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 always mean the house cannot be lifted. This really just means that we have to find out what exactly has happened to the house before attempting to lift anything.
The first thing to figure out is the cause of the unleveling of the house. This could be due to an old foundation, poor drainage, weak support, or settling soils. The good thing about the Structural Lifting CT is that it does not involve lifting the house without considering the cause of movement. This will involve measurement, examination of the structure’s frame, and evaluation of the support points of the house in order to know what needs to be done after lifting.
Homeowners usually ask whether it is possible to make the house perfectly level while lifting it. At times, this becomes possible, but there are also instances when it is advisable to correct the situation gradually rather than force it all at once since some of the old houses have adjusted to the state they have been in for years. During House lifting CT, going too fast can cause cracks or other problems, so we make small moves and keep checking as we go.
There are also times when part of the house needs extra support before the main lift begins. Maybe one side has weaker framing. Maybe an addition settled differently than the original house. Maybe the sill is damaged in one area. That is why House Lifting takes more than just setting jacks and pushing a button. The support plan has to match the house in front of us, not some perfect drawing of how it was built years ago.
At High Caliber Contracting, we look at an out-of-level house as something to understand, not something to panic about. Good Structural Lifting CT work starts with knowing where the house sits now and where it needs to end up. If the structure can be corrected safely, we build that into the plan. If some areas need to stay where they are, we explain that too. The goal with every House lifting job in Connecticut is simple. Lift it carefully, support it the right way, and leave the home in a better position than when we started.