Concrete footings in Tupelo MS - built for the shifting clay under your house
Building an addition, garage or porch? We dig and pour footings that carry the weight, so the walls above sit on solid ground.
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What do concrete footings do, and does my project need them?
Concrete footings are the strips or pads of reinforced concrete under a building's walls and posts that take its weight and spread it into the ground, and in Tupelo we dig and pour them for additions, garages and porches.
Most folks call me about footings because they're adding a room, building a garage or putting up a covered porch, and whatever goes on top needs something solid under it. The price mostly comes down to how many feet of footing you need, how deep and wide the ground makes them and how easy the site is to dig, and the schedule turns on the weather, the permit and whether the soil needs a closer look first. When I come out, I measure and write it all up so you can see exactly what's included before you decide.
How do you know your project needs new footings?
You're planning to add on
Any new walls, whether it's a bedroom, a garage or a workshop, need footings under them before framing can start. Sorting that out early keeps your builder from standing around waiting on concrete.
Porch posts sinking at a corner
Posts set on loose blocks or shallow holes usually settle, and you'll see it first as a sag in the roof line or a gap at the house. The longer it goes, the harder it pulls on whatever the porch is tied to.
Soft or wet ground where you'll build
If water stands or the dirt stays soft where the new walls will go, the soil may need a closer look before anybody sets a footing on it. Finding that out on estimate day costs a lot less than finding it after the walls are up.
How we build concrete footings in Tupelo
Footings carry the whole building, so the first thing I do is look hard at the ground before anybody digs, and when the soil's in question I bring in a soil check or an engineer instead of guessing. Then we lay out where the walls and posts land, dig the trench to the depth and width the ground calls for, set the rebar that keeps the concrete in one piece when the ground pulls on it, and pour soon after the trench is dug so the weather doesn't get a say. Footings are the part of the job nobody sees again once the walls go up, which is exactly why it's the last place I'd trim the budget.
Footing jobs sometimes run into the concrete that's already there. If an old patio or walk sits across the line where a new wall goes, we handle the concrete cutting to get it out of the way, and if the house you're adding onto has settled, foundation raising can bring it back up before the new part ties in.
Continuous footings under walls
This is a strip of concrete running the full length of a wall. It suits additions, garages and anything with walls that need even support all the way along.
Pad footings under posts
This is a square block of concrete under a single post or pier. It suits porches, carports and decks, where the weight comes down in just a few spots.
Formed footings or a trench pour
In firm ground that holds a clean edge, we can pour straight into the trench. Where the trench walls crumble or cave, we build forms so the footing keeps its shape.
Get a written footing estimate for your project
Send the form and you'll hear back within one business day to set a time for me to come measure. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation.
(662) 990-8013- Based in
- Tupelo, MS 38804
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about footings?
Here's how a footing job goes from your first call to the final walk-through, and you'll be talking with me the whole way.
Call and tell me the plan
I answer the phone myself, so you can tell me what's going on top and where it'll sit. Having the site address and a rough length in feet handy helps me plan the visit.
I measure and write it up
I come out, measure and talk through what you have in mind, then write it up in plain words. You'll see what's included, from the digging to the concrete, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We handle permits, dig and pour
Once you say go, we handle the permit paperwork with you, then my crew and I prep the ground and pour. Weather is the main thing that moves the dig date, so I'll keep you posted.
Walk the finished job together
When we're finished, I walk the job with you and go over how to look after it. Footings get covered up fast, so that walk is your chance to see what's holding up your walls.
Why Tupelo homeowners call Hallmark Tupelo Concrete for footings
The owner looks at your ground
I come out myself to look at the job and give the estimate, and my crew and I do the work together. Around Tupelo the ground can change from one lot to the next, so it helps that the person reading your soil is the same one standing in the trench.
Pouring concrete since 2017
I learned concrete on a crew here in north Mississippi and started this business in 2017. Nine years in, I still care most about the ground and the base, because that's what decides how concrete holds up.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and that matters on footing work, where there's a machine digging and open trenches in your yard. Ask me when I come out and I'll go over what we carry.
Footings get buried the week they're poured, so the time to get them right is before the dig. Tell me about your project or call (662) 990-8013.
Footings and foundation work in Tupelo
Building in Tupelo goes through the city's Department of Development Services, which issues the approved permits for construction in the city, and since footings go under a structure, that's the office we ask about yours. We check with them before we start, and when your job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork with you. Applications go in by email or at City Hall with a completed application and a current recorded deed, plus a lease if the person applying isn't the owner, so the deed is the main thing to have ready.
Around Tupelo, footing calls usually come from folks adding a garage, a room or a covered porch beside an older house, and on those I'm watching both the ground and whatever already stands next to the new work. We take the same care on jobs in Pontotoc and New Albany, because what's under one lot can be different from the next.
Questions about concrete footings in Tupelo
How much do concrete footings cost per linear foot?
An installed residential strip footing usually costs about $5 to $19 per linear foot across the US, covering the concrete, labor, digging and forms. Where a job lands in that range depends on its size, how deep the footings go and what the site is like. For a Tupelo price on your own project, the estimate lays out exactly what's included.
Do I need a permit for concrete footings in Tupelo, MS?
Likely, if the footings are going under a building, because the city issues the approved permits needed for construction of a structure in Tupelo. We confirm what your job needs with the city before we start and handle the paperwork with you.
Why does Tupelo soil matter for concrete footings?
A lot of the ground around Tupelo is expansive clay that swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries, and shifting ground like that can call for footings set deeper. Tupelo sits in one of Mississippi's two Blackland Prairie areas, where most soils have that kind of clay, though any one lot can differ. A building standing right next to the new work can push the footings deeper too.
How do I know if my footings need an engineer?
You'll want one when the soil is weak or uncertain, because the standard footing widths in the IRC, the model code for homes, assume firm soil, and weaker soil like soft clay needs wider footings and an engineer's design. Where the soil is in doubt, a soil investigation or at least a visual check of the soil comes first.
How long do concrete footings last?
Footings are normally reinforced concrete, which can stay intact for many years in most soils. Wear tends to set in where the concrete faces freezing and thawing or chemicals in the ground such as sulfates and salt, so the ground around a footing has a lot to do with how long it lasts.
What happens if rain gets into an open footing trench?
Heavy rain can turn a clean trench muddy enough that it has to be dug out again, and a trench left open to the weather too long can be compromised. It's fair to ask any contractor how soon the pour follows the digging, and it's the reason we don't let a trench sit.
Related work that often goes with new footings
Foundation raising
If part of your house has already sunk or tilted, lifting it back toward level comes before any new section gets tied onto the old one.
Concrete cutting
When an old patio, walk or slab sits right where a new wall needs to go, a saw cut opens a clean path and leaves a neat edge.
Service areas for concrete footings around Tupelo
Hallmark Tupelo Concrete is based in Tupelo, MS, and we build footings across the cities around it. The five cities below each have their own page, Booneville and Amory among them, and they're not the only places we work.
Tupelo, MS
Get your footings planned before the dig
Sorting out the soil before the trench is open means an engineer's visit, if your lot needs one, doesn't hold up your framing.