Structural repair pricing in Tacoma isn't a mystery — it just can't be guessed over the phone. These cost guides give you real Tacoma price ranges for the three most common structural repairs we perform: dry rot repair, sill plate replacement, and floor joist repair. Each guide shows the scope tiers that drive pricing, so you know where your project is likely to land before you book a diagnostic.
$350 credits 100% toward your repair project.
Each guide is based on actual jobs we've performed in Tacoma, Pierce County, and the South Sound. The scope tiers show how pricing scales from spot repair to major structural rebuild. If your situation doesn't fit neatly into one bucket, the $350 diagnostic figures out exactly where it lands.
Dry rot ranges from a single rotted window sill to a full structural rebuild with siding replacement. Scope tiers move from spot repair through medium section rebuilds to major multi-area structural work.
Mudsill and sill plate replacement pricing is driven by perimeter length, crawl space access, number of bearing points requiring temporary shoring, and whether rim joist replacement is concurrent.
Floor joist repair ranges from a single sistered joist to full section replacement with subfloor and beam work. Access conditions and moisture remediation scope drive the higher end.
Free estimates look attractive until you understand how they get priced. Contractors who show up for free have to recover that cost somewhere — usually by padding the bid, underbidding and generating change orders, or walking after a quick eyeball estimate that misses the real problem. Our $350 forensic diagnostic eliminates all three failure modes.
A contractor giving free bids has to recover his windshield time somewhere. Either he pads every bid by $200–$500 to cover the ones that don't close, or he undershoots and writes change orders once the walls are open. Either way, you pay.
You pay $350 for a real on-site forensic diagnostic. We map the full scope, document with photos, and write a lump-sum fixed-price bid. If you proceed with the repair, the $350 credits 100% against your project total. You only pay it if you walk.
Every Realty Repair Co. contract is lump-sum fixed-price. Scope is locked at signing. Material substitutions or owner-requested scope changes get a written change order with fixed pricing. No open-ended hourly billing on residential repair work.
All structural repair work carries a five-year written guarantee. That's only possible because the diagnostic maps the full scope before the bid is written. You can't guarantee work you didn't scope correctly.
If you're not yet sure which repair type matches your situation, start with the symptom. Each symptom page explains the likely underlying cause, what we inspect for during the diagnostic, and which repair scope typically follows.
Book the $350 forensic diagnostic. We inspect, map the full scope, and write a lump-sum fixed-price bid. If you proceed with the repair, the full $350 credits to your project total.
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