Foundation repair
in Forest Hills, TN
Ground Up Foundation Repair has served Forest Hills homeowners since 2009. Local Davidson County crews, in-depth knowledge of the soil and climate conditions that affect foundations in this area, and a lifetime transferable warranty on every piered section.
Murfreesboro office
3617 Shelbyville Hwy
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Phone
(615) 880-6449About Forest Hills
Forest Hills in numbers
Forest Hills lies inside Davidson County in Tennessee. Forest Hills is home to about 4,922 people in roughly 1,798 households. Of the occupied homes, 98 percent are owner occupied; 1,864 are detached single family.
Work here is served from the Murfreesboro office, about 40 minutes away at 32 miles. Across Davidson County as a whole there are 173,052 detached single family homes, and 53 percent of occupied housing is owner occupied. That is about 1 percent of every housing unit in Davidson County. Davidson County holds about 709,846 people and 345,026 housing units in total. Half the housing predates 1969, and the 1960s were the busiest building years at 575 homes. A median home value of $1,038,300 and a median household income of $239,643 is what the American Community Survey records. Owners hold 1,758 of the occupied homes, renters the other 40. Roughly 76 percent of the housing here, 1,368 homes, went up before 1980, when footing drains and grade separations were not what they are now.
Population and housing figures: American Community Survey, by way of the Signature Media market data set.
What we fix
Foundation problems we see in Forest Hills
Stair Step Cracks in Brick
The USDA survey under Forest Hills reads clay and rates its shrink swell potential high. Soil that changes volume against a wall through the year is the main reason foundations here crack and settle.
What this looks likeImproper Drainage Around Foundation
Of the housing here, 1,368 homes predate 1980, with the biggest block of it going up in the 1960s. Original drainage gets a close look on those.
What this looks likeSagging or Uneven Floors
The typical Forest Hills house dates to 1969, old enough that the ground under it has been through every wet spring and dry summer since.
What this looks likeLocal conditions
Why foundations move in Forest Hills
The soil this town is built on
Soil mapping within Forest Hills returns Mimosa at about 80 percent of the survey, with Bodine alongside it. By texture that survey runs 56 percent clay and 13 percent silt. The weighted linear extensibility figure, which is how much the soil changes volume between wet and dry, sits at 3.76 percent, a moderate shrink swell rating. Clay content is 100 percent inside the city and 56 percent countywide. Karst features are mapped in this area, so voids and sinkhole risk are part of the inspection.
The seasonal cycle here
Middle Tennessee clay swells in a wet spring and shrinks in a dry summer, and a foundation moves with it. That shrink swell cycle is the seasonal load these footings carry.
The age of the housing
The typical house dates to 1969, and the single biggest block of the stock, 575 homes, went up in the 1960s. The 1,368 homes finished before 1980 are the ones where original drainage gets the closest look. A mortgage sits on 61 percent of the owner occupied homes here.
Soil survey: USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO), sdmdataaccess.nrcs.usda.gov.
We work addresses in ZIP codes 37215, 37220, 37221.
Foundation Repair services in Forest Hills
The Ground Up difference in Forest Hills
- 01 In-house certified crews: we never subcontract your repair
- 02 Optional independent third-party engineer review on larger jobs
- 03 Honest three-tier triage: we tell you what can wait, in writing
- 04 Family owned from the same Shelbyville Highway address since 2009
Every estimate is written, itemized, and yours to keep. No follow-up pressure calls.
Forest Hills homeowners ask
Real answers about what to expect from foundation repair in the Davidson County area.
Ask a questionFoundation repair costs in Forest Hills depend on the problem type and depth of repair needed. Minor crack repairs may run $500–2,000. Pier installation projects typically range from $3,000–15,000. We provide written estimates after a free on-site inspection, no guessing, no pressure.
Most residential projects in the Forest Hills area take one to three days. Push or helical pier installation for a single corner can often be completed in a day. Larger perimeter repairs or crawl space encapsulations may take three to five days. We'll give you a realistic timeline before any work begins.
Yes. We offer flexible financing options to Forest Hills homeowners so you're not forced to choose between safety and your budget. Ask about our plans during your free inspection.
Yes, piered sections carry a lifetime transferable warranty, meaning it stays with the home if you sell. Concrete leveling and crack repairs include a written workmanship warranty. Full details are spelled out in your estimate before you commit to anything.
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