Foundation Services in Chalmette, LA
Gulf South Foundation connects property owners in Chalmette with local, licensed and insured foundation repair professionals. Chalmette is located approximately 9mi E of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans Metro.
New Orleans presents the most extreme foundation challenges in the entire Gulf South. Approximately 50% of the city sits below sea level on highly compressible organic soils that have been subsiding at rates of 1-2 inches per year for decades. The pumping system that keeps the city dry paradoxically accelerates soil desiccation and subsidence. Every structure in New Orleans — from the oldest shotgun houses to modern construction — exists in a state of ongoing foundation management.