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Foundation repair cost in Dallas: what 224 city permits show

The median declared value for residential foundation repair in Dallas was $8,405. Half of all jobs fell between $5,903 and $12,397.

Dallas issues a dedicated permit type for residential foundation repair. Of the permits that carried a declared value, the median was $8,405.

Most of these permits have a short description or none, so the record cannot tell a six-pier repair from a thirty-pier one. Treat the range as a picture of the market, and ask your contractor how many piers the quote covers.

What stands out

• Half of all repairs were declared between $5,903 and $12,397.
• One repair in ten was declared at $19,790 or more.

What this number is, and is not

• It is the job value a contractor declared on a City of Dallas permit application. It is not an invoice, and the city does not audit it.
• It covers work done under a permit inside the city limits. Jobs done without a permit, and jobs in the suburbs, are not in the file.
• It describes the spread of past jobs. It is not a quote for your home.
• How we picked these permits: Every permit of the type "Residential Foundation Repair" that carried a declared value. A few are for apartment buildings.

Before you sign

• Put your quote next to the middle-half range above. If it sits outside, ask what is different about your job.
• Ask whether the price includes pulling the city permit, and ask for the permit number.
• Get the scope in writing: the number and type of piers, where they go, the warranty and whether it transfers to a buyer, and who repairs plumbing damaged by the lift.
• Dallas issues a dedicated permit type for this work. Ask the contractor for the permit number once it is issued.

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Source: City of Dallas Building Permits (Dallas OpenData, dataset e7gq-4sah), read November 15, 2026. Values between $150 and $150,000 are counted. Full method.