Concrete Footings in El Paso TX - A Solid Base That Carries What You Build
Building an addition, carport or porch and need something solid under it? We pour footings that cure right and carry the load.
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What does a concrete footing do, and when do you need one?
A concrete footing is the buried base under a wall, post or column, and its job is to carry that weight and pass it down into the ground. Formcraft El Paso Concrete Company forms, pours and cures concrete footings for homes and businesses in El Paso, TX, and the cities around it.
Usually you're about to build something, like an addition, a carport, a patio cover or a block wall, or a post that's already dropped has you wondering what's under it. The price moves with how many footings you need, how big and deep they are, how much steel goes in and how easy it is to get concrete to the spot. The schedule turns on any permit the job needs, the weather on pour day and the cure before anything gets built on top. If you're putting up a whole house, that's slab foundation building, a bigger job. Either way, the written estimate I give you lists what's included and what isn't.
How do you know a wall, post or new build needs a footing?
Cracks climbing a block wall
A crack that runs up through the mortar joints, or a wall that's started to lean, usually means the footing under it is too small or was never there. If you wait, the crack keeps opening and the wall can come down in a section you'll have to rebuild.
A post that's dropped
When a porch or patio cover post sinks or tilts, it's usually sitting on a pad too small for the weight or on dirt that was never packed. The beams over it start pulling at their connections, so a quick fix now beats reframing later.
Something new on the plans
An addition, carport, shed or wall needs its footings poured before anyone frames a thing. Leaving them to the last minute pushes the whole schedule, because nothing goes on top until they've cured.
How we pour concrete footings
We lay out where each footing goes, dig it out, set the forms and tie in the rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together when the load tries to bend it. Then we pour, level the tops so whatever sits on them sits right, and start the cure. A footing carries everything above it, so we keep it wet and covered while it cures, which is the stretch where the concrete hardens with its moisture held in, instead of stripping the forms and walking away. The footing is the part nobody sees once the wall goes up, and that's why it's the first place people want to cut the budget. If money's tight, I'd rather you save somewhere you can see and fix later, not under the wall.
Sometimes the problem isn't new work at all. If an existing house has settled, foundation raising lifts it back, and that's a different job from pouring new footings. When a footing has to go through an existing slab, patio or driveway, we use concrete cutting to open a clean hole instead of busting it out by hand, so the concrete around it stays sound.
Pad footings for posts and columns
A single block of concrete under one post, which suits patio covers, carports and porch posts where each post carries its own share of the weight. We size each pad for what's sitting on it.
Wall footings under a wall
A continuous strip of concrete under a block wall or the walls of an addition, so the weight spreads evenly along its length. It's the right fit when a wall, not a few posts, carries the load.
Thickened slab edges
The slab and its footing poured together, with the edges dug deeper to take the wall load. It suits garages, sheds and some additions where a slab is going in anyway.
Get a written estimate for your footings
Send the form with your address and what the footing will carry. We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
- Based in
- El Paso, TX 79901
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call us about footings in El Paso?
Here's how a footing job runs from your first call to the day the forms come off, and who you'll deal with at each step.
Call and tell us the job
You call (915) 265-1446 or send the form, and I set a time to come out. It helps to know what's going on top, whether that's a wall, a carport or an addition.
I measure and write it up
I look at the site, measure it and ask how you'll use what we're building on. You get a written estimate that says what's included and what isn't, so you can hold it up against other bids line by line.
We handle paperwork and prep
We line up any paperwork the job needs, then dig, set the forms and tie the steel. We pick the pour day when the weather makes sense, not just the first open date.
Pour, cure and clean up
Our crew pours, levels the tops and cleans up the site. The footing then sits and cures before anything gets built on it, and we'll tell you when it's ready to take the load.
Why El Paso owners call Formcraft El Paso Concrete Company for footings
I price it and watch the pour
I come out and write your estimate myself, and I'm on site for the pour. Our own crew does the digging, forming and finishing, so the person you talked to is there when it counts.
In business since 2013
I started this business in 2013, after years of framing houses and learning concrete under a finisher here in El Paso. I switched because I was tired of building walls on footings and slabs that weren't right.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured on every footing we pour. If something goes wrong on your property while we're working, you're not the one left covering it.
Straight talk about cracks
I'd rather lose a job than promise something concrete can't do, like a footing that will never show a crack. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
On a footing, what matters most is the part that gets buried, so let's look at yours before anything goes on top. Ask for an estimate or call (915) 265-1446.
Footings, permits and the pour in El Paso
The City of El Paso requires a building permit to build, enlarge, alter or repair a building or structure, so a footing that's part of an addition, carport or wall falls under that, and the city's One Stop Shop is where permits are taken in. Residential foundation work is also on the city's contractor registration list, and licensing runs through that same office, so ask whoever you hire whether they're registered. For houses, the city has adopted the International Residential Code, and that's the code a home footing here gets built to. We handle the permit paperwork with whichever office covers your address, which outside the city can mean the county, or the state if you're over in New Mexico.
Most footings we pour around here go under additions, patio covers, carports and block walls, often in backyards where the truck can't get close, so part of planning is working out how the concrete gets back there. We plan jobs in Horizon City and Socorro the same way.
Questions about concrete footings in El Paso
How much do concrete footings cost in El Paso?
The price comes from what I see on site, and the biggest pieces are how many footings you need, how wide and deep they are, and how much steel goes in. Hand-digging where a machine won't fit adds to it, and so does cutting through an existing slab first. Call (915) 265-1446 and I'll come out and price yours.
What kinds of concrete footings are there for a house?
Home footings usually come in three kinds: thickened slab edges, wall footings and isolated pad footings, the same options laid out above. Each suits a different load, so ask any contractor which type your project uses and why it fits.
How long does a new concrete footing need to cure in hot weather?
Hot-weather concrete guidance calls for at least 3 days of curing under wet burlap and plastic sheeting. Curing keeps the new concrete from losing its moisture and holds it at a good temperature long enough to gain strength, which is why we keep footings wet and covered. Ask any contractor how their crew will keep the footing covered for that whole stretch.
What is the best time of day to pour concrete footings in El Paso?
Hot-weather guidance says to place and finish concrete outside the hottest part of the day when possible, so an early pour is usually best. High wind, low humidity and strong sun can show up in any season in a dry place like El Paso, so those same steps apply in spring and fall too. On a hot or dry day, the guidance also has crews dampen the ground, the forms and the steel before the concrete goes in.
Do footings for a retaining wall or drilled piers work the same way?
No, those are separate design questions. The national residential concrete code leaves out walls that hold back soil, along with drilled piers and other deep supports, so they're designed under other rules and you should ask how yours will be designed. For walls, see our concrete retaining walls page.
How do I get an estimate for concrete footings in El Paso?
Call (915) 265-1446 or send the form with the property address and a short note on what the footing will carry. I come out to look at the site myself, and you get a written estimate you can compare with other bids.
Work that often goes with footings
Foundation raising
When a house has already settled and doors stick or walls crack, raising it back to level comes before any talk of new footings around it.
Concrete cutting
Useful when a new footing has to go through a patio, garage slab or driveway, so we get a clean opening and the rest stays sound.
Where we pour footings around El Paso
Formcraft El Paso Concrete Company is based in El Paso, TX, and we pour footings across the city and the cities around it, from Canutillo to Santa Teresa over the line in New Mexico. These 12 cities have their own page here, and they're not the only places we work.
El Paso, TX
Get your footings planned before you build
Footings go in before anything else, so pricing them early keeps your framer or builder from waiting on concrete.