Foundation repair
in Gordonsville, TN
Ground Up Foundation Repair has served Gordonsville homeowners since 2009. Local Smith 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 Gordonsville
Gordonsville in numbers
Gordonsville sits in Smith County, Tennessee. Gordonsville is home to about 1,469 people in roughly 575 households. Detached single family houses number 434, and 68 percent of occupied homes are owner occupied.
The crew that covers Gordonsville works out of our Murfreesboro office, 39 miles away, about 50 minutes on the road. Across Smith County as a whole there are 6,353 detached single family homes, and 76 percent of occupied housing is owner occupied. This town accounts for about 7 percent of the county's housing. Smith County as a whole is about 20,196 people and 8,649 housing units. Building peaked in the 1990s at 142 homes, which is why the median year built sits at 1982. The survey reports a median home value of $216,400 and a median household income of $62,880. Owners hold 390 of the occupied homes, renters the other 185. 284 of those homes were finished before 1980, 49 percent of everything standing.
Population and housing figures: American Community Survey, by way of the Signature Media market data set.
What we fix
Foundation problems we see in Gordonsville
Stair Step Cracks in Brick
Ground under Gordonsville is mapped clay, with a high shrink swell rating. That is soil that pushes when it is wet and pulls away when it dries.
What this looks likeImproper Drainage Around Foundation
The pre 1980 stock in Gordonsville runs to 284 homes, and original drainage is the first thing checked on those.
What this looks likeSagging or Uneven Floors
The typical Gordonsville house dates to 1982, 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 Gordonsville
The soil, and what it does
The USDA soil survey inside Gordonsville comes back Mimosa at about 40 percent of the survey, with Lindell and Braxton alongside it. By texture that survey runs 56 percent clay and 19 percent silt. Linear extensibility, the measure of how much a soil swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries, is weighted at 6.19 percent here, which USDA reads as high shrink swell potential. Clay content is 80 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 1990s put up more homes than any other decade, 142 of them, and the median year built is 1982. Pre 1980 construction accounts for 284 homes here, and original drainage is the first thing checked on those. A mortgage sits on 57 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 37030, 38563, 38567.
Concrete Repair services in Gordonsville
The Ground Up difference in Gordonsville
- 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.
Gordonsville homeowners ask
Real answers about what to expect from foundation repair in the Smith County area.
Ask a questionFoundation repair costs in Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville 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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