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Massachusetts has no foundation-contractor license, but your contractor must be Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registered. Structural repairs such as piers, slab stabilization, or wall bracing require a Construction Supervisor License and a permit from the Chatham Building Department, with PE-stamped drawings for significant work. With water on three sides, Chatham's salt marsh, coast, and wetlands put most exterior excavation, footing drains, and regrading under the Chatham Conservation Commission via the Wetlands Protection Act and coastal floodplain rules. Many lots sit in FEMA flood zones, and the historic Old Village can add review for visible exterior work.

Cape Cod pricing runs above central and western Massachusetts, with seasonal demand, ferry-free but long-haul material runs, and limited local crews adding cost. Crack injection with epoxy or polyurethane typically runs $400 to $900 per crack on poured concrete. An interior perimeter drain with a sump, where there is a basement, usually costs $8,000 to $20,000. Crawl-space encapsulation, the most common project here, typically runs $5,000 to $15,000. Settlement repair on sand with helical piers runs roughly $1,500 to $3,000 per pier. A sump pump install runs $1,200 to $3,000, more with a battery backup for storm outages.

Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential foundation repair & waterproofing work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other foundation repair & waterproofing contractor serving the town, on the Foundation Repair / Waterproofing in Chatham page.