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Property moisture · plumbing · drainage · foundation intelligence

See what's happening beneath the foundation — before it cracks the house.

MoisturePilot pairs precision soil sensors with AI pattern detection, CRM, payments and a permanent Property Health Passport — so homeowners, pros and foundation companies nationwide catch water risk early.

Soil moisture · temp · EC Learned per-property baselines Explainable alerts Free tier — no sensors needed Available nationwide
4218 Maple Ridge Ln
Houston, TX · 5 sensors live
Risk 78
Primary bath 44%Exterior control 26%
Possible drainage intrusion · 92%
Rear zone above baseline 5 days while control recovered. Not a rapid rise → not plumbing.
~$7B/yr
U.S. property damage from expansive soils
30–40%
Volume swing of saturated expansive clay
70s
Sensor reading interval, per channel
16
Soil channels per MoisturePilot gateway
The problem

Expansive clay never stops moving

Wet clay swells and lifts. Dry clay shrinks and drops. That cycle — season after season — is the leading driver of foundation failure across the United States.

Swell

Saturated clay expands and pushes up — up to ~20,000 psf — heaving one side of the slab unevenly.

Shrink

Drought pulls moisture out; soil contracts and leaves voids. The foundation settles into the gaps.

Differential movement

One side wet, the other dry — the imbalance racks the structure, cracking brick, drywall and slab.

Symptoms: cracks · sticking doors · sloping floors · brick separation · slab leaks
The math

Monitoring costs less than one crack

Foundation repair runs into five figures. Catching drainage, a slow leak, or dry-out early is the difference between a downspout fix and a pier job.

$4k–$15k+
Typical foundation repair once damage sets in
$150–$600
Early drainage or gutter correction, caught in time
$19/mo
Continuous monitoring + annual inspection
Early detection turns emergencies into maintenance
Explainable by design

Anatomy of an alert

No black-box "sensor high." Every alert shows its reasoning, ranks the likely source, and tells you exactly what to do.

Possible drainage intrusion
Primary bathroom soil · Ch. 3 · began 5 days ago
92%
Likely source
Drainage / runoff64%
Irrigation overrun21%
Possible plumbing11%

What happened, how fast

Held above the learned 24–33% baseline for 5 days; rose +11 pts then plateaued — no rapid spike.

How the water moved

Exterior control rose first, then rear perimeter, then rear-center — entering from the rear, moving inward.

Recovery & next action

Normal recovery is 42h; it's been 118h — past threshold. Recommend a drainage inspection before backfill.

How it works

Sensors → gateway → intelligence

Field-proven sensing hardware feeds a learning engine that separates rain from irrigation from plumbing — and tells you what to do next.

01

Place soil sensors

8–16 soil probes at plumbing zones, corners, low points and an exterior control — mapped to the real home.

02

Stream to the gateway

A MoisturePilot Hub collects moisture, soil temp and EC every 70 seconds over Ethernet or Wi-Fi, with SD backup.

03

Learn the baseline

A 30–60 day learning period sets each sensor's normal range, so 45% at one home isn't judged like another.

04

Act on Pilot AI

Explainable alerts rank the likely source, show how water moved, and recommend the next action.

The platform

One system, every job

More than "wet soil" warnings — a full operating system for property moisture, repair and customer relationships.

Live sensor monitoring

Moisture, soil temp and EC per named location. Property map, thresholds, and imbalance detection across every channel.

AI pattern detection

Rain vs irrigation vs plumbing vs HVAC vs drainage — classified with confidence, rate-of-change and neighbor comparison.

Explainable alerts

Every alert answers what, where, how fast, is-it-rain, likely source, confidence and next step. Advisory → Critical.

Property Health Passport

A permanent, transferable record — repairs, permits, warranties, sensor history and moisture events. Owner-controlled sharing.

CRM & pipeline

Leads → inspection → estimate → approved → job. Drag-and-drop board, lead detail, messaging and inspection booking.

