Is the old foundation under your house giving out? We lift the house, build a sound base under it, and set it on that.
Foundation raising in Post Falls means separating your house from its foundation, lifting it on hydraulic jacks and holding it on temporary supports while a new or extended foundation goes in underneath, so the house ends up on a sound base.
Most houses are raised this way, manufactured homes included, and it works well for homes built on a basement, a crawlspace or an open foundation, which is piers or posts with open space under the house. Houses sitting on a slab are a harder question, and I get into that in the questions below.
The price mostly turns on how big the house is, how far it goes up and how much of the work one bid covers, since some bids stop at the lift. Extras add to it, like a new driveway to meet a garage that now sits higher. The schedule turns on the permit check, the weather and the ground, and your estimate spells out what's in the job for your house.
We get back to you and set a time for me to come out. I look at every job myself, so you're talking to the person who'll be there for the work.
I look at what the house sits on and what's under it, and ask how you use the place. Your estimate shows what it covers, from the lift to the utility work and the new foundation, so you know what's left for you to arrange.
Before we schedule, we check with the building office that covers your address about permits and handle the applications for our part when one's needed. Then we plan the work around the weather and the ground.
I'm on site with our crew from the lift through the finish. Some things only show up once the old foundation is exposed, and when they do, I walk you through them before we keep going.
We start with the ground the new foundation will stand on and where the water runs around the house, because that's the part nobody sees once the job's done. When an old slab, step or wall section is in the way, our concrete cutting takes it out clean. Then the house comes up slow and steady, and the new base is built to carry it.
In Post Falls, the city issues all plumbing and electrical permits and does those inspections, so unhooking and reconnecting your water, sewer and power is permitted work that has to land in somebody's bid. On an Idaho job, state law also says a general contractor has to give you a disclosure statement before you sign a contract over $2,000 to alter or repair your home.
What a full raising job can include:
If the trouble is one cracked corner or a short stretch of wall, fixing that section usually makes more sense than lifting the whole house. Raising earns its cost when the house needs a new or bigger foundation under all of it, or has to sit higher than it does now. I'll tell you which one I think your house needs and why, and you're welcome to check that against anybody else's take.
The biggest swing is what the bid includes. A lift-only bid covers getting the house up and leaves the utility disconnects, the new foundation and the reconnection for you to arrange, while a turnkey bid puts all of it in one number, so compare what each bid covers before you compare totals. After that, the size of the house, how high it goes and how much work the ground underneath needs move it up or down.
I started this business in Post Falls in 2020, after teaching myself on my own projects and learning the rest beside crews who'd been at it for years. I come out to every job myself and I'm on site with our crew for the work, so the person who explained your lift is the one watching it happen.
I want you to understand your job well enough to ask good questions, of us or of anybody else you're talking to. We keep your yard and your time in mind, and when something isn't settled yet, I'll tell you I need to check on it. Backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Call Post Falls Concrete with your foundation type and the size of the house, and we can talk early about whether a lift fits.
Tell us your address, what the house sits on and roughly how big it is. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.
It can be hard, because raising a home that sits right on a concrete slab, with the slab still in place, is technically challenging and often not doable. Houses on basements, crawlspaces and open foundations are usually much more straightforward. If yours is on a slab, describe it when you call and I'll be honest about whether a lift fits.
Across the US, raising a typical single-family house usually runs about $20,000 to $80,000, and that's the market's range, not a quote from us. Where a job lands depends a lot on whether the bid is lift-only or turnkey, so the estimate for your own house is the number to go by.
Projects nationwide usually run six to twelve weeks, and you'll be out of the house for part of that time. Temporary housing rarely shows up in a contractor's bid, so budget for it separately from the lift.
The Post Falls Building Division issues permits and inspects both new construction and existing homes. Checking with the office for your address is part of how we set up the job, and we're licensed for our part of the work.
Most of it is clearing the yard and packing up breakables. One house-lifting guide advises moving plants, shrubs and outdoor furniture that could get in the way of the lifting equipment, and securing valuables and packing fragile things in case of shakes or jolts during the lift. We're insured, and we'll go over the yard with you before the crew sets up.
They might, depending on the size of the house, how far it goes up and loads like snow on the roof. When that's the case, the footings and foundation walls get modified or strengthened, and I point it out on the walk-through so it's in the estimate instead of a surprise later.
We're based in Post Falls and raise houses in Coeur d'Alene, Spokane Valley and the cities around them. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
