Pier & Beam Foundation Repair
In The RGV.
Action House Leveling specializes in pier & beam foundation repair in the Rio Grande Valley. Sill replacement, beam reinforcement, and structural shimming for older homes across Mercedes, McAllen, Harlingen, and Brownsville.
Why pier & beam homes fail in the RGV.
Older homes across the Rio Grande Valley sit on wood sills, beams, and concrete or block piers above a crawlspace. Decades of RGV humidity, ground moisture, and expansive clay take their toll: sills rot, beams sag, and piers settle. The result is sloping floors, sticking doors, and gaps along the walls. Pier & beam foundation repair rebuilds the structural members that carry your home and re-levels everything above.
Lifetime Warranty
Sill, beam, and pier work backed by a transferable lifetime warranty.
Treated Lumber & Steel
Rotted sills replaced with treated lumber, beams reinforced with steel shimming.
Laser-Verified Lift
Hydraulic recovery monitored to 1/16-inch precision. Floors return to true.
Does your pier & beam home need repair?
Pier & beam foundations shift slowly — and then all at once. If you see any of these signs in your RGV home, schedule a free pier & beam foundation repair inspection.
- Sloping or sagging floors
- Bouncy or soft spots underfoot
- Doors and windows that stick or won't latch
- Visible gaps where walls meet floors
- Rotted or damaged wooden sills and beams
- Cracked or shifted piers in the crawlspace
Our pier & beam
repair method.
Crawlspace Inspection
Full structural assessment of every sill, beam, joist, and pier beneath your home.
Sill & Beam Replacement
Rotted sills and damaged beams cut out and replaced with treated lumber sized to load.
Pier Stabilization
Failing piers re-set, shimmed with steel, or replaced. Additional piers added where needed.
Synchronized Lift
Hydraulic bottle jacks lift the structure together — slowly and safely — back to level.
Methods we use for pier & beam repair.
Pier-and-beam homes need a different toolkit than slab homes. Here are the techniques we use to bring older RGV crawlspace homes back to true.
Synchronized Hydraulic Jacking
Bottle jacks placed at engineered points lift the structure together in fractions of an inch — gentle on plaster, drywall, and trim.
New Concrete Piers
Where original piers have crumbled, settled, or leaned, we pour new engineered concrete piers sized to your home's load points.
Steel Shimming
Permanent galvanized steel shims replace failed wood wedges between beams and piers. They don't rot, crush, or migrate over time.
Sill Plate Replacement
Rotted sills cut out and replaced with pressure-treated lumber. This is the structural member your entire wall sits on — we don't patch it, we replace it.
Beam Sistering & Reinforcement
Sagging beams reinforced with sister beams or replaced outright with properly sized, treated lumber spanning the full run.
Crawlspace Moisture Control
Vapor barriers and improved drainage stop the chronic ground moisture that rotted your sills in the first place — so the repair lasts.
Have a concrete slab instead?
If your RGV home is built on a concrete slab rather than piers and beams, see our slab foundation repair service. To restore sloping floors and re-level an entire pier & beam structure, see house leveling in the RGV.