Bruecher Foundation

So great to find such a knowledgeable and honest foundation expert!

Howie called me back! Apparently he’s extremely behind on his communication work. It took a call to my realtor and some emails to the office but he got back to me, sent out a plumber to evaluate the drainage lines, and I think we’re going to add some concrete piers (under warranty) when his schedule frees up in 2 months. I’ll continue adding progress updates.

Love these guys!
Howie is wonderful to work with, and his crews are pros. Whether a pier & beam, or a slab foundation, you get instant feedback, and estimates.
Right now, I wouldn’t use anyone else.

I am a busy realtor in Austin and I recommend Howie and his team for all my clients that need foundation work. They always give the most reasonable estimates and they have saved many transactions that were falling apart.

As a Realtor in the Austin area, I need businesses I can recommend to clients without hesitation. Bruecher Foundation is one of those companies. During the inspection period on a home purchase, I can call Howie to take measurements and walk the property at no charge. I estimate that 90% of the time, he tells me the foundation is functioning fine with no repairs needed, even though he only makes money with repairs.
I trust Howie and Bruecher Foundation completely. I will continue to recommend Bruecher Foundation for any foundation n

I have tried to reach the owner for several weeks without any call back. My foundation repeatedly shifts with no permanent solution. I’m waiting on him to honor his «lifetime» warranty and his «promise». Next step will be contacting someone to represent me in litigation against Bruecher Foundation. This is pathetic!

I am a general contractor and Bruecher Foundation has always been a great team member. I had two back to back projects for them. The first one ended up being a lot more work than expected, but the price they gave me stayed the same. On the very next project the work ended up being less than expected and the price was lowered to reflect that. Howie could have not said a word and made back the money he lost on the first job, but he didn’t. As a person who routinely works with various contractors that speaks volumes to me. I will always use Bruecher Foundation for all my foundation and concrete work.

Howie’s team went above & beyond!

At no cost to me, Howard evaluated the foundation of a home we are buying. With precise measurements, he clearly explained the condition of the slab and how former repairs were made by a different company. Though the slab is not perfect, he advised me that is was probably OK as is and to not make any changes now. This was after a 1 hour drive to the place out in the country. I appreciate his honesty and no-​pressure approach. I definitely recommend them.

Had Howie come out and make some repairs to my pier and beam foundation. Generally had a good experience. it was difficult to schedule and the start date was continuously being pushed back although it was promptly completed when started. the only complaint i had was that it didn’t seem like howie was around to supervise his men. there was a misunderstanding about which joists needed replacing. at the end of the day, all the necessary work was completed although it required me to go under the house and show him what his guys missed. my suggestion would be to make sure you know EXACTLY what work needs to be done to begin with and make sure he and his team understand the expectations. Don’t count on him to find the problems, find them yourself and make sure his guys complete the work. Howie was nice and easy to deal with when problems arose.

Bruecher Foundation, and Howie Bruecher are great! He took care of my foundation problem in Barton Hills and returned a couple times to re-​tweek the work. He’s in the field alot, supervising his workers. So, you will reach his secretary periodically. But he has always gotten back to me within reasonable time & has even met with me & potential buyers to show that he backs up his warranty. Very pleasant to talk to & work with. He’s the ONLY foundation guy I would ever use in Austin AND he was the best priced!

I thought Mr. Breucher was a good guy — until he disappeared and left me totally in the lurch.
At first everything seemed perfect. Not only was Breucher Foundation (hereafter BF) going to do guaranteed work, but it turned out that he needed a service that my company provided, and we made a handshake agreement to trade services. The only sour note was that my friend warned me she’d been in a deal with BF that went south. Should’ve listened.
When the time came to sign an agreement, BF started to flake out. I could talk to the secretary, but Mr. B didn’t return my calls. Meanwhile, time was passing and all my other renovation work was waiting for the foundation. I had materials to store and lots of work to do, and still nothing. Mr. B wouldn’t respond to email or phone.
A couple weeks went by. I finally left a polite message saying that time was tight and I needed help. If he wanted to kill the barter deal, fine. But that didn’t win me a response. Finally I just gave up. Thanks for nothing, BF. Use Centex instead; those guys rock.

I first called Howie Breucher because I asked three different building inspectors for recommendations for foundation companies and two out the three independently recommended Breucher Foundations. Howie did the foundation work at two projects that were pretty tough. One was my own house, which involved replacing the pier and beam foundation on the existing house and putting in a new foundation for an extension. The other was replacing the foundation for an investment property. He was extremely prompt and responsive on both jobs and his bid were at or lower than the cost of the other estimates I got (can’t remember how much exactly now, sorry — I remember these guys generally charge «x» amount per peir and beam and Howie’s cost was as low or lower as anyone else.)
The great thing that he did recently was that I have the investment place on the market and the buyers came back requesting $ 20,000 on foundation work. Howie’s bid to do exactly what they described was $ 1600.
As someone who moved to Austin from LA and has had disappointment after disappointment with respect to Austin construction types (contractors, plumbers, electricians, framers, you name it) it has been a huge relief to have a great foundation guy and to have been able to count on him throughout.