Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks

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Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A anothe=
r idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a cra=
wl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometim=
es jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order t=
o make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high,=
then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?=20
Thanks

Short answer: kind of yes.

Take a look at the houses in the Hurrican Sandy flood zone
which were raised to keep them above future flooding.

They weren't intending to add a new first floor or basement,
but the liftingis the same.


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On 3/20/2018 at 5:44:48 AM, wrote:


Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A
another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option.
We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that
houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses
ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the
house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced
with longer beams. Is that possible? Thanks


Consider that you will then have to walk-up stairs to get into your
house. What about digging deeper instead of raising the structure?


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Im sure it is possible to dig through the slab, but cost-wise I would think this would be more expensive than adding on another level... im not sure where jacking up the house would land costwise.

On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 8:54:51 AM UTC-4, danny burstein wrote:
In writes:

Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A anothe=
r idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a cra=
wl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometim=
es jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order t=
o make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high,=
then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?=20
Thanks

Short answer: kind of yes.

Take a look at the houses in the Hurrican Sandy flood zone
which were raised to keep them above future flooding.

They weren't intending to add a new first floor or basement,
but the liftingis the same.



You beat me too it. A lot of homes near the beach here in NJ have
been jacked up and are now on pilings high enough for another floor.
Like you say, they use that area for parking or a garage, not living
space, but the idea is the same. They are even putting the AC units
up high now too. But the difference is these are relatively expensive
homes at or near the beaches and the cost can be justified. For a
house in general, I think it would probably be cost prohibitive.
Also, I would think that with jacking, you probably wind up with having
to do some repairs to cracked walls and the like that result. You
also have to consider that the old and new parts will be used for,
ie if you jack and don't change things, the kitchen, LR will be on
the second level.

Before undertaking adding a whole story to a house, I'd consider what
the market value is now, what it will be after, what the cost of the
addition will be. I would think it might make more sense to sell
and find another house.

On 3/20/2018 at 6:49:25 AM, wrote:


Im sure it is possible to dig through the slab, but cost-wise I would
think this would be more expensive than adding on another level...
im not sure where jacking up the house would land costwise.


There are a lot of variables involved, but, if you are located in
Connecticut, I doubt any of the options are going to be inexpensive.

Have you considered selling and buying a different house? Might be
less expensive and a lot easier.





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Yes, buying another house is a possibility, im just considering all the options

On 3/20/2018 8:44 AM, wrote:
Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks


Similar things have been done. In coastal areas a lot of houses have
been raised for flood prevention but the new lower level is not a living
space, just storage.

I don't know how cost effective it is compared to just moving to a
larger house.

On 3/20/2018 at 7:13:10 AM, wrote:


Yes, buying another house is a possibility, im just considering all
the options

Best of luck!



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On 03/20/2018 06:44 AM, wrote:
Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks


When faced with that situation, my parents started digging.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:11:10 -0600, rbowman
wrote:

On 03/20/2018 06:44 AM, wrote:
Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks


When faced with that situation, my parents started digging.
As long as that doesn't produce an indoor swimming pool - - -

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:44:48 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks

If you have enough money you can do most anything.

Is building a new level easier on top; rather than under?

On 03/20/2018 02:04 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:11:10 -0600, rbowman
wrote:

On 03/20/2018 06:44 AM, wrote:
Hi My family is considering adding another level onto our house. A another idea occurred to me but im not sure if it is a real option. We have a crawl space that runs the length of the house. I know that houses are sometimes jacked up to repair the foundation, are houses ever jacked up in order to make a crawlspace a lower level? If the house could be raised that high, then the beams could be replaced with longer beams. Is that possible?
Thanks


When faced with that situation, my parents started digging.
As long as that doesn't produce an indoor swimming pool - - -


It did most springs or sometimes during the January thaw. When I was a
few months old my parents went to stay with my uncle when the water got
above the coal grate. You just learned to keep an eye on the creek and
start moving your toys to high ground.