Foundation block wall installation in Tacoma WA - a solid wall from the footing up
Building new, adding on or replacing a cracked basement wall? We set the block on firm footing, plan for water and brace it before backfill.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Foundation block walls built for the soil they're in
A foundation block wall is the concrete block that carries your house and holds back the dirt, for a full basement, a crawlspace, a stem wall or piers. Most calls for foundation block wall installation in Tacoma come from folks building new or adding on, and plenty have a walkway or outdoor kitchen on the list for later.
Everything starts at the footing, the concrete strip the wall sits on, which belongs on firm, undisturbed soil, so we dig out anything soft and replace it before we pour. Your price mostly turns on wall height and length, how much digging the lot needs and how you keep water out. The schedule turns on the dig, the weather and any permit. Your written estimate spells out what's included.
Choices for your block foundation
Get a quoteFull basement walls
The tallest walls and the biggest dig, for living or storage space below. In Tacoma, cutting or filling over 50 cubic yards of soil takes its own Site Development permit.
Crawlspace, stem walls, piers
Shorter walls that lift the floor off the ground, a good fit when you don't need a basement or a full dig isn't worth it.
Damp-proofing or waterproofing
Damp-proofing suits soil that drains well. A high water table or heavy clay that holds water against the wall usually calls for waterproofing, and we'll talk it through.
Steel in the block
Plenty of block walls go up without reinforcing steel, but one holding back a lot of soil may need it, so we settle that early.
Tell us about your foundation wall
Send your address and the kind of wall, basement, crawlspace or stem wall. We reply within one business day, and most of the time I'm the one calling back.
- Free on-site look at the job
- Written, with what's included
- No obligation to go ahead
Why Tacoma folks hire us for foundation walls
I look at every wall myself
I come out to see every job before we price it, and our small crew does the work with me right alongside them. We've been at it since 2023.
Licensed and insured in Washington
We're fully licensed and insured. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state, and you can look up any contractor by name with L&I before you hire.
Braced before any backfill
We brace basement walls before soil goes back against them, because a wall built to be held at the top by the floor can crack if the dirt pushes first.