Concrete Footings in Montgomery AL - a firm base on solid ground for what you build
Adding a porch, carport or room, or watching an old post sink? We dig to solid ground and pour footings that carry the load.
Do I need concrete footings, and what goes into them?
Concrete footings are the buried base that carries the weight of a post, a porch, a wall or a whole floor down into the soil, and Keystone Montgomery Concrete Company digs and pours them for homes in Montgomery, AL and the cities around it.
Most calls come when you're adding something that has to stand on the ground, like a covered porch, a carport or a room, or when an old support has started to sink and the floor above it feels uneven. The price turns on what the footings carry, how many we pour and how deep we have to dig to reach solid ground, and the schedule turns mostly on the digging and the city's inspection before the pour. I'll give you your own figure on site, once I've looked at the ground and measured.
Why people pick us for footings in Montgomery
You'll deal with me from the first look at your ground to the last walk-through, and I'll explain why we dig where we dig before any concrete goes in.
I look at the ground myself
I come out to the estimate, check the soil and ask what the footing will hold up before I price it.
On site for the pour
Our crew does the digging and pouring, and I'm there running the job, not checking in by phone.
Fully licensed and insured
That covers our crew from the first shovel in your yard to the last of the pour.
Running our own crew since 2023
Before that I poured barn pads and feed lot floors on our family farm, then worked on crews around here.
You see what you're paying for
I'll show you where each footing goes and why it's that deep, so you can judge the work yourself.
Footing types we pour and how we choose
We start with what the footing holds up, one post or a whole floor, since that decides the type. Then we dig to solid ground and keep the trench clean and dry.
What happens when you call about footings in Montgomery?
I plan footing work around what you're building and when, so the dig, any inspection and the pour are done before your framing or posts go up.
Call or send a message
Call (334) 215-4466 or fill out the form with your address and what the footings will hold up. I answer the phone myself.
I look at the ground
I come out, check the soil where the footings will go, and ask how you'll use whatever we're building on them.
Your written estimate
After I measure, I write up the footing type, how many, how deep I expect to dig and the work involved, so you know what you're paying for.
Permit, dig and pour
Once you say go, we sort out the permit, dig to solid ground and plan around any inspection, then pour, and I walk you through care before we leave.
Questions about a step? Call and talk it through.
(334) 215-4466Footing questions we hear in Montgomery
How much do concrete footings cost in Montgomery, AL?
There isn't one going rate, because the cost turns on how many footings you need, how big and deep they are and what they carry. A deep trench on prairie soil takes more digging, concrete and steel than a shallow pad for a porch post, and cutting through an existing slab adds a step. Ask for an estimate and I'll price yours after looking at the ground.
How do I know if my footings need a permit in Montgomery?
Plan on a permit when the footings are part of building or enlarging a structure, since the city's building official issues permits for that work. Digging that disturbs more than 3,500 square feet of ground or goes deeper than 24 inches also needs a grading permit package from the city. We check with the city or county office that covers your address before we start, and if the job needs a permit, we pull it.
When does the city inspect footings in Montgomery?
The city inspects foundation work after the trenches are dug and all the steel and forms are in place, before any concrete goes in. When footings and a slab are poured together, the screeds, the guides that set the height of the slab's surface, have to be ready along with the forms, steel and waterproofing. We finish that setup and hold the pour until the inspection is done.
Do I need a licensed contractor for footings in Alabama?
You do once the residential job costs more than $10,000, counting labor and materials together, because Alabama treats that as home builder work under the state Home Builders Licensure Board. Footings are often one part of a bigger build, so look at what the whole job costs, not only the concrete.
Can I be my own builder and hire someone just for the footings in Alabama?
You can, and under the state board's homeowner exemption, the subcontractor you hire has to be licensed when their part of the job runs over $10,000.00. We pour footings for owners running their own builds and fit our dig and pour into your schedule.
How long does a concrete footing job take in Montgomery?
Most of the time goes to digging and the inspection, so it turns on how many footings you need, how deep we have to go and when the city can come out. The pour itself is the quick part. After that the concrete needs to cure, the slow hardening that gives it its strength, before anything heavy goes on it, and I'll tell you when it's ready to build on.
Concrete footings and Montgomery's clay soil
The city says footings have to go below the ground line into original soil or compacted fill, and deeper where a lot sits on prairie soil. That rule makes sense once you know the ground here. One ground-stabilization company describes the clay around Montgomery and the Black Belt Prairie as swelling when it soaks up water and shrinking when it dries, and general research finds soil like that lifts when it's wet and settles when it dries, which is how a lot of floors and walls end up cracked. A footing sitting in loose topsoil or fresh dirt rides that movement, so we dig through it to undisturbed ground or pack the fill tight, and on prairie soil we plan for deeper trenches from the start.
Whether your lot is prairie soil, or was built up with fill, is something I check when I come out, along with where the water runs after a rain. We run into similar heavy clay on jobs in Pike Road and Millbrook, and we dig to solid ground the same way there.
Get a footing estimate in Montgomery
Call (334) 215-4466 or send the form before you order lumber or set posts, so the footings get planned and inspected ahead of the build.