Invoices & payments

Multi-invoice checkout, Apple Pay, Stripe Connect payouts, subscriptions and overdue tracking — homeowner and operator side.

Reports & documents

Drainage, engineer packages, warranty compliance, property-sale and monthly reports — measurements kept separate from opinion.

Pilot AI assistant

Ask about any property in plain language. Answers cite the exact readings — recovery times, rain correlation, side-to-side gaps.

Sensor health & escalation

Low battery, lost signal, stuck readings and displacement — plus SMS, email and automated phone escalation for critical events.

Six ways in

Organized around real questions

Not sixteen graphs to decode — a simple structure from "is my foundation okay?" to engineer-ready evidence.

Today

Plain-language status and active recommendations.

Map

Sensors, plumbing, drainage, repairs and observations.

Insights

Trends, classifications, scores and explanations.

Property

Documents, history, warranties and maintenance.

Services

Inspections, plumbers, drainage and other pros.

Learn

Free tools, quizzes, calculators and education.

Use cases

One reading, many stories

Combined with location, rainfall and neighboring sensors, soil-sensor data separates true risks from noise — always "possible," never "confirmed" without inspection.

Possible supply leak

Rapid rise, no rain, stable exterior control, abnormal whole-house flow → critical alert.

Drainage intrusion

Exterior rises first, then perimeter; concentrates at the downspout and lingers.

Irrigation anomaly

Repeating schedule, no rainfall, one zone — but each cycle lasts longer than the last.

HVAC condensate

Predictable daily rise near the drain that recovers overnight — learned, so it won't false-alarm.

Drought & dry-out

Tree-side soil drying 3× faster; side-to-side gap widening past the learned range.

Repair verification

Before/after wet-duration and balance prove a French drain or leak fix actually worked.

+ 80 more: freeze events, sump failure, pool leaks, negative grading, warranty maintenance…
Flagship feature

The Property Health Passport

A permanent digital record of everything that matters beneath a property — foundation type, soil, plumbing routes, repairs, permits, warranties, elevation surveys, sensor history and every moisture event.

Transfers to the buyer on sale — history intact
Owner controls who sees each section
Property Care Score keeps maintenance on track
View a sample passport →
82
Property Care Score
7 of 10 care actions complete
Foundation type · pier & beam · built 1978
14 piers installed · engineer letter on file
Moisture event · possible drainage intrusion
Transferable warranty · active
Monitoring since Feb 2026 · 5 MP-S1 soil probe
No account required

Useful before you buy a thing

MoisturePilot earns trust first. Anyone can use these tools today — then upgrade to live sensors when ready.

Foundation Risk Quiz

Answer 10 questions, get an educational risk read — not a diagnosis.

Crack Comparison

Photograph a crack, realign later, and see whether it's changing.

Watering Planner

Rainfall + soil + shade inputs suggest when to check the foundation.

Emergency Shutoff

Store your main-shutoff photo & location before a leak ever happens.

Also free: symptom tracker · rain journal · drainage walkthrough · terminology library · cost estimator
Who it's for

Valuable at every seat

From someone curious about a crack to a company managing lifetime warranties across 200 rentals.

Homeowner

Peace of mind, plain English

  • "Is my foundation okay?" answered daily
  • Book inspections, pay invoices, track repairs
  • Maintenance calendar & watering guidance
Realtor

Fewer transaction surprises

  • Temporary listing-period monitoring
  • Shareable property report & warranty transfer
  • Portfolio of listings & buyer properties
Property manager

Portfolio command center

  • Rank 200 properties by urgency
  • Vacancy mode & escalation
  • Work orders & repair verification
Plumber

Test where it matters

  • Plumbing-zone map & moisture movement
  • Guided isolation & hydrostatic docs
  • Consented leads & recovery monitoring
Foundation company

White-label platform

  • Inspection builder & per-pier monitoring
  • Warranty management & retention automation
  • Your logo, colors and report templates
Engineer

Defensible evidence

  • Full data package with quality indicators
  • Moisture ↔ elevation correlation
  • Annotation & measurement-limitation notes
Trusted across the country

From coast to coast, wherever the ground moves

★★★★★

"It flagged a rear-yard drainage problem weeks before we'd have seen a crack. We fixed a downspout instead of piers."

