Foundation Repair Companies Hub
Foundation-repair reputation management is the high-anxiety, high-ticket program of generating verified reviews at project completion and post-warranty milestones, monitoring every trade directory, and legally removing defamatory content. Reputation Medics protects the reputation that converts every foundation-inspection lead.
Choose what you need removed
Pay in advance. If the specific Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a Yelp review or other-platform item is not removed within 90 days of payment, we refund the full removal fee to your original payment method. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Google, Yelp and the sites we file with make the final decision.
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ToS-based
Every removal we file for a foundation repair company cites a documented platform policy violation. No volume outreach, no fake reviews.
30 / 90 days
The upfront refund windows for a foundation repair company: 30 days for Google and 90 days for Yelp and other platforms.
$0 today
Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Pay upon removal: $397 per Google review, $697 per Yelp review, or $497 per other-platform item or harmful link, charged only once removal is documented ($0 today). Pay in advance and save $25 per item ($372/$672/$472). No refund term applies to pay upon removal because nothing is charged before removal.
The stakes
The digital front door to every foundation repair company is its review profile. Here's what's at stake.
$15k
Ticket-Size Stakes
Foundation-repair projects average $8k–$40k. A single suppressed review reduces close rate on high-anxiety, high-consideration homeowner decisions.
4.8★
Inspection-Conversion Threshold
Homeowners filter foundation contractors below 4.8★ before booking a free inspection: reputation is the primary vetting criterion.
1
One Re-Cracking Complaint
A single 1-star re-cracking or post-repair complaint can suppress inspection volume for months without response.
How buyers decide
Foundation repair is the most anxious purchase in home services. The buyer is staring at a crack in a wall, has been quoted five figures, and is reading reviews to answer one question: will this company's repair still be holding in ten years, and will they answer the phone if it is not.
The inspection shortlist
Homeowners book two or three free inspections and the list comes straight from Google. At project sizes of $8k to $40k, a profile with an unresolved re-cracking complaint never makes the list, no matter how many inspectors you have available.
The real-estate deadline
A large share of foundation work is triggered by a home sale. The buyer's agent, the seller and the lender all search the contractor's name during escrow, and a scary review read by any one of them can stall the repair and the transaction with it.
The warranty-claim fear
The specific fear in this trade is the company that goes quiet when a repair fails. A review describing an unanswered warranty claim confirms that fear for every prospect, even when the review itself misstates what happened.
Foundation Repair Company Revenue Loss
Enter your rating and review counts. We score your profile against the 4.7★ threshold buyers use to filter, then show the revenue that may leak out below it.
Typical repair is worth about $5,176 in revenue.
Blended average foundation repair project (Angi).
Pre-filled with foundation repair companies benchmarks. Adjust to match your numbers.
Yelp or a harmful link instead?Yelp review removal — $697Harmful link removal — $497
Sources
Annual revenue at risk for each foundation repair companies job type, using the rating, review counts and lead volume you entered.
| Job type | Annual revenue at risk |
|---|---|
| Typical repair | $151,593 |
| Crack injection | $19,037 |
| Drainage / waterproofing | $205,014 |
| Piering / underpinning | $585,754 |
Annual revenue at risk at every star rating from 3.0 to 4.9 for typical repair, with your rating and the 4.7★ cutoff marked.
| Star rating | Annual revenue at risk |
|---|---|
| 3.0★ | $325,522 |
| 3.1★ | $310,722 |
| 3.2★ | $296,272 |
| 3.3★ | $282,100 |
| 3.4★ | $268,147 |
| 3.5★ | $254,363 |
| 3.6★ | $237,211 |
| 3.7★ | $220,835 |
| 3.8★ | $205,042 |
| 3.9★ | $187,450 |
| 4.0★ | $170,742 |
| 4.1★ | $151,593 |
| 4.2★ | $133,863 |
| 4.3★ | $114,239 |
| 4.4★ | $94,283 |
| 4.5★ | $73,067 |
| 4.6★ | $51,088 |
| 4.7★ | $27,120 |
| 4.8★ | $12,569 |
| 4.9★ | $12,569 |
Annual revenue at risk today next to the share this model treats as recoverable. It is the model's estimate, not a guarantee of any outcome.
| Measure | Annual amount |
|---|---|
| Lost today | $151,593 |
| Recoverable (model) | $90,956 |
| Residual after removal | $60,637 |
What the number above means
With projects averaging $8k to $40k and buyers who filter before they ever book an inspection, one visible complaint costs inspection appointments, and each missed inspection is a five-figure job that went to the competitor down the street.
Stop the leak at the review that causes it
One flat fee per item. Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Pay upon removal: $397 per Google review, $697 per Yelp review, or $497 per other-platform item or harmful link, charged only once removal is documented ($0 today). Pay in advance and save $25 per item ($372/$672/$472). No refund term applies to pay upon removal because nothing is charged before removal. The platform makes the final decision.
Start Google Review Removal — $397Start Yelp Review Removal — $697Start Harmful Link Removal — $497Full coverage
We actively monitor, safeguard, and scale your foundation repair company's digital footprint across every high-intent directory.
