Mobile Home Pier & Support Repair in Corpus Christi, TX

Request pier, cap, shim, and footing repair for a mobile or manufactured home in Corpus Christi, TX. Replacing a support component is a different job from adjusting elevation, and Texas rules require footings on firm undisturbed soil or fill compacted to at least 90%.

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Describe which support looks affected and where.

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A technical signal a qualified provider should be able to speak to on this scope: Texas rules require footings to bear on firm undisturbed soil or on fill compacted to at least 90%, and they allow USDA soil surveys as one method for estimating soil bearing capacity.

Which decision this page answers

This page is for the support-component decision: footings, piers, caps, and shims. If your concern is the straps and ground anchors that resist wind, that is a stabilizing-system decision on the tie-down and anchor repair page, which Texas classifies separately from the support system. If the movement follows the center seam of a double-wide, the marriage line repair page covers mating-line supports and section connections. For the whole-home elevation decision, start from the main leveling guide.

Scope and exclusions

Texas defines the support system as footings, piers, caps, and shims, while ties and anchors are stabilizing components. That distinction matters here because replacing a support component is not the same job as adjusting the home's elevation, and neither is the same as the stabilizing work on the tie-down page. A written scope for support repair should name the components it covers and say plainly whether it also includes elevation adjustment. It should not be read as including anchors, skirting, floor repair, drainage, utilities, engineering, or permits unless those words appear in the terms.

Safety

Do not go under the home. Observe from a safe exterior position.

Observable conditions and what to note

The column headings below are for organizing your own observations from a safe exterior position, not for diagnosing the home yourself. Distinguishing these conditions is the qualified provider's job during an on-site evaluation.

Support-system conditions an owner can observe safely
What the owner sees	What a qualified provider should distinguish	Why it matters	What to note before calling
A pier that looks cracked, leaning, or displaced	Whether the block or column has failed versus whether the home moved and the pier followed	A failed component and an out-of-level home lead to different scopes and different corrections	Which pier, roughly where along the frame, and whether more than one looks affected
A pier or footing that has sunk into soft ground	Whether the footing bears on firm soil or has settled into fill or saturated ground	Texas rules require footings on firm undisturbed soil or fill compacted to at least 90%	Whether the ground is soft, wet, or recently disturbed near that support
A block or cap that looks like the wrong size or the wrong material	Whether the cap and shim arrangement matches what the support should be	The support system is defined as footings, piers, caps, and shims, and each part has a job	A safe exterior photo and a note of anything that looks different from nearby piers
A pier that does not seem to be carrying weight	Whether the pier is bearing or is a non-bearing pier that only looks suspect	A non-bearing pier and a failed bearing pier are not the same finding	Where the pier sits relative to a doorway, seam, or corner if you can tell safely
Settlement that keeps returning after prior work	Whether the earlier correction addressed the component or only the elevation	Recurring settlement can point to a soil or footing condition rather than the pier itself	When prior work was done and what the written scope said it covered
A sloping floor over one part of the home	Whether one support has moved or several have shifted together	Component replacement is a different job from adjusting elevation across the home	Which rooms feel out of level and whether doors near them bind

Soil and bearing capacity near Nueces County

Soil is part of the support question because a footing is only as stable as what it bears on. USDA official series descriptions record materially different profiles around Nueces County: the Victoria and Banquete series are clayey with recorded shrink-swell cracking, the Nueces series is sandy, and the Calallen series is loamy. Spacing and placement figures should be taken only as they appear in 10 TAC § 80.23, in 24 CFR § 3285, or in the home's manufacturer instructions, with the source named each time, never from a forum or a competitor page.

You can look up the mapped soil at a property using the USDA Web Soil Survey. A soil map is preparation, not an evaluation: it does not tell you what has moved or what a footing needs, and only an on-site assessment can do that.

Licensing and documentation

Leveling and foundation-component work is installer work in Texas. Ask the provider for the TDHCA license number and check it in the public license-holder search. Where the work is licensed re-leveling, ask for the Notice of Installation, Form T, which the responsible installer must submit no later than the seventh day after completion, and for the written installation warranty afterward.

Process and what a written scope should separate

A clear scope keeps distinct jobs on distinct lines: which support components are being replaced or corrected; whether the home's elevation is being adjusted; whether any soil or footing preparation is included; and whether related work such as skirting removal and reinstallation appears at all. When each piece is written separately, a number labeled leveling cannot quietly stand in for support replacement.

Engineered design

Special stabilizing systems or unusual site conditions may require a Texas-licensed engineer or architect and a state filing. That is a determination for the provider and, where applicable, the engineer, not something to assume in either direction from the outside.

Cost drivers

This page lists drivers, not a Corpus Christi price. What changes a support-repair scope includes how many supports are affected, the condition of the footings and the soil beneath them, access and clearance under the home, whether the work is component replacement, elevation adjustment, or both, whether engineered design applies, and documentation requirements. Where the work is reportable re-leveling, the state reporting fee is $75 for a single-section home plus $25 for each additional section, submitted with Form T.

Limitations

This site does not diagnose your home, measure your soil, or confirm what a footing needs. It organizes the request and the questions to ask; the provider confirms scope, pricing, and availability on site.

What to have ready

Have the home type and configuration, safe exterior photos of the supports that concern you, a note of which rooms feel out of level and which doors bind, whether the ground nearby is soft or wet, and any records of prior work and what its written scope covered.

How the request and confirmation work

You describe the home and what you are seeing; the request may be shared with a third-party provider; the provider confirms coverage, capability, scheduling, pricing, exclusions, and terms directly with you before any work is arranged.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between leveling and pier repair?

Leveling, or re-leveling, adjusts the home's elevation back toward level, while pier repair replaces or corrects a failed support component such as a footing, pier, cap, or shim. They often appear together, but replacing a support component is a different job from adjusting elevation, and a written scope should say which one, or both, is included so a number labeled leveling is not read as covering support replacement.

Can one bad pier cause a sloping floor?

A single failed or settled pier can be enough to make a floor feel sloped, but a sloping floor can also come from several supports shifting together or from a soil condition beneath them. That is a reason to have the home evaluated by a qualified provider rather than a diagnosis you can confirm from the outside, and you should note which rooms feel out of level before you call.

Does pier or footing work require a licensed installer in Texas?

In Texas, only a licensed installer may install, re-level, or modify a component of a manufactured home's foundation, which includes the support system of footings, piers, caps, and shims. Ask for the provider's TDHCA license number and check it in the public license-holder search, and where the work is licensed re-leveling, ask for the Notice of Installation and the written installation warranty afterward.

What changes support-repair pricing?

Cost drivers include how many supports are affected, the condition of the footings and the soil beneath them, access and clearance under the home, whether the work is component replacement, elevation adjustment, or both, and whether engineered design or state filing applies. Where the work is reportable re-leveling, the state reporting fee is $75 for a single-section home plus $25 for each additional section. This page lists drivers only and does not publish a Corpus Christi price.

Source: Texas Manufactured Housing Rules (10 TAC § 80.23) on footings, firm undisturbed soil or fill compacted to at least 90%, and USDA soil surveys for estimating bearing capacity.

Source: 24 CFR § 3285 and the home's manufacturer instructions for any placement or spacing figure, named at the point of use.

Source: TDHCA homeowner FAQ on licensed installers and the Notice of Installation, Form T, filed no later than the seventh day after completion.

Source: USDA-NRCS official series descriptions for Victoria, Banquete, Nueces, and Calallen; the USDA Web Soil Survey for property-level mapping.

Last reviewed July 27, 2026