JA
John A.
Homeowner · Houston, TX
★★★★★

"The passport and warranty transfer close deals. Buyers trust a property with a documented moisture history."

SB
Sarah B.
Realtor · Dallas, TX
★★★★★

"White-label monitoring plus warranty automation cut our annual-inspection no-shows and drives repeat service."

RK
Reggie K.
Owner · Motmot Foundation Repair
247
Properties monitored
2.4M+
Soil readings / month
14
Pattern types detected
6
Professional roles served
30-day money-back
Membership, no questions asked
No lock-in
Cancel anytime · hardware is yours
You own your data
Export anytime · you control sharing
Pricing

Start free. Your hardware stays yours.

Cancel membership anytime — sensors keep reporting current readings, map and basic alerts. No lock-in.

Visitor
$0
No account. Instant tools for the curious.
  • Foundation risk quiz
  • Crack & symptom checklists
  • Watering planner & cost estimator
  • Emergency shutoff guide
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Free account
$0
One property. Track it by hand or connect sensors.
  • Property profile & photo timeline
  • Current MP-S1 soil probe readings · 30-day history
  • Basic moisture & rapid-change alerts
  • Contractor-sharing link
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Homeowner membership
$19/mo
Full intelligence + an annual professional inspection.
  • Complete history & event classification
  • Rain correlation & seasonal baselines
  • SMS + phone alerts, pro monitoring
  • Monthly reports, warranty monitoring
  • Annual foundation review
Start membership
Professional
Custom
Teams, portfolios, white-label & API.
  • Multi-property & team accounts
  • CRM, work orders & billing
  • White-label branding & reports
  • API access & role permissions
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Hardware

Field-proven soil sensing

Rugged, repairable and standards-based — no proprietary lock-in. Install included with every package.

Soil sensor

3-in-1 · moisture · temp · EC
Method
Capacitive FDR
Reading interval
Every 70s
Range
0–100% VWC
Rating
IP66 outdoor
Wireless
915 MHz · ≤100 m
Power
1× AA, low-draw

MoisturePilot gateway

Wi-Fi + Ethernet IoT hub
Soil channels
Up to 16
Connectivity
Ethernet + Wi-Fi
Local storage
microSD backup
Antenna
External, high-gain
Built-in
Temp · humidity · baro
Backup
Battery-ready

Monitoring packages

Placement follows the actual home — plumbing runs, corners, low points, prior repairs and an exterior control.

8
Sensors

Basic

Corners, two plumbing zones, one low area + exterior control.

12
Sensors

Standard Recommended

Corners, four plumbing zones, drainage & previously-repaired areas.

16
Sensors

Advanced

Full coverage, wet/dry sides, tree & addition zones, dual controls.

Privacy & ownership

Your property. Your data. Your call.

Sensitive by default. Professionals see only what a job requires, and access is time-boxed and revocable.

Granular sharing

Choose who sees each section — reports, docs or exact location.

Time-boxed access

Grant a plumber or realtor access that expires and can be revoked.

Full export

Download your complete history anytime — no data hostage.

Anonymized only

Neighborhood insights never expose an individual property.

Why continuous

A snapshot can't catch a moving problem

One inspection sees one day. Expansive clay causes damage across weeks of wet/dry cycling.

One-time inspection
Single-day snapshot; misses cycles
Symptoms found after damage appears
No source ranking or evidence trail
Repair success judged by eye
History lost between owners
MoisturePilot continuous
Readings every 70s, day and night
Alerts before cracks form
Ranked source + movement + confidence
Before/after repair verification
Permanent passport, transfers on sale
FAQ

Straight answers

Does MoisturePilot confirm a broken pipe?