Google Business Profile
Dominant driver of new-project inquiries: sub-4.7★ builders are filtered out before the estimate call.
Remove a Google review, $397Houzz
Category-defining design/build directory: portfolio and review depth drive high-ticket inquiries.
Houzz removal is reviewed case by case.
See If You QualifyAngi
High-intent homeowners vetting contractors before requesting quotes.
Angi removal is reviewed case by case.
See If You QualifyGuildQuality
Verified customer-survey platform trusted by premium remodelers and builders.
GuildQuality removal is reviewed case by case.
See If You QualifyBetter Business Bureau
Trust anchor for higher-ticket, permit-heavy, and financed projects.
Remove a Better Business Bureau page, $497How the work gets done
The Reputation Medics full-service solution suite for foundation repair companies.
24/7 Review Monitoring & Alerts
Instant Slack, SMS, and email alerts the moment any foundation repair company location is reviewed, so nothing simmers before you can respond.
AI-Assisted, Brand-Voice Responses
Every response is drafted in your brand voice, reviewed by a human strategist, and calibrated for foundation repair company buyers reading between the lines.
ToS-Compliant Removal Escalations
We identify defamatory, fake, or ToS-violating reviews and drive them through a documented appeal, escalation, and legal-referral pipeline.
Review Generation That Converts
Post-visit review invitations timed to your foundation repair company workflow: automated, personal, and consent-based.
Directory & Profile Optimization
GBP, category directories, and specialty platforms optimized so every foundation repair company inquiry finds a complete, on-brand profile.
Multi-Location Governance
Location-level and portfolio-level dashboards for multi-market foundation repair company operators, franchise groups, and enterprise brands.
Buyer psychology
When choosing a foundation repair company, consumers weigh authentic, high-volume reviews as the deciding signal between you and a competitor a single click away.
Recency wins
Prospects weigh reviews from the last 90 days most heavily. A stale profile still loses to a competing foundation repair company with fresh momentum.
Volume signals safety
Below 25 reviews, most local buyers filter a foundation repair company out entirely: raw count is the fastest proxy for legitimacy.
Response builds trust
How a foundation repair company responds to a 1-star review says more than the review itself. Silence reads as guilt, measured accountability reads as leadership.
One bad review, filtered forever
A single unaddressed 1-star can suppress a foundation repair company's local pack rankings and cut click-through by 30% or more.
Compliance-first
Every workflow, from response to removal filing, is built to keep your construction business on the right side of platform policy and consumer-protection law. We never post fake reviews, incentivize ratings, or violate directory terms.
The rules that apply to you
Every statement below is sourced. Read them before you decide how to handle a review.
Wrong company
Similar company names, shared trade names and franchise territories mean a foundation repair company regularly receives reviews about work another company performed. The estimate and dispatch record establishes it, and the filing cites the genuine-experience ground.
Source: Google Maps Help
Reading the newest first
BrightLocal's 2025 consumer survey tracks how people read local reviews during research, including the weight placed on recent negatives. A fresh one-star at the top of the profile is what a homeowner sees while they are still building the shortlist.
Source: BrightLocal, 2025
16 CFR Part 465
Since October 21, 2024 the FTC rule on consumer reviews bans fake reviews, insider reviews presented as customer reviews, and paying for positive or negative reviews, with civil penalties available per violation. For a foundation repair company that leaves two lawful moves: earn real reviews, and report the ones that break platform policy.
Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 2024
Policy grounds only
Google's own help documentation says any review can be reported but only content that violates its policies is eligible for removal. That is why a case starts by matching the wording to a named policy: fake engagement, off topic, impersonation, harassment, personal information or conflict of interest.
Source: Google Business Profile Help
Timeline
Nothing here is a promise of removal, because that decision belongs to the platform. Most Google removals take 7–21 days; Yelp and other platforms typically take 60–90 days. Complex cases use a Custom Care Plan with their own timeline.
Day 0 · Free scan and eligibility read
We pull the live review or page from Google and Houzz and Angi, quote it verbatim, and say which policy it breaks. If nothing breaks a rule we say so and take no fee.
Days 1-3 · Filing with the job record
The estimate, invoice or dispatch record shows whether the reviewer was ever a customer, and whether the job named in the review was yours or another company with a similar name.
Platform moderation
Google evaluates reports against its prohibited and restricted content policy; most Google removals take 7–21 days. Yelp and other platforms typically take 60–90 days. The platform decides the timing.
Days 10-21 · Appeal where the first report is declined
A declined report is not the end. Google provides an appeal route for reviews it decides to keep, and a second filing that cites a different policy ground and better evidence is often what moves it.
Day 30 (Google) / Day 90 (Yelp & other platforms): refund deadline
Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. No claim or form is required. Refunds are issued within 5 business days of the deadline.
Before you start
The start form takes a few minutes if you have these four things in front of you. Nothing else is required to open the case.
