Foundation work in Town 'n' Country
Ground settlement investigation is $130.00 and ground settlement remediation $300.00 among the miscellaneous residential rows of Hillsborough County's fee schedule, effective October 5, 2024. Commercial remediation is $420.00. No standalone foundation repair row exists; the only foundation item is a new-construction phasing line, foundation only, priced at 40% of the full building permit fee. That schedule governs Town 'n' Country, an unincorporated place. Development Services issues the permits through the HillsGovHub portal, (813) 272-5600, from the Fredrick B.
Karl County Center, 601 East Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. A homeowner may pull a permit as the contractor on a primary residence in the owner's name under s. 489.103(7). That takes an Owner Builder Disclosure Statement, and the property can't be sold for one year after completion. The county mailed letters about the 50% rule to properties in FEMA zones A, AE, V, VE, AO, AH, AR and A99. Damage or improvement worth 50 percent of the building's market value or more puts it under the Florida Building Code and the county's flood rules.
Three mapped FEMA zones, A, AE and VE, reach the Town 'n' Country boundary (polygons, not area). Census estimates place the median year built at 1984. For ground settlement under a house, the county prints a $130.00 investigation row and a $300.00 remediation row.
What foundation work costs near Town 'n' Country
No one has sent us a quote for Town 'n' Country, so there's no city price here. The Florida page lists the estimates beside what the trades are paid, which is a wage and isn't a price ($25.26 an hour in the BLS wage data). How we estimate costs. Whoever you call, ask for an itemized written price.
Permits for foundation repair work in Town 'n' Country
DBPR has no foundation repair license category, so the permit rules come from your city or county. Florida requires a permit to repair a building, the $7,500 small-job exemption leaves out structural work, and Tampa has its own Foundation Stabilization permit with sealed plans and engineering reports, so ask the building office for your address what your job needs.
Foundation jobs in Town 'n' Country
Sources for Town 'n' Country
- Building Permit Fee Schedule Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Development Services FAQs Read Oct 24, 2026. The source points to this without stating it, so confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Permits for Homeowners Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Substantial Damage/Improvement Guidelines Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Substantial Damage/Improvement Guideline Read Oct 24, 2026.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Flood Hazard Zones Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.