This question comes up more than you might think. People see pictures of a house sitting several feet in the air and wonder what happened to the roof. In many cases, the answer is nothing. The roof stays right where it is. With House Lifting in CT, we can often raise the house as one […]
A house near the water can be a great place to live, but there are a few things worth checking before you sign the papers. We see homes all over Connecticut that sit in flood areas, and two houses on the same street can be very different when you look underneath them. If House Lifting […]
Cribbing is one of those things most homeowners never think about until they see a house sitting up in the air. During House Lifting in, cribbing is what helps hold the home up while the work is going on. It is made from heavy wood blocks stacked in a careful pattern. You can think of […]
Sometimes a house is already leaning a little before we ever touch it. Maybe one corner settled years ago. Maybe the foundation moved. Maybe the floors have had a slope for so long that the homeowner barely notices it anymore. We see that kind of thing with House Lifting in CT, and it does not […]
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 […]
A lot of times, we show up to look at a job, and the homeowner says something like, “I probably should’ve called sooner.” We hear that more than you’d think. With House Lifting in CT, getting someone involved early can make a big difference. Not because anything is wrong, just because there are a few […]
When people call us about House Lifting in CT, flood protection is one of the biggest reasons. And honestly, it makes sense. A lot of homes in Connecticut sit near water, lowland, or areas that have taken a beating during storms. At High Caliber Contracting, we’ve talked with plenty of homeowners who are tired of […]
How Weather Impacts House Lifting in CT Projects We get this question a lot. More than almost anything else, homeowners ask us before a job. “Hey, what happens if it rains?” Or — especially in the winter — “Is it even possible to do house lifting in CT when it’s this cold out?” Totally fair […]
When people hear about House Lifting in CT, they sometimes think it’s just the contractor doing all the work and making all the calls. It doesn’t work like that. On a real lifting job, both the engineer and the contractor matter, and for different reasons. At High Caliber Contracting, we talk about this with homeowners […]
Once the house is placed back down, most people think that’s it, job’s done. We hear that all the time. But with House Lifting here in CT, there’s always a final round of things to go through. Nothing crazy, just the kind of stuff you want to double-check before calling it finished. At High Caliber […]