Foundation Repair in Greenwell Springs, LA

Greenwell Springs takes its name from the ten mineral springs Robert W. Greenwell developed into a resort in the 1850s; the hotel served as a Confederate headquarters and hospital, burned in 1920, and the site later became Greenwell Springs Hospital. Today the community is part of the city of Central, with its own post office and ZIP code, at about 54 feet of elevation on the ground between the Comite and Amite.

Springs are a clue to what's under the surface: groundwater close to the surface in places, over clay that swells when wet. Add the August 2016 flood, which hit Central and Greenwell Springs hard, and you get the pattern we see on slab homes here — uneven settlement as saturated fill and clay dried out after the rebuild, showing up as new drywall cracks and binding doors years later. Most homes need pressed pilings along the low side and drainage that moves water away from the slab; homes that flooded and sit low are candidates for raising.