Woodinville homeowners with cracked walls, dropped corners, wet footings or soft crawlspace floors can call Redmond Foundation Repair.
About 13,400 people live in Woodinville, in houses that are mostly newer: roughly 20 percent predate 1980 and just 1 percent predate 1950, while 37 percent date from 1980 to 1999 and 44 percent from 2000 on. The median year built is 1995.
A single diagonal crack with moss and a damp stain below it
Example project
Home
House in Woodinville with a white-painted foundation wall
Original request
One crack that has begun to leave a green stain
Crack
A single diagonal line from the wall down to the soil
Base
Moss on both sides of the crack and a damp stain below it
Not included
Repainting
Cost
$900
In this example, the owners of a house in Woodinville see one diagonal crack in a painted foundation wall. Moss has started to grow on both sides of it at the soil, and a damp stain runs below.
A poured concrete wall can have a crack from curing or from the ground around it. We work out which kind it is and whether it needs sealing, watching or an engineer. Details are on foundation crack repair.
Foundation Settlement and Piering
Settlement has to be diagnosed, and house age does not decide it. Piers are a choice of method depending on the soil, with an engineer’s input where the cause is unclear. See foundation settlement and piering.
Foundation Drainage
For water, check gutters, grading and footing drains first; foundation drainage covers each.
Crawlspace Post and Beam Repair
Crawlspace framing varies from house to house, and a look at the hatch shows what is there. Posts, pads, girders and sills are covered on crawlspace post and beam repair.
Homes and foundations here
One-unit homes make up about 55 percent of Woodinville’s housing, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at about $1.10 million.
Most of Woodinville’s housing went up after 1980, and the year a house was built does not decide what is wrong with it. A house on a slope deserves a look at where its water goes before piers are considered.
Permits and rules to check
A repair in Woodinville goes past the city’s own permit office, which decides whether a permit is needed and whether the property lies in a mapped critical area. Ask before work is scheduled.
Contractors must be registered with Labor and Industries statewide, and unregistered advertising or work is a gross misdemeanor; confirm a number before signing. A first look at a lot is possible on DNR’s Geologic Information Portal, which maps landslide hazards and earthquake ground response including liquefaction.
Do 1990s houses in Woodinville need foundation repair?
Not by itself. Age alone is a poor guide, since a foundation can crack at any age. What changes the question is a crack that grows, tapers or leaks, or a floor that slopes.
Who do I ask about permits in Woodinville?
The city’s permit office decides what needs a permit, and a contractor needs to meet the state’s registration rule on top of it. Ask the permit office what Woodinville requires for a given repair.
Can you look at a house on a slope?
Yes. A sloped lot raises the question of where water goes and whether the ground is a mapped hazard area, and both are worth settling before digging.
Tell us where in Woodinville the house is, what you can see (a crack, a dropped floor, damp or soft wood) and whether it has a basement, crawlspace or slab. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.
