Foundation Inspection in Lewisville, TX

Lewisville by the Numbers

Method: Census counts are estimates with published margins of error; weather is the 1991 to 2020 normal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Where Do the 45,288 Newer Lewisville Homes Leave the Question?

A median build year of 1996 makes Lewisville one of the newer housing markets on this site. Of 52,909 housing units, 45,288 went up in 1980 or later, and only 1,467 predate 1960. The survey does not record foundation type, so the inspection report is where that gets written down.

Renters hold 26,803 of the occupied units, 53%, so the person who calls about a foundation is as often an investor or a property manager as the occupant. The report is written to be forwarded: findings first, permitting requirements second, drainage third.

Lewisville has 1,566 manufactured homes, 3.0% of its housing, the second highest share among the eleven cities. The HUD certification service covers the engineer's letter a lender asks for on those.

What Does 4.78 Inches of May Rain Mean for a Lewisville Slab?

The nearest station with published normals is Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. It shows 37.0 inches of rain in a normal year, May wettest at 4.78 inches and July driest at 2.08. Soil moves through that dry-and-wet cycle every year, and the report records where the house stands in it on the day of the visit.

Denton County Clay Is 60.6 Percent High or Very High, and Lewisville Is in It

Denton County is rated 60.6 percent high or very high shrink-swell by the USDA soil survey, 43 percent high and 17.5 percent very high, with 17.7 percent low. Sanger is the largest high-rated soil at 66,673 acres and Ponder follows at 25,601. Lewisville homes are younger than most on this site, so the clay has had fewer decades to show on them.

The latest Drought Monitor map, dated October 13, 2026, puts 20.87 percent of Denton County in extreme drought or worse, the largest share among the seven counties on this site, and 41.42 percent in severe drought or worse. Since October 12, 2021 the county had some land in severe drought in 67 of 262 weeks.

County detail, with the named soils and the weekly drought record: Denton County soil and drought data.

Why Do Commercial and Residential Requests Both Come Up Here?

People searching for foundation help in Lewisville use both phrasings. Search Console shows queries for commercial foundation inspections and for residential structural engineering services in Lewisville, and the firm takes both. The inspection area on the site is North Texas, and the engineer decides after seeing the address and scope whether a visit fits.

Retaining walls and grading come up on newer lots too. The retaining wall service covers when a wall needs a stamped design. With 52,909 homes and 128,313 residents, Lewisville is large enough that the firm sees requests from several parts of the city, and the address decides the visit.

Lewisville's 23,344 owner households and 26,803 renter households are close to even, 47% to 53%. That balance is why the report format matters. The same document may be read by a buyer, a seller, a landlord or a tenant's insurer, and each reads for a different sentence. Findings, permitting and drainage notes sit in separate sections so each reader finds theirs without reading the others as blame.

“Heath has been very helpful in working with our clients.”

Alicia Mendoza, Google review. Reviewer location not stated.

What Is in the Lewisville Report, and What Is Not?

In: what the engineer observed and the permitting an indicated repair would need. Not in: a repair price or a repair crew, since the firm performs no repairs. A Lewisville homeowner or a small commercial owner can start from the foundation inspection page or go straight to the request form.

More From HGS Engineering

• Foundation Inspection: Foundation repair inspections by a licensed engineer.
• Structural Design: Single-family, multi-family and commercial: foundations, framing, retaining walls and plot plans.
• Retaining Walls: Retaining wall design and evaluation.