History
In 1992, Jeff Martin Sr. founded Foundation Recovery Systems when he noticed gaps in the foundation repair industry. He wanted to find a more efficient way to repair foundations instead of a full replacement. His son, Jeff Martin Jr., Joined the business in 2007, and by 2010, business had skyrocketed due to a year-long drought. In 2018, FRS partnered with Groundworks, the nation’s leading and fastest-growing foundation and water management solutions company and immediately expanded their service coverage. FRS is a 2022 St. Louis Top Workplace winner and A+ BBB accredited business. Their nearly 400 employees and 30 years of experience in the industry have led to thousands of repaired homes.
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Services We Provide
Foundation Recovery Systems (FRS), A Groundworks Company, specializes in helping homeowners with their foundation repair, basement waterproofing, crawl space encapsulation, and concrete needs. Our top priority is providing high-quality home repair solutions and personalized service throughout Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas. With fully trained technicians, industry-leading products, and nationally backed warranties, FRS is here to restore your foundation or crawl space.
Foundation Recovery Systems Service Areas

Kansas City, MO
Kansas City has clay-like, expansive soils with a climate that experiences heavy rainfall that leads to flooding in the spring that can damage your home’s foundation, basement, concrete, and crawl space.

Moberly, MO
If you live in Moberly, where it rains a lot and the soil is fertile clay, you can expect water damage to your foundation, basement, concrete, and crawl space.

Springfield, MO
Gravelly soil in Springfield is prone to erosion and creates an unstable base for your foundation. Give your home the extra support it needs to stand strong.

St. Louis, MO
Clay-like soils and a wet climate in St. Louis can cause flooding, resulting in structural damage to your home's foundation as well as the basement, concrete, and crawl space.

Des Moines, IA
Water damage can harm your home's foundation, basement, concrete, and crawl space if you live in Des Moines, Iowa, because of the city's silty-clay loam and humid climate.

Decatur, IL
Don’t let rain and snow cause problems for your foundation in Decatur. Too much of either can cause the soil in your yard to become weak and unstable. Foundation Recovery Systems has tools designed to combat the effects of soil damage on your home.

Peoria, IL
On average, Peoria receives a high amount of rain and snow every year. Unfortunately, precipitation puts your foundation at risk as it breaks down soil and building materials over time. Don’t worry, FRS has various solutions to this problem.

Rockford, IL
Without proper safeguarding, your foundation can be damaged by Rockford’s above-average snow and rain. With solutions from Foundation Recovery Systems, you can stop foundation damage in its tracks and keep your home protected year-round.

West Terre Haute, IN
From moldy crawl spaces and wet basements to cracked foundations and uneven concrete, Foundation Recovery Systems has repaired all these common home issues. Let us help restore your home’s safety and peace of mind.
Ratings & Reviews
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Our foundation had settled about an inch below the “prow” portion of our walkout basement, where there were heavy point loads from our post & beam great room. We had drywall cracking, and casement windows that would no longer open. FRS solved…
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Kevin did a great job explaining the process on our first inspection and everything went smoothly.
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We are very pleased with the courtesy and professionalism of our workmen, Trenton Meyers and Daniel Powers (Springfield Office). They protected our home from damage and dust while working, and completed the job on time. We would highly recommend…
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Greg, cliff and Landon did an excellent job repairing our foundation. They were on time, kind, courteous, honest, up front and good explaining everything. The team was very efficient and we would (will) 10/10 call them again.
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Great customer service and very responsive!!
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Nick Mata was very professional and explain every detail of the issue and solution. I will update after completion of the project.
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Hired company for foundation stabilization. Crew appeared on-time and proceeded to work in inclement weather while minimizing damage to yard. Crew kept me informed of progress, was responsive to my questions and shared information about the…
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We went with Foundation Recovery Systems for our crawl space encapsulation. Very impressed with the quality, product and overall business. Nathan Smith-Bright was so helpful. Highly recommend.
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5-star service! Nathan Smith-Bright helped us with our crawl space encapsulation needs. Very professional and answered all our questions!
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Efficient, Friendly, good work and patient answering questions!
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Jacob , Dylan, Cisco installed the metal piers to stabilize my garage, showed me progress during & finished job, also dug up my large ornamental grasses along garage for me with their equipment saved me a lot of work!!! Great job! Trenton& Zach,…
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John Hernandez came and did a thorough house/foundation inspection. He was very professional and knowledgeable. Would definitely use his services again!
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When we realized the foundation of our house was a serious problem, we figured we were kind of screwed. WRONG! Yeah, getting it fixed wasn’t cheap, but FRS’s staff members came in and did the fixing efficiently, and very effectively. I have no idea…
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We were very pleased with Codi’s inspection. He was honest, thorough, and respectful during his visit. He didn’t sugarcoat the damage that we inherited when we bought the house. We are excited to have FRS help us get these repairs done.
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Kevin Creed provided great service professionals all the way around from appointments to service highly recommend.
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Greg, Cliff, Landon did a great job. Solid communication, there may have been some hiccups but they got it all figured out and it all looks great.
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My father and I are so happy to have found this company. They could of not send us a better inspector than Nick Mata. He explained everything down to make it easier to understand. He was so professional and full of knowledge. He had the biggest…
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We’re so pleased with the team at FRS for our Foundation work. Joe, his co-pilot Luke & Robbie got the job done quick and even helped to piece our fence together in the mean time so our dog could use the yard! Unexpected and very appreciated! All…
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Nick Mata was very helpful, knowledgeable and professional when walking me through my foundation options. I would highly recommend Nick for any of your foundation type questions or problems.
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Jared was very good in respectful I would recommend you guys to anyone…
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