# About

> Who runs Foundation Repair Lab, how the guides are researched, and what the site does not do.

Canonical: https://foundationrepairlab.com/about/

Last updated: 2026-11-08

Foundation Repair Lab is an independent editorial site about residential
    foundations: what a crack means, what each repair method does, what it costs,
    and how to read a contractor quote without being sold a system you do not need.
    We are not a contractor, an engineer of record, or an insurer.

## What we publish

- Cost guides with unit prices, job totals and the line items a quote should show.

- Method guides that state what each repair does and what it cannot do.

- Problem guides that start with the measurement, not the sales pitch.

- Insurance guides that quote the exclusion wording, not a summary of it.

- Comparisons between repair, replacement and the methods within each.

## How we work

- Engineering and code documents before contractor marketing.

- Ranges, not fake precision: a price band states what it includes.

- Estimates labelled as estimates; no invented case studies.

- Affiliate links disclosed; placement never follows commission.

## Who writes it

    The byline is **Foundation Repair Lab Editorial Team**. We are a
    small research desk, not a contractor. Every article lists its sources, and
    every estimate shows its arithmetic. The [editorial team page](/authors/)
    sets out who writes the guides and how a page is checked before it publishes.

## What we do not do

    We do not inspect houses, design repairs or sell construction work, and nothing
    here is a substitute for a licensed engineer's site report. A structural
    diagnosis depends on measurements taken at the property; our role is to explain
    what those measurements mean and what the repair options cost.

## Contact

    Corrections, documents and disagreements are welcome:
    [contact@foundationrepairlab.com](mailto:contact@foundationrepairlab.com).