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How realistic is it to raise a house and redo/repair the foundation? A cost in extremely ball park figures?
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My has a very shallow basement, about 7ft from floor to ceiling, not counting plumping and duct work. There is also a large wooden support beam running half the length of the basement, held up by temporary jacks, that drops that down to around 6ft. Also there are many areas where the previous owner tried to fix the basement ceiling with pieces of sheet rock. I have a mild moisture problem. I will be installing rain gutters. The floor is not well leveled. One wall of the foundation also has a slight bulge to it, and it seems that there may have been cracks or breaks in the walls that they tried to cover up. I may also have a problem with settling, I dont know. The home is built on an extremly narrow lot, 31ft face, with only a couple feet to the property line, and less than 10 feet between my house and the homes to the next. How feasable would it be to redo the entire foundation, raising the house (or lowering the basement floor)?
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4 Comments
May 5th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
It really depends one the house. If it is just a square box type ranch, it’s not that difficult. If it’s large and odd shaped, it can be real hard. There are companies that move houses, and they will jack them up and set them on stacks of railroad ties. This enables you to tear out the foundation and build a new one out of block. I did this with a home once. But it was a simple ranch home which made it easy.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
I put a basement under my house a few years ago. It was a pier and beam. I raised my house almost two feet in the process. I am also now designing a similar project for a client. It is possible to do. Not easy or cheap. Depends on your contractor, if you can find one qualified to do the work. I suggest you find a good structural engineer to design and do inspections on the work.
May 8th, 2010 at 11:59 am
I had my house done about 5 years ago they had to put piers in the front of it. And my house was brand new with wood floors throughout the house. It worked wonderful had to make some drywall repairs but it was nice to have it right. The cost was 6000.00 or a little more
May 8th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
no matter what you do it will cost a bit…if it were mine and the foundation was fixable , i would have the house raised and 2 or 3 courses of bond beam block laid with rebar every course and grouted every course. then set the house back down and point the bad spots. you will have to extend all plumbing and wiring that require it in the basement. to prevent further movement. dig around the outside walls and backfill with gravel. while you have it dug up run a french drain if there isnt one…