What TotalCare™ Membership Covers, and Why It's Worth It

'58 Foundations & Waterproofing's TotalCare™ membership gives homeowners an annual professional inspection of their foundation repair or waterproofing system, along with priority scheduling, member pricing, and a documented report after every visit. A Certified Foundation Specialist tests the system and flags anything that needs attention, building a record of the home's condition over time.

How Foundation and Waterproofing Systems Change After Installation

A sump pump's float switch and check valve are mechanical parts, and mechanical parts wear. A pump that ran perfectly the day it was installed can start lagging on its cycle time or fail to trigger at all several years later, often without any visible sign until the next heavy rain puts it to the test. The same kind of gradual change happens below the surface and along seams. Structural piers are set to a specific benchmark depth and elevation at installation, and confirming that benchmark still holds means measuring it again, not assuming the original reading is still accurate. Encapsulation liner seams, sealed with tape at installation, can loosen slightly as a crawl space moves through seasonal humidity and temperature swings.

None of this points to a flawed installation. Soil moisture shifts with the seasons, groundwater levels rise and fall, and a home settles in small increments that aren't visible from the surface. An annual inspection is how a slower sump pump cycle, a shifted benchmark reading, or a loosened seam gets caught while it's still a minor fix, before it turns into standing water or a repeat of the original problem.

What a TotalCare™ Maintenance Visit Includes

A Certified Foundation Specialist arrives with a checklist built around confirming that every installed system is still performing the way it did on day one. That means testing mechanical components, re-measuring structural benchmarks, and inspecting the physical condition of seams, drains, and barriers rather than relying on a visual walkthrough alone.

• Water management system inspection and testing. Interior drainage channels and exterior grading systems are checked for blockages, proper flow direction, and any signs that water is finding a path around the system instead of through it.
• Sump pump operational testing. The pump is run through its full cycle to confirm the float switch triggers correctly, the check valve holds, and the pump discharges water at the rate it's designed for.
• Crawl space system evaluation. Vapor barriers, support posts, and any installed dehumidification equipment are checked for wear, movement, or moisture buildup since the last visit.
• Encapsulation seam and tape inspection. Seams are checked for lifting, gaps, or tape that has started to separate from humidity and temperature cycling.
• Structural stabilization benchmark verification. Piers and other stabilization points are re-measured against their original installation benchmark to confirm the foundation hasn't shifted.
• Interior and exterior foundation inspection. Walls, footings, and the visible exterior foundation line are checked for new cracking, movement, or water intrusion.

Each of these checks gets logged individually, with its own pass/fail result and any measurements taken, rather than folded into a single overall pass/fail for the visit. 

Documentation, Scheduling, and Member Pricing Included With Membership

Every maintenance visit results in a written report covering the inspection findings, system performance observations, benchmark verification results, and any maintenance actions completed that day, along with photo documentation of the system's condition. If the specialist identifies something that needs attention, the report includes a specific recommendation rather than a general note to keep an eye on it. Over several years of visits, this creates a comparable record of how the system has performed, measurement to measurement, rather than a single snapshot in time.

Membership also changes what happens if something comes up between scheduled visits. Enrolled homeowners get priority scheduling for service needs outside the annual inspection, rather than being booked into the standard queue. '58 Foundations & Waterproofing also tracks each member's maintenance schedule and expiration date directly, so the notification to schedule the next visit comes from the company rather than depending on the homeowner to remember a renewal date. On top of that, members receive discounted pricing on qualifying services and repairs beyond what the membership itself covers.

Choosing Between the 1-Year and 5-Year TotalCare™ Membership

Both membership options include the same annual visit, the same documentation after every inspection, and the same priority scheduling and member pricing. The difference is in cost and how many years of coverage are locked in up front.

1-Year TotalCare™: $249, billed annually. Renews each year at the same rate unless canceled.

5-Year TotalCare™: $499 total. Covers five annual visits, a savings of $745 compared to renewing the 1-Year option five times.

A homeowner planning to stay in the home for several more years can lock in the 5-Year rate now. A homeowner who wants to commit one year at a time, or isn't sure how long they'll be in the home, gets the same visit and documentation with the 1-Year option.

Ask About Enrolling in TotalCare™

'58 Foundations & Waterproofing offers TotalCare™ enrollment directly through your Service Advisor. If you've already had a foundation repair or waterproofing system installed, ask about adding TotalCare™ at your next visit, or reach out to enroll before your next scheduled inspection is due.

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