About Foundation Integrity Authority
A public service project raising the level of foundation education in the Midwest
Who Made This
The Nashville Business Foundry, in coordination with JLB Foundation Repair and Basement Waterproofing, created Foundation Integrity Authority as a public service project. The goal is straightforward: raise the level of public discourse on foundation and structural topics affecting Midwest homeowners. Too much of what exists online is vague, sales-driven, or designed to create urgency rather than understanding. This site exists to change that.
The content leverages publicly available data combined with over 100 years of combined practical foundation and waterproofing experience at JLB. Soil classifications come from USDA surveys. Climate data comes from NOAA records. Cost data comes from real local market pricing. And the practical knowledge — how repairs actually work in Midwest clay and glacial soils — comes from the people who do this work every day.
How the Content Is Built
Every page starts with data, not opinion. USDA soil surveys, NOAA climate records, county assessor data, and local building codes form the factual foundation. JLB's field team adds the practical layer — how these conditions actually play out in the homes they work on across Kansas City and Des Moines. The result is content that is both technically grounded and practically useful.
Fact-checking follows a consistent process. When a number appears on this site, it has a source. Housing stock statistics come from census data. Soil percentages come from USDA Web Soil Survey. Cost ranges come from verified local market pricing. The standard is accuracy you can check for yourself.
Coverage Area
Local data and soil profiles cover two metro areas: Kansas City and Des Moines. Kansas City coverage spans Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte, Clay, Platte, Cass, Douglas, and Leavenworth counties across Missouri and Kansas. Des Moines coverage spans Polk, Dallas, Story, and Warren counties in Iowa. The Foundation Atlas provides suburb-level risk data for both markets.
General education applies broadly to Midwest homes on expansive clay and glacial soils. If you live outside these two metro areas, the science, symptom, and method content remains relevant. Cost data and local soil profiles may not match your specific conditions.