Older beach cottages have a lot of charm, but they were not always built with today’s flood rules in mind. Some sit low to the ground. Some have older foundations that have taken years of salt air, storms and wet weather. That is where house lifting can make a real difference. At High Caliber Contracting, […]
Sometimes the best move is not adding more house across the yard. It is using the height you have already gained. We see this on a lot of House Lifting in projects in Connecticut. Once the home is raised, homeowners start looking at the open space below and thinking about what it could become. Storage […]
Not every house is an easy lift, but a lot more homes can be raised than people think. That is one thing we see all the time with House Lifting in Connecticut. Some homes look simple from the street, then once we start checking the framing, foundation, and support points, the real story comes out. […]
If you have never hired a company to lift a house before, you are probably wondering where to even start. We understand. This is something that most individuals only do once in their lifetime. Given the specialist nature of house lifting in Connecticut, it makes sense to take your time and ask lots of questions. […]
A slab home is a different kind of job. When you’re dealing with House Lifting in Connecticut, a lot of people picture a house with a crawl space or a basement under it. A slab-on-grade home is not built that way. The concrete slab is right there under the house, and many of the utilities […]
This was a big one for us. High Caliber Contracting recently handled a large House Lifting project in Darien, CT, and this home was a whopping 5000 square feet. It was an direct waterfront property, so flood code was a major part of the job. The house needed to go up 7 feet, which is […]
Some people think tearing a building down is the only choice when it is in the way or sitting too low. We hear that a lot. But in many cases, building relocation or House Lifting in CT may be the smarter move. At High Caliber Contracting, we like to look at the whole picture before […]
Older homes and newer homes do not always lift the same way. We see that all the time with House Lifting in CT. Some older houses have been repaired, added onto, or changed so many times that you never really know the full story until you start looking closely. Newer homes are usually easier to […]
When we talk with homeowners about House Lifting in Connecticut, one question comes up a lot. How do you keep the house level while it is being lifted? That’s a good question, because nobody wants their home lifted unevenly or rushed. At High Caliber Contracting, we take that part seriously. A house may look solid […]
People usually start asking about cost pretty early in the conversation. That part never surprises us. If somebody is looking into House Lifting in CT, they want to know where the money actually goes and why one job can look totally different from another. Truth is, there is a lot happening behind the scenes before […]