Large lots with no drainage and sandy soil over clay. Water works on footings for years before anything shows.
On a Kathleen property everything that rains has to leave through the ground, because there is no storm drainage to take it. That puts a lot of water into the soil right around a house, year after year, and soil around a footing that is repeatedly saturated behaves differently from soil that stays dry.
The housing mix means two kinds of foundation work. Older farmhouses on brick or block piers, where the repair happens under the floor. Newer subdivision homes on slab or shallow footings set into graded fill, where piers go in from outside. Both show the same early signs upstairs.
We start with measurements. Floor elevations through the house show where the low point is and how far it has gone, and the crack pattern shows where the movement began. Then piers or pier resets restore the support, and the drainage around the house gets corrected so the ground stops cycling between saturated and dry.
Kathleen homeowners get the same scope every time, priced in writing before a crew books the date.

From the first phone call to the final walkthrough, you deal with the Trench Guys team - start to finish.
We come out (you don't even have to be home), inspect top to bottom, and pinpoint exactly what's going on - no scare tactics.
You get a clear, fixed-price plan with options to fit most budgets. We explain everything in plain English.
Our experienced crews do the work right the first time, treat your home with respect, and clean up when we're done.
Your waterproofing is backed by a lifetime warranty and our workmanship guarantee. If something's not right, we make it right.
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Thank you Trench Guys for repairing our foundation. John gave our home a thorough inspection and explained the process so we knew exactly what the problem was and our options. They worked hard and were friendly and knowledgeable.
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