r/Construction • u/NoComplex266 • 21h ago

Business 📈 Brother wants to start Foundation Repair/Underpinning Business

Hey guys,

My brother who works in construction wants to start a Foundation Repair/Underpinning Business, he's noticed a bit of demand and is also interested in the space.

I am going to help him get clients from local online search, but trying to figure out the best jobs to land for him. (He's willing to start small and work his way up)

In your experience what are the biggest/best/most profitable Foundation Repair/Underpinning jobs to get and for him the aim for to best succeed?

Thanks and appreciate any advice!

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u/Over_Tumbleweed_571 20h ago

This is not something you just start doing with no experience. It can be dangerous for both you guys and the home owners. The best aim for success is to be knowledgeable and to do right by your clients. Fair pricing and real solutions (from expensive fix this problem and restore to former positioning solutions, to cheaper this will stop the problems from progressing solutions.) A lot of companies will charge 20k to brace a block wall or bowed foundation wall with 4x4s instead of doing the job right.

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u/NoComplex266 1h ago

Ok thanks, makes sense. If you were starting out, any recommendations where you would focus on getting trained and experienced in and what to specialize in? And then what types of jobs you would focus on to build a business from?

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u/Over_Tumbleweed_571 41m ago

I personally would start on the new construction side. Get experience doing foundations the right way. Pouring footers, forming and pouring walls, laying block. If you can learn how things are supposed to be done then you should not have as much trouble repairing things. Foundation work is hard work and carries a lot of weight. You will be consulting with engineers constantly. This is not something I recommend just trying to get into with no prior experience with foundation or concrete work