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Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:46 am
Posted by jamhexxx
Destrehan
Member since Dec 2007
514 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:46 am
Anyone know the going rate to level a raised 1200 sq. ft house?
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14323 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 9:06 am to
Had an engineer inspect a house I'm buying. It has a very slight tilt which is common for this area. 3k SF house said it would be about $70k. I know it's bigger then what you're looking for but hope it helps.
Posted by wileyjones
Member since May 2014
2318 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:38 am to
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3k SF house said it would be about $70k


Holy shite
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15250 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 11:29 am to
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3k SF house said it would be about $70k.


That's an insane price unless you are planning to raise it significantly and putting new piers, reconnecting the plumbing, etc.


One of my brother-in-laws and myself raised his brother's house that was around 1200 sq. ft. to level it off since it was 4 inches off to the back right corner and sloping to level on the whole right side toward the front of the house. We used the laser level to make sure things were spot on.

It took us one day to get the house raised with our jacks and the next day to fix the piers and set the house back down on them.
Posted by modes
Member since May 2017
258 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 2:15 pm to
how screwed were the interior finishes after that?
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15250 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 2:33 pm to
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how screwed were the interior finishes after that?



Luckily for them, the part of the house raised the most were bedrooms and only suffered some sheetrock damage and needing to replace a few doors since the original ones had been trimmed over the years to try to fit the trapezoid shaped jams as the house settled.

The floors in that area were covered in carpet, but if they had ceramic tile in that area, I'm sure they would have been damaged too.

We also had to replace one section of the main drain line from the bathroom where it all connected to the main drain below the ground to the septic tank. Where the supply tied into the house was not touched by the jacks since it was the starting point to get the house level.


I've done houses that needed extensive plaster/sheetrock work and lots of doors replaced when I worked with one of my cousins who had his own business doing home renovations.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 4:15 pm to
Is it really bad?

Had the foundation of a slightly larger house nearly completely redone for about $35k.

It comes down to how many piers need to be rebuilt and how much repairable damage is there.
Posted by Dandanthegreatest
Metry
Member since Oct 2016
94 posts
Posted on 2/4/21 at 2:59 pm to
Had it done not to long ago to my raised home. Think the rate was $1k-$1800 per pier, depending on what type of piling they push under the pier. The more expensive, the longer the warranty against settling.
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