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Sticking doors, diagonal wall cracks, or floors that feel uneven are early warnings. Cheney Concrete and Masonry stabilizes shifting foundations before Cheney winters make the problem worse.
Foundation repair in Cheney, WA addresses movement that causes your home to shift, crack, or settle unevenly - most jobs involve stabilizing the structure with steel piers, wall anchors, or injected fill material, and typically take one to three days. Cheney Concrete and Masonry handles the full process for homeowners in Cheney and across Spokane County, from the initial inspection through the city permit and final walkthrough.
Cheney sits on Palouse loess soils - wind-deposited silt that drains poorly when wet and shifts under load after heavy rain or snowmelt. Homes built before 1980, when drainage standards were less rigorous, are especially vulnerable. If you are also noticing crumbling mortar or brick damage on the outside of your home, our foundation block wall installation service addresses structural masonry issues that often accompany foundation movement.
Foundation problems almost never stay the same size. A small crack ignored over one Cheney winter can widen enough by spring to cause doors to stick, floors to slope noticeably, and water to find its way into basements or crawl spaces. Catching problems early means a smaller repair bill.
When a foundation shifts, door and window frames shift with it. Even a small amount of movement can make a door drag on the floor or refuse to latch. If this got worse over a Cheney winter and improved slightly in summer, freeze-thaw pressure on the foundation is the likely cause - not just wood swelling.
Diagonal cracks in drywall or plaster radiating from the corners of windows and doors signal foundation racking - one part of the foundation settling more than another. In Cheney's loess soils, uneven settling is common in older homes where drainage was not designed to handle the soil's behavior.
Walk slowly through your home and note whether the floor tilts or feels soft underfoot in specific spots. Uneven floors often mean posts or beams in a crawl space are no longer on solid ground, or that a section of slab has dropped. This is easier to feel than to see, especially under carpet.
Horizontal cracks running across a basement or foundation wall are more serious than vertical ones. They often mean the wall is being pushed inward by soil pressure - a problem that worsens over time. In Cheney, this type of pressure is common after wet springs when saturated Palouse soils expand against foundation walls.
Cheney Concrete and Masonry handles the full range of residential foundation repair. For homes with perimeter settling or corner drop, we install steel piers driven into stable soil below the frost line - this is the most reliable method for Cheney's loess-heavy ground. For basement and crawl space walls that are bowing inward from soil pressure, we use wall anchors that pull the wall back toward its original position and prevent further movement. Crack injection with polyurethane or epoxy is used for non-structural cracks in poured concrete walls that are letting in water but have not yet moved significantly. We also address drainage and grading issues that are the root cause of many foundation problems here - a repair that does not address why the water was getting to the foundation in the first place is an incomplete repair.
Our chimney repair team works closely with our foundation crew on older Cheney homes where both the foundation and the chimney masonry show stress from decades of freeze-thaw cycles. We also offer foundation block wall installation for homes that need a new structural masonry wall rather than repair of an existing one.
Best for homes with significant settling at corners or along the perimeter.
Suited to bowing or cracked basement walls under soil pressure.
Ideal for non-structural cracks in poured concrete that are letting in water.
Right for homes where poor grading or guttering is pushing water toward the foundation.
For homes where posts or beams have sunk or shifted under the floor.
Used when voids beneath a concrete slab are causing floor movement or cracking.
Cheney sits at roughly 2,400 feet elevation in Spokane County, where winter temperatures regularly drop below freezing and swing back above it multiple times in a single week. That freeze-thaw cycle pushes soil in and out, putting steady pressure on foundation walls and footings year after year. Homeowners here often notice new cracks or worsening movement in late winter or early spring - that is the best time to schedule an inspection before the next freeze season begins the process again. Homeowners near the EWU campus and in Cheney's older neighborhoods, many of which were built in the 1950s through 1970s, face additional risk because those homes were built with shallower footings and without modern drainage systems.
We serve homes across the area, including customers in Spokane and Medical Lake. Spring snowmelt in Cheney can leave water sitting against foundations for weeks - that sustained moisture is one of the most common triggers for the kind of soil softening that leads to settling and cracking. Getting drainage right is as important as the structural repair itself. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries requires permits for structural foundation work, and we handle that process for every job.
We respond within 1 business day. Tell us what you are seeing - sticking doors, cracks, uneven floors - in plain terms. You do not need to know any technical details before you call.
A technician visits, walks the perimeter, checks the interior, and takes measurements to determine how much the foundation has moved. You receive a written estimate - not just a verbal ballpark - before any work is scheduled.
For structural work, we apply for the City of Cheney building permit before work begins. The permit process adds a few business days. Once approved, you get a confirmed start date.
The crew completes the repair, a city inspector verifies the work, and you receive written warranty documentation. Most mortar and concrete patches need a few days before heavy loads return to that area.
We respond within 1 business day. There is no obligation to proceed after the estimate. Once you submit, someone from our office will call to schedule a free on-site assessment at a time that works for you.
(509) 241-9778Cheney Concrete and Masonry holds a current Washington State contractor license. We pull all required building permits through the City of Cheney and coordinate the city inspection - you get full documentation at the end of every job.
The loess soils around Cheney behave differently from sandy or clay soils in western Washington. We use repair methods that account for how this region's silt-heavy ground moves with moisture and temperature changes - not a one-size-fits-all approach copied from another climate.
Every assessment produces a written estimate listing what we found, why we recommend what we do, and what it will cost. Every repair comes with written warranty documentation - the paperwork that protects your home's value when it is time to sell.
We do not quote prices over the phone without seeing the foundation. The on-site estimate is free, and you have as long as you need to review it. A second opinion is always welcome - we would rather earn your business on merit than close you fast.
Cheney winters are hard on foundations, and the Palouse soils add a layer of complexity that generic repair methods do not account for. Every job we do here is permitted, inspected, and documented - because that paper trail protects your investment as much as the physical repair does.
Many older Cheney homes show foundation stress and chimney damage together - both traced to the same freeze-thaw cycle that works on masonry year after year.
Learn MoreWhen a foundation wall is too far gone to repair, a new block wall installation provides a structurally sound replacement built to current standards.
Learn MoreCall Cheney Concrete and Masonry today for a free on-site estimate and protect your Cheney home before the next freeze season arrives.