineer who does not sell repairs. This Old House puts a typical inspection at $300–$1,000, while Fixr puts slab foundation repair at $1,000–$10,000 and a whole underpinning project at $10,000–$40,000. See foundation inspections and slab foundation repair.
With a median build year of 1991, most Stonewall homes are likely on slabs. Older houses, about a third built before 1980, may include some on piers over a crawl space, where the same wet-dry swings can show up as floors that slope or bounce; see pier and beam repair.
Permits in Stonewall and north De Soto Parish
Permit directories list the Town of Stonewall, through Town Hall and a town building official, for work inside town limits. Outside town limits, permit directories say unincorporated De Soto Parish is handled by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury in Mansfield, LA. Structural repairs generally need a permit from your city or parish; your contractor should pull it. Ask which office the company will use and get the permit number.
License check. Louisiana's contractor board (LSLBC) changed its thresholds on August 1, 2024. Home improvement registration now covers most projects of $7,500 to under $50,000, but structural work such as foundations, footings and floor slabs is excluded from "home improvement", so foundation repair over $7,500 generally calls for an LSLBC-licensed contractor. Look the company up at lslbc.louisiana.gov and ask for the license number, proof of liability insurance and the permit.
Get free quotes in Stonewall, LA
Shreveport Foundation Services is a free quote service, not a foundation company. Describe what you see, and independent companies serving north De Soto Parish and Shreveport, Louisiana can reply with quotes. Companies may pay to receive requests; the service is free for you.
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Stonewall, LA foundation questions
Is Stonewall's soil worse for foundations than Shreveport's?
On parish-wide maps, De Soto Parish has more high shrink-swell clay (about 63%) than Caddo (about 43%), and its most common soil, Eastwood, is rated very high (USDA NRCS). That raises the odds, not the certainty. Check your lot on Web Soil Survey and watch whether cracks and doors change over time.
Who issues permits for foundation repair in Stonewall, LA?
Inside town limits, permit directories point to the Town of Stonewall and its building official. Outside town limits, the same directories say unincorporated De Soto Parish goes through the Police Jury in Mansfield. Structural repairs generally need a permit, and your contractor should pull it from the right office.
Did the 2023 drought damage foundations in Stonewall?
No published count of damaged homes was found. What the record shows is that all of De Soto Parish was in D3 extreme drought on September 5, 2023 (U.S. Drought Monitor). Drying and rewetting clay can contribute to movement, so cracks or sticking doors that appeared after 2023 are worth tracking.
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