Richard Earl's Construction

Richard Earls Construction is a family-owned, New Orleans-based General Contractor and Construction Company. With over 28 years of experience, we have been helping New Orleans get the job done! Our staff has experience in working with home owners, contractors, real estate agents, architects, and business owners.

Our promise to you is that we provide expert residential and commercial construction services at a competitive price. Whether it's a commercial build-out, foundation work, or historical renovations, we get the job done right the first time, which saves our clients time and money.

Richard Earls began in the construction industry by working for one of his Marine Corp buddies. Richard learned the skills of renovation, working on high-end buildings in the French Quarter, Garden District, and the uptown areas of New Orleans, LA. Richard Earls Construction was formed to specialize in foundation, structural repairs, and other challenging projects.

Through Hurricane Katrina and after, we were doing foundation work and renovation to help rebuild the City of New Orleans. After Katrina, we worked a lot on raising and lifting of homes. We were also involved in renovating homes and continue to do the same today.

Richard Earls Construction is a family-run business which has grown and is well-known in New Orleans. We strive in taking care of our customers. We have many repeat customers, as well as realtors calling about houses they want to fix to sell. We give our customers a great quality of work that will last them a lifetime.

Richard holds a residential license #862940 and commercial license #46526 in the State of Louisiana. He won the Award of Merit from The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission in 2004 for new construction. He won the Louisiana Remodeling Excellence Award in 2016 for best remodel under 250,000.00. In 2011, he received an award for small business for belonging to the emerging 200.

Memberships include NOREIA New Orleans Real Estate Investor Association, Better Business Bureau and rated A+, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and NAHB (New Orleans Area Homebuilders Association).

Richard was in the Marine Corp from 1986 to 1992. He graduated from Jesuit High School in 1985. He was featured in an article in July 2004 for Business Built on Blight for his remodeling.

Our services include foundation repair, house shoring, construction framing, and house leveling. We provide great service at a competitive price. No matter what type of job, how big or small, we provide the highest level of professional service to our New Orleans friends and neighbors.

Services

Foundation Repair: We specialize in foundation, structural repairs, and other challenging projects. Our staff has experience in working with home owners, contractors, real estate agents, architects, and business owners.

House Shoring: Whether it's a commercial build-out, foundation work, or historical renovations, we get the job done right the first time, which saves our clients time and money.

Construction Framing: Our staff has experience in working with home owners, contractors, real estate agents, architects, and business owners. We provide great service at a competitive price.

House Leveling: We provide the highest level of professional service to our New Orleans friends and neighbors. No matter what type of job, how big or small, we are here to help.

Blog

Foundation Repair in St. Roch: In 2018, we got a request to repair a foundation at a small home in New Orleans' St. Roch neighborhood. The house was in poor condition when the owner purchased it, and she restored the home by herself little by little, replacing siding, adding windows and railings, putting in a new fence, and painting the exterior. It was a pretty impressive transformation! But before she worked on the interior, the owner asked us to take a look at the foundation. For this home, the sills were in good condition, but the piers needed work. The house, which is less than 900 sq. ft. in size, had shifted on its piers due to flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the house no longer sat squarely on the piers. The owner asked if we could shift the house back, or move the piers. In a situation like this, the best option is to move the piers, which involves digging holes and placing new piers in the ground, and then shifting the house to sit on the new piers.