G.L. Hunt Foundation Repair

Called them on 7/8 and promptly received appointment for 7/9. Field tech called me 7/9 to see if we could change appt. to 7/12 - no problem. Brian called 7/12 at noon to say he could come by early, if OK. Came by as agreed and assessed foundation using electronic equipment and visual inspection. Said they could fix foundation without having to do interior work. This was good news as another company was going to put numerous piers inside house, causing major mess, disruption and inconvenience, plus added expense to move out. Based on various factors, I immediately agreed to accept bid. Brian said they could begin job on 7/14. The crew of 6 men plus foreman arrived that morning and immediately got to work. They took a hard-earned 1 hour lunch break daily and, without supervision, promptly resumed work after 1 hour. The whole team worked diligently from approx. 8:00 to 4:30 each day, leaving the front reasonably clear of obstacles upon leaving for the day. They dug holes around the perimeter of my house, one every 8 feet. Each hole was approx. 3'x3' and 4' deep. They then drove approx. 8-10 concrete cylinders, 12" long each, into every hole. This all took took 3 1/2 days. The fourth day they did the actual jacking and leveling. The fifth day they filled the holes, patched the concrete, caulked a few minor gaps around windows, and filled in mortar cracks in brickwork with matching mortar.

They fortified the piers under our house and did some leveling. They were great to work with. We would recommend them and have recommended them to neighbors. The foreman took the time to answer all of our questions. We are very pleased with their work. We love them.

It went very well. The estimate and preliminary material they gave us to study was thorough and helped us understand the problem and process. When the date was confirmed, they were on time, neat, worked quietly and efficiently. Finished in one day and the supervisor stopped by twice to check on progress. It was a good experience.

Once they got started, they worked steadily. They workers were very polite, efficient and did everything that they said they were going to do and did exactly the way that they said they would do. They were terrific about cleaning up after themselves when they were finished.

They came on time, and they did a good job. The guy took readings of the entire house and told us that we may not need foundation repair. I thought it was odd because they were a foundation repair company. They described that everything looked like it was in order.

I loved them! I can't say enough about how wonderful they were to work with. I have sent them a letter of reference and everything they were so wonderful. They guarantee that if they mess up anything around the house they will repair it or replace it. By the time they were done the only I could tell that they had been here was that the inside of the house was repaired. I got 4 estimates. The salesman, Daniel, was wonderful. He kept in contact with us and even compensated us for referrals. Across the board they are fabulous! I even got a lifetime warranty with the work.

These guys were excellent. They showed up on time every day and worked all day. They were considerate of the fact that we have dogs and always made sure that all the gates were securely closed at the end of the day. I was well informed at all times of what was occurring and where they were in the process. The job took longer than anticipated, but they let me know immediately that the job was going to take longer than originally quoted. They always left the yard clean and returned everything to its original position when the job was completed. After the job was completed, I had a minor soil problem because of rain. I called and told them what the problem was and they immediately came out and added more soil to the area to fix the problem. I had already laid new mulch in the area where the soil needed to be added and they did such a good job, that you couldn't even tell the mulch had been disturbed. I will have absolutely no hesitations if I have to call them for warranty work.

We chose GL Hunt because of the reviews that I read on Angie's List. The house had settled over the past 82 years and we needed to have the foundation repaired before we did any major remodeling. We weren't looking forward to the process at all. Daniel came out and did a very professional estimate. After he gave the price, I asked for and received an Angie's List discount. The company is very busy and we had to schedule about a month out. They called to see if I wanted to move the job up about a week, but I was out of the country and missed the call. Our job was scheduled for the 26th and 27th of Feb 2009. David and his crew showed up at 8am and IMMEDIATELY got to work. I've never seen a crew work as hard as they did. They all wore GL Hunt red T-shirts, looked very professional, and were very polite. I've added pictures so you can see how the job progressed. The crew worked hard all morning with no break until lunchtime. Lunch lasted just under an hour. They got back to work and worked until 5:45. When they left for the day they cleaned up the site and covered all of the holes. Friday morning at 10 minutes until 8 the crew arrived and immediately got back to work. At about 10:30 am they were ready to lift the house which they did. At 3 pm David (the supervisor) called me out to check on the job. To my amazement not only were they done but they were very professionally cleaning the site up. They raked, swept, and hosed the place down. I want to add that the supervisor 'David' kept me in the loop the entire time. 'Professional' isn't a good enough word to describe these people.

Due to an opening in the schedule, work started several weeks earlier than originally projected. Workmen were here on time (or early) for the two workdays and was completed more quickly than I anticipated.

The estimator was very professional and arrived on time for both appointments. The crew of about 8 men arrived on time the day of the work. They finished very quickly and cleaned up very well. As a matter of fact, this was the cleanest site I've ever experienced with workers. They were quiet and worked at all times. I was told to wait about 90 days for the ground to settle around the repair, so I'll check back in then and let you know how things are then.