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Drought-Cracked Foundations Are the Quiet Disaster of Summer 2026: Why Texas and Oklahoma Homeowners Are Getting $8,000 to $35,000 Pier Quotes
After the warmest February on record in Oklahoma and second-warmest in Texas, expansive clay soils across the Southern Plains are shrinking fast and pulling away from slabs. Here is what the cracks mean, what fair 2026 pier pricing looks like, and how to avoid the high-pressure scams that always show up in a drought year.
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