Older Connecticut homes can have a few surprises hiding underneath them. A house may have started small, then somebody added a kitchen, family room, porch, or bedroom years later. Before you know it, one house can be sitting on two or even three different types of foundations. Part of it might have a full basement […]
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 […]
Most people know we handle all types of structural Lifting in CT, but not everybody realizes a house can sometimes be lifted and moved to a completely different location. That surprises people when we bring it up. Maybe the house is worth saving but the lot is changing. Maybe a homeowner decided to purchase new […]
Most of the homeowners that we talk with are very happy staying in the house they currently reside in. This is because they like the environment, have many years of memories there, and are comfortable with their neighbors. In most cases, the only thing is that the house they live in may be very low […]
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 a foundation crack is just a crack. Other times, it is the house trying to tell you something bigger is going on. We have walked plenty of properties where the homeowner thought they only needed a patch, then we found floors that were dropping, walls pulling apart, or parts of the house sitting lower […]
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. […]
This Milford project was a great one for the crew over at High Caliber Contracting. The home needed to be raised to meet flood code, and while we were doing the work, we were also able to create garage space below. That is one of the big benefits of House Lifting in Connecticut. You are […]