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 […]
When people think about House Lifting in CT, they usually think about flood protection first. It does make sense, particularly on the shoreline of Connecticut. However, there is another aspect to this that is often left out. It makes the house very desirable when you go to sell it. Buyers like seeing a home that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A lot of people hear about House Lifting in CT and think it’s just a matter of showing up with jacks and beams. As of now, we can tell you that it’s not that easy. Planning, perseverance, and a skilled workforce are necessary for this type of labor. We at High Caliber Contracting have witnessed […]