Broadmoor is in the Florida Boulevard corridor area of east Baton Rouge, and many of its homes are older houses on concrete slabs poured directly on the ground. That makes “house leveling” here mostly a slab question: has part of the slab settled or lifted, why, and what will keep it from happening again.
A slab that has been in service a long time
A slab from this era has been through a lot of wet seasons and dry ones. Some cracking is normal in concrete that old, and not every crack means movement. What matters is the pattern: cracks that widen, a side of a crack that sits higher than the other, doors that stop latching, and floors you can feel slope toward one corner. The slab foundation repair page explains how settlement differs from heave and why the difference decides the fix.
The drainage around the house has changed too
In a neighborhood this established, the drainage around a house is rarely what it was when the slab was poured. Flower beds get built up over the edge of the slab. Patios and driveways get added and end up tilting toward the house. Gutters come and go, and downspouts end up emptying right at a corner. Each of those can keep the soil along one side of the slab wetter than the rest — and uneven moisture under a slab is a common reason one part of it moves.
- Does soil or mulch sit above the edge of the slab anywhere?
- Where does each downspout empty during a hard rain?
- Do the driveway, walks, or patio slope toward the house?
- Is there a side of the house where water stands for a day or more?
Those answers are worth having before the evaluation. The drainage and moisture correction page covers the usual fixes, from downspout extensions to regrading and drains.
Ask about the pipes under the slab
Older slab houses have water and drain lines running through or under the concrete, and foundation repair specifications commonly call for a hydrostatic plumbing test. Ask the specialist whether they recommend one before the work, after it, or both — and who arranges it.
How the quote should be laid out
A quote for a Broadmoor slab should show the cause, the structural work, and the cosmetic work separately, so you can tell what you are paying for and compare one bid with another:
- 1Evaluation findingsWhat was measured and found — elevation readings, crack locations, construction type, likely cause.
- 2Drainage / moisture correctionGutters, grading, downspouts, or crawlspace moisture work that addresses why the soil is moving.
- 3Structural repairPiers, shims, or sill and beam replacement — with counts, locations, and depths stated.
- 4Finish / cosmeticDrywall, brick, trim, and door adjustments after the house moves — priced on its own line.
On the structural line, look for the number of piers, where each goes, how many are inside the house, and the pier type. If drainage has no line at all, ask whether water was looked at — on a slab this age, it usually should have been.
Published ranges
Louisiana foundation companies publish slab repair at roughly $3,500 to $12,000 and drainage correction at roughly $1,500 to $6,000. Those are published ranges, not quotes and not prices we set. The foundation repair cost guide for Baton Rouge explains what moves a job within them.
Permits
Baton Rouge is in East Baton Rouge Parish. Before work starts, check with the parish or city permit office — the City-Parish Department of Development (Permits & Inspections) — and ask the specialist who handles any permit.
Where to go next
Read house leveling in Baton Rouge for the raised-versus-slab difference, or see foundation repair and house leveling across Baton Rouge. To set up an evaluation, call (225) 535-8057 or send a request.
Other Baton Rouge neighborhoods: Goodwood and Sherwood Forest. See every service area by parish.