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Montgomery County, Texas
Foundation questions for Conroe-area homes, answered clearly
MoCo Foundation Repair is a homeowner resource and referral service. We help you understand what you are seeing and connect you with an independent, licensed and insured local partner contractor for a free inspection. We do not perform the inspection or the repair.
Partner contractor: [Partner contractor name TBD]. Phone: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Phone number coming soon. Calls may be recorded.
How a request works
How a foundation inspection request works
You stay in control. The partner contractor inspects the house, writes the estimate, and does any work you later hire them to do.
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We send the request to our partner
Your details go to an independent partner contractor, not to a call center that auctions leads to several companies.
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They inspect and estimate
The partner visits the home, explains what they found, and provides a written estimate if work is recommended.
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You decide
Hire them, get a second opinion, or do nothing. MoCo Foundation Repair does not pressure you to sign a repair contract.
Why foundations move here
Piney Woods soils, wet-dry weather, trees, and new construction
Montgomery County is not the same foundation story as the heavy coastal prairie south of Houston, and local sources do not all describe the clay the same way. That is worth saying up front.
A 2026 county guide from Texas Tough, summarizing USDA NRCS soil-survey data, says only about 15 percent of Montgomery County land is high or very high shrink-swell soil, and that movement here more often comes from large trees, drainage on sloped or wooded lots, settlement over fill, and pockets of high-swell Woodville clay. A 2017 article for the Greater Houston Builders Association, written by professional engineer Drew Dudley, describes highly expansive clay and moderate-to-intense dry-moisture cycles as a foundation-design issue throughout the county. Both sources agree that foundation movement is common enough for homeowners to take cracks, stuck doors, and sloping floors seriously. They disagree about how widespread the heaviest clay is. We lay that comparison out on our soil and drainage page.
New houses matter too. Census Bureau QuickFacts list 13,614 building permits in Montgomery County in 2025, and they estimate the county population at 781,194 as of July 1, 2025. Texas Tough notes that most local homes are relatively new slabs, and that young slabs can settle over cut-and-fill lots or struggle when drainage was never finished.
Local photo coming soon
A Conroe or Montgomery County house showing pines or oaks close to a slab edge, or a drainage swale beside a newer home. Take the photo yourself; do not use stock.
Services the partner may evaluate
Slab repair, pier and beam, house leveling, and drainage
The right method depends on the house, the soil, and what an on-site inspection finds. MoCo Foundation Repair does not choose a repair method or quote a price.
Slab foundation repair
Most newer Montgomery County homes sit on slab-on-grade foundations. A partner may recommend piers, crack evaluation, or other stabilization after measuring the house.
Pier and beam repair
Older homes, especially in longer-settled parts of Conroe and smaller county towns, are more likely to have pier-and-beam systems that can be adjusted or repaired from a crawl space.
House leveling
Leveling is a goal, not a product name. It usually means lifting or supporting low areas after a level survey shows how the floor actually sits.
Drainage and moisture
Standing water, poor grading, and missing downspout extensions can keep soil moisture uneven around a slab. Drainage work is sometimes recommended alongside, or instead of, pier work.
Where we focus
Conroe first, then nearby Montgomery County communities
The first city page is Conroe. Nearby pages exist only where there is something distinct to say about housing, trees, growth, or drainage.
Conroe
County seat and core launch city. Census estimate: 119,564 residents as of July 1, 2025, up 33 percent from the 2020 estimate base.
The Woodlands
A Census-designated place, not a city, with a 2020 population of 114,436 and a median owner-occupied home value of $511,700 (2020-2024).
Montgomery
A smaller historic city near Lake Conroe, distinct from the county government offices in Conroe, with rapid recent growth inside a modest city limit.
Willis
North of Conroe on the I-45 corridor, closer to the pine canopy associated with Sam Houston National Forest.
Magnolia
Western Montgomery County. The city itself is small in land area and grew very quickly in the official 2025 population estimate.
Soil and drainage
A countywide explainer with the soil, tree, fill, and climate sources behind these local pages.
Costs
Published Texas ranges, not a quote from us
We do not publish made-up average prices. On the cost guide you will find ranges that Texas Tough has published for Texas foundation work, clearly labeled as estimates from that source:
- $3,300 to $7,000 for a few piers
- $10,000 to $30,000 or more for widespread settlement with drainage
- Many moderate jobs around $4,000 to $6,000
Your written estimate from the inspecting contractor is the only figure that applies to your house.
Request an inspection
Tell us what is happening at the house
There is no charge from MoCo Foundation Repair to send your request. The partner contractor performs the inspection. Phone: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Phone number coming soon. Calls may be recorded.