House sitting too low, or the foundation under it worn out? We get it checked, lift it and build a new foundation underneath it.
Foundation raising in Aberdeen lifts your house off its old foundation so a new or extended one can be built underneath it. Your house ends up sitting higher, on support built to carry it, and the whole job usually takes weeks, not days, from prep to final hookup.
Most people who call us about this have a house that sits too low or a foundation they don't trust anymore, and they want to know if raising it is worth it. The price comes down mostly to what the house sits on now, how high it's going and how much of the job is in one contract. Your estimate spells out what's included for your house.
The schedule turns more on prep, permits, weather and inspections than on lift day itself. A house that sits higher also changes everything that meets it. The steps and walks usually need rework, and sometimes the approach does too, so we can plan a new driveway that meets the house at its new height.
I'll get back to you, hear what you have in mind and set a time to come look at the house myself. Our crew and I do the work, so the person you talk to is the one who'll be on your job.
I look at the foundation, the house and everything tied to it, then put together an estimate that lays out what's included. I'm clear about what our price covers and what falls under other contracts, and I'm happy to go over it line by line.
Before anything gets lifted, we want a design professional to look the house over, and that happens before we set a lift date. Once you say go, we handle any permit paperwork and pick dates that work with the weather.
Our crew does the lift and the new foundation work, and I'm on site from prep through the finish. When we're done, we clean up and walk you around so you can see how everything sits.
The check comes first because a house has to hold together while it's in the air. The national guide on raising homes says a design professional should make sure the structure and its connections can take the strain, since lifting an unsound house can lead to expensive damage. We're licensed and fully insured, but that's no substitute for trained eyes on the structure.
Once the house is cleared to lift, it's separated from the old foundation, raised on hydraulic jacks and held on temporary supports while the new or extended foundation goes in underneath. I'm picky about forms and prep on that new work, because it carries the house for good. Where a patio, walk or slab is tied into the old foundation, concrete cutting frees it cleanly instead of breaking it loose.
What a house raising job covers:
Some raises extend the existing foundation, and others need a new one built underneath. A basement's underground walls usually have to be rebuilt or filled. If the design professional finds the old foundation sound, extending it can keep the job smaller. If it's cracked or questionable, I'd rather put the money into new foundation work than into anything you'll see on top, because a nice finish can't make up for what's underneath it.
What the house sits on drives the price most. A home on piers and beams or over a crawl space is usually the easiest to raise because there's less digging, a slab is harder and a basement costs the most. Lift height and repairs found along the way move the price too. A lift-only price leaves the utility work and new foundation to separate contracts, while a turnkey price folds them into one number, so ask what each bid covers before you compare totals.
I learned this trade from a contractor who wouldn't let a truck pour on a base he hadn't walked himself, and I started Aberdeen Concrete Company in 2023 to run jobs the same way. On a house raise, that means I'm on site from prep through the finish and our crew keeps your yard as tidy as the work allows.
I'd rather you understand your job before we start than get surprised halfway through. I'll walk you through the plan, the order of the work and what the price covers, and I'll answer the same question twice if that's what it takes. That's why we can say satisfaction guaranteed.
Have your address and foundation type handy when you call, since both shape the price and what the city's floodplain check turns up.
Tell us your address, what the house sits on and what you have in mind. I'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
Across the US, raising a typical single-family house usually costs about $20,000 to $80,000 per job. That's a national planning range, not our price. Where your job lands depends mostly on the foundation type, the lift height and whether the bid is lift-only or turnkey, and your on-site estimate shows what's included for your house.
The whole process usually takes about 4 to 8 weeks, and the lift itself runs about 2 to 7 days once the prep is done. Permits, the foundation type, the lift height, repairs, weather and inspections can all stretch that, so plan around more than lift day.
No, staying in the house during the lift isn't recommended. Your furniture and everything else inside can usually stay where it is, so you're packing a bag, not the whole house.
Building permits in Aberdeen are applied for at the Building Inspection office at City Hall, and there's a fee. Any work in a floodplain also needs a Floodplain Development Permit. When you apply, the city checks whether the property is in a regulated floodplain, and since the city levee keeps large parts of Aberdeen out of those zones, those rules reach some homes and not others.
Usually, yes, but it's a harder raise. The national elevation guide advises getting a structural engineer's help before raising a house that sits right on a ground-level slab, and that's the kind of design professional we'd want involved before we set a lift date.
Every utility line, including water, sewer, gas and electric, has to be disconnected before the lift and reconnected at the end. Overhead electric lines may need adjusting to keep proper clearance once the house sits higher. On an open foundation, lines coming in from below can be exposed to flooding and below-freezing weather, which matters in an Aberdeen winter, so plan how they'll be protected before the house goes back down.
We're based in Aberdeen and work in the cities around it too. Pick your area below, or call (605) 824-9815 if yours isn't listed.