The exact link to the review or page
On Google, open the review, use the three-dot menu and choose Share to copy its direct link. On Yelp, use the share icon under the review. For a harmful page, paste the full URL from the address bar.
Your business name exactly as it appears on the profile
Copy the company name from the listing that carries the review. Franchise and dealer networks share brand names across markets, so confirm the case is opened on your location's listing and not the national brand page.
Why the item breaks the platform's rules
One or two sentences is enough. Typical grounds for a foundation repair company: the reviewer never booked an inspection, the review describes a property you never worked on, a competitor or former employee posted it, or it accuses a named owner of fraud with no project behind the claim.
Pay upon removal or $25 off in advance
Pay upon removal at the standard price: $397 for Google, $697 for Yelp, or $497 for another site or harmful link. Pay upon removal: $397 per Google review, $697 per Yelp review, or $497 per other-platform item or harmful link, charged only once removal is documented ($0 today). Pay in advance and save $25 per item ($372/$672/$472). No refund term applies to pay upon removal because nothing is charged before removal. Pay in advance. If the specific Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a Yelp review or other-platform item is not removed within 90 days of payment, we refund the full removal fee to your original payment method. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends.
Job-type economics, the grounds a case gets filed on, what to have ready, and every source behind the numbers on this page.
Read the Foundation Repair Companies guideYes. A review describing work your company never performed fails the genuine-experience rule. We document the absence of any inspection, contract or permit for the address and file on that basis. Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Pay upon removal: $397 per Google review, $697 per Yelp review, or $497 per other-platform item or harmful link, charged only once removal is documented ($0 today). Pay in advance and save $25 per item ($372/$672/$472). No refund term applies to pay upon removal because nothing is charged before removal.
The headline complaint reflects a real relationship, so it likely stays. What can be reported is anything around it that breaks policy: named-employee accusations, claims of fraud, or details that are demonstrably false. The free scan identifies which parts have a route before you pay anything.
Self-serve removal covers Google reviews at $397, Yelp reviews at $697 and harmful links at $497. A BBB complaint page is handled as a harmful link. Foundation buyers check the BBB more than most trades, so these cases are worth mapping in a consultation.
Most Google removals: 7–21 days. Yelp and other platforms: typically 60–90 days. The platform decides the timing. Complex cases are quoted individually through the Custom Care Plan with their own timeline.
No. We only pursue reviews that violate a platform's Terms of Service: fake, off-topic, defamatory, extortive, or conflict-of-interest. Legitimate complaints are addressed via a response strategy, not deletion.
Yes. Non-client, competitor-planted, and coordinated defamation campaigns targeting foundation repair companies are among the highest-success ToS-violation categories we successfully remove.
Yes. Every workflow (outreach, invitations, responses, removal appeals) is aligned with the FTC Endorsement Guides and each platform's ToS. We keep audit-ready logs of every action.
Monitoring can surface newly published reviews after platform feeds update. It does not promise review volume or ranking changes.
Removal is priced per item: $397 Google, $697 Yelp, or $497 other sites and harmful links, charged upon documented removal ($0 today). Pay upon removal: $397 per Google review, $697 per Yelp review, or $497 per other-platform item or harmful link, charged only once removal is documented ($0 today). Pay in advance and save $25 per item ($372/$672/$472). No refund term applies to pay upon removal because nothing is charged before removal. Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends.
We escalate through documented appeal channels. For upfront payments, the applicable refund applies if the item remains live; Pay upon removal is charged only after documented removal.
Every statistic cited inline on this page is drawn from the following industry sources. Citations remain inline alongside each figure so context stays with the claim.
The policy list a removal report has to cite: fake engagement, off-topic content, impersonation, harassment, personal information and conflicts of interest.
Annual consumer survey on how people find, read and act on local business reviews, including how much weight they give the newest negative reviews.
Federal rule effective October 21, 2024. Bans fake or AI-generated reviews, reviews by insiders presented as customers, and buying positive or negative reviews. This is why removal has to be argued on policy grounds instead of countered with bought reviews.
Google's own documentation of the report route: any review can be reported, only reviews that break a content policy are eligible for removal, and the decision is Google's.
Yelp states that reported content is evaluated by its moderators and that the evaluation may take several days, with an email sent when it is done.
Confidential Foundation Repair Companies reputation audit
Not sure whether the review or page qualifies, or dealing with more than one item? A senior strategist reviews your presence across every platform in your vertical and follows up within one business day. No price, no obligation.
Ready to protect the reviews that convert every foundation-inspection lead? One audit typically surfaces multiple removable reviews and immediate rating-lift opportunities. Reputation Medics protects the reviews that grow every foundation repair company.
Pick the item and start now
One review on your Google Business Profile.
$397flat
Start Google removal, $397One review on your Yelp business page.
$697flat
Start Yelp removal, $697One article, complaint page or listing ranking for your name.
$497flat
Start link removal, $497Pay in advance. If the specific Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a Yelp review or other-platform item is not removed within 90 days of payment, we refund the full removal fee to your original payment method. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends. Google, Yelp and the sites we file with make the final decision.
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