We purchased our home 6 months ago and have recently discovered foundation movement. It’s more than just normal settling that happens in Texas (where I live). That was frustrating for us having that issue so soon after we moved in and we found out that there had actually been prior foundation work done on the home which was not disclosed to us. The prior owners deny having done foundation work or known of foundation work done. I requested the city send me records of any permits pulled for foundation work and I found out that they could not find any records. Since we know for a fact that piers were previously installed, I’m led to believe that whichever contractor performed the work did not pull a permit. The work was sloppily done so it was likely a disreputable, cheap company that cut corners where they could.

Anyway, backstory over, and I don’t want to focus on that. What I’m truly wondering is: we have a new contractor to install additional piers and adjust the old ones. As part of the contract, we are paying for the company to pull a permit. How should I make sure this is done? I want to make sure everything is done properly, not just for us, but for any for any future owners of the home.