I'm really surprised by the negative reviews here. During our new home purchase journey, our realtor recommended Sean Corcoran to inspect and remediate a crawl space nightmare. Before Sean's inspection, we were advised of the initial inspection cost and were able to schedule a specific date/time to meet him at the property. We were definitely impressed by his professionalism. His structural report provided us with the data needed to negotiate an appropriate purchase price for a house with deferred maintenance. After our purchase, Sean and his crew got to work immediately to repair structural damage, install an efficient drainage system and seal the crawl space. With the wet spring we've had this year, we've learned our new sump pump runs 24/7! I think we've discovered the fountain of youth under our house! Sean's always been responsive and worked to resolve the additional moisture issues. All covered by his initial quote, so he stands by his work. There have been times when Sean's shown up unannounced; however, it's always been for something we've requested. As long as he's following up with us, I'm ok with his unscheduled visits, because it means the work is being done. Bottom line, if you want it done right, you better call Sean! read more

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I use Carolina Foundation for several properties in New Bern (Craven) and Pollocksville (Jones). Each job is completed on budget and on time. Sean Corcoran (Owner) is very well respected in the area, his pricing is fair and the work excellent. If there are any issues, he is reasonable, approachable and professional. Some of the work Carolina Foundation has completed for me - foundation/crawl space sealing, roof reinforcement, concrete work, foundation & structural inspections, crawl space doors, building structural inspections. Sean is always professional and I highly recommend him. Carolina East should be on your list to contact for anything foundation related. read more

Sean is the number one structural engineer in Craven County. I've used his services twice. He is prompt and his reports are thorough and always include photos of all work required. He offers services to remediate the noted issues but this is optional. He is honest and fair and I will continue to use his services for all my needs. The only issue is that he is very much in demand and is often scheduled for several weeks out. You will not be disappointed with Carolina Foundation Repairs. read more

We have a house for sale in New Bern NC and had a pre listing inspection done, which identified several very specific structural defects which needed to be repaired. Our realtor told us that Sean Corcoran of Carolina Foundation Repairs could give us a quote to complete the repairs and then do a structural report of the repaired property. We agreed to have him give us a quote - in return he billed us $150 for a "structural report" which repeated the previous inspection information and gave us quotes to repair each item. Our realtor never requested that he provide a structural report but only that he give a quote for the repairs - (and anyone with any common sense would know that we would not pay for a structural report when we already knew there were structural problem we wanted to repair!!) Though the realtor told him this, he still insisted on being paid for the "report". She also told us that structural reports in the past cost $95 and she was never given a price of $150 (or any price to provide repair quotes) . We consider Sean Corcoran's and Carolina Foundation Repair's actions unethical and unprofessional, and would NEVER consider their doing the work on our property. If they charge $150 to provide quotes to complete already identified problems on property, they should state that clearly on their website. They are obviously primarily out to "make a buck" - not at all interested in their customers, based on our disappointing experience with them. read more

I was very pleased with the work performed by Carolina Foundation. Mr. Sean Corcoran came out and assessed our foundation settlement. Victor and his crew worked in my narrow crawl space on a hot Eastern NC summer day and not only raised and stabilized the floor but renovated the crawl space as well. Unfortunately this highlighted some brick facade issues that were "covered up" by the home's previous owner. Sean contracted with Brian, a masonry expert of over 20 years, and Brian repaired the facade working on a steep roof pitch. Very happy with the professionalism and attention to detail both work crews demonstrated on this project. read more

Extremely unprofessional. My husband and I bought a new home that needed the crawl space to be fixed up, they charged us over $100 to just look and say "yupp this needs some work" then charged us $6000 to fix it. Before doing the work a man would let himself onto our property unannounced and look at the crawl space. They never said when they were coming to begin working, so one day my husband and I were woken up to yelling under our house, come to find out that they were beginning to work on the crawl space, they came and let themselves onto our property yet again without notice and began working. We never met anyone and none of the workers said a word to us...the owner Sean Corcoran, never came and introduced himself and we don't even know if he ever came to the house to begin with...once they were finished they just left without saying a word...now they are trying to charge my husband and I am extra $500 for something extra that they did to our home. I would highly recommend you find someone else to work on your home. read more