Foundation work in Odessa
Odessa's Master Permit Fee Schedule, dated January 16, 2018, lists a Foundation Only building permit at $100.00, beside a residential building permit of $50.00 plus $0.12 per square foot. Those are the 2018 amounts, and no newer schedule is posted. Additions, remodels and finish-outs are $50.00 plus $0.10 per square foot, plan review is 25% of the permit fee, and re-inspections are $50.00. The Building Inspection page still shows the 2018 ICC codes, residential code included, with city amendments effective July 1, 2018.
That page sets out no foundation repair rule and says nothing about an engineer's filing. City Hall, 411 W. 8th Street, Odessa, TX 79761, houses the Building Inspection Permits Division, reachable on the main city line, 432-335-3200. MGO Connect, at mgoconnect.org, takes the city's permit applications online. Of Odessa's occupied homes, 59.8 percent are owner-occupied, which are worth $223,100 at the median, and the median unit dates from 1980, according to Census estimates.
TDLR's 41-program menu has no entry for foundation work, structural repair or concrete, so the state offers no foundation license to check. Ask the Permits Division whether a repair to an existing foundation is billed as Foundation Only at $100.00 or as a remodel.
What foundation work costs near Odessa
No one has sent us a quote for Odessa, so there's no city price here. The Texas page lists the estimates beside what the trades are paid, which is a wage and isn't a price ($23.69 an hour in the BLS wage data), and the permit fees some cities print. How we estimate costs. Whoever you call, ask for an itemized written price.
Foundation jobs in Odessa
Sources for Odessa
- Master Permit Fee Schedule, City of Odessa (January 16, 2018) Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- Building Inspection (Permits), City of Odessa Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25003 Tenure Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- ACS 5-year B25077 Median Value (owner-occupied units) Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- TDLR: Programs Licensed and Regulated by TDLR Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.