No. The MP-S1 soil probe detects significant water when it changes the surrounding soil, so alerts are phrased as "possible plumbing event," "rain-related pattern" or "possible drainage intrusion." A physical inspection or plumbing test confirms the cause — MoisturePilot points you to the right zone and the right professional.

Do I need sensors to get value?

No. The free tier includes a foundation risk quiz, crack and symptom trackers, a maintenance calendar, watering planner and emergency-shutoff guide. Add soil sensors later and the same app becomes a live monitoring system.

Why sensors instead of one annual inspection?

Expansive clay moves continuously. A single inspection is a snapshot; continuous soil-moisture data reveals imbalance, drainage failures and slow leaks that never show up on the day an inspector visits.

What happens if I cancel my membership?

Your hardware keeps working. You retain current readings, the property map, basic alerts, local history and data export. Membership adds advanced classification, professional monitoring, reports and the annual inspection — but the sensors are yours.

How does it learn what's "normal" for my home?

A 30–60 day learning period establishes each sensor's baseline range, drying rate, rain response and seasonal profile. Alerts are judged against your property's own normal — not a universal threshold — because 45% moisture can be normal at one home and alarming at another.

Can foundation companies run it under their own brand?

Yes. The Professional tier is white-label: your logo, colors, report templates, membership plans and warranty requirements on top of the MoisturePilot platform, with team accounts, work orders and API access.

What are the signs of foundation problems?

Common signs include new cracks in drywall, brick or the slab, doors and windows that stick, sloping or uneven floors, and gaps opening around window frames. These usually appear weeks after the soil around the foundation has already been moving. MoisturePilot watches the soil-moisture patterns that drive that movement — drainage intrusion, a slow plumbing leak or drought shrinkage — so you can act before it becomes a visible crack.

How much does foundation repair cost?

Foundation repair in the U.S. typically ranges from about $2,000 for minor crack sealing to $10,000–$30,000+ for pier installation or slab jacking, depending on soil, access and severity. Catching a drainage or plumbing problem early — while it is still a moisture pattern and not structural movement — is by far the cheapest outcome, which is the entire point of continuous monitoring.

Does homeowners insurance cover foundation repair?

Usually not when the cause is expansive-clay soil movement, settling or poor drainage — those are typically excluded. Sudden damage from a covered event, such as an accidental plumbing burst under the slab, may be covered. Either way, MoisturePilot's timestamped moisture history and documented alerts give you and your adjuster a clear record of what changed and when.

When should you water your foundation?

During dry spells, keeping the soil around a slab evenly moist prevents the shrink-swell cycle that cracks foundations — but soaking one side is just as harmful. MoisturePilot's watering planner uses your sensors plus local weather to tell you which sides need water, when to skip it because rain is coming, and where the ground is already too wet.

How do soil moisture sensors protect a foundation?

Wireless soil probes read moisture, temperature and conductivity a few inches down at each corner and plumbing zone. When one area stays wet after the rest has dried, rises with no rain, or dries far faster than its neighbors, that imbalance is the early signal of drainage, plumbing or drought stress — long before the slab moves enough to crack the house.

Get started

Up and running in three steps

No pressure, no lock-in. Start free today; add sensors whenever you're ready.

01

Create a free property profile

Add your address, foundation type and any symptoms. Get instant risk education and a maintenance calendar.

02

Install sensors (or book it)

Choose an 8/12/16-sensor package. Self-install or have a certified pro map and place every probe.

03

Let Pilot AI watch 24/7

After a short learning period you get explainable alerts, monthly reports and a growing Property Passport.

Nationwide coverage

Wherever the soil moves, we monitor

Expansive and shrink-swell soils affect nearly every state. MoisturePilot adapts to each property with its own learned baseline — from Gulf Coast gumbo clay to Front Range bentonite.

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