HOUSE SHORING & LEVELING
House leveling is a common home construction process that has become a popular practice for house shoring in New Orleans. It is the process of raising a house from its foundation and placing it on a heightened structure, often metal beams or pylons, in order to distribute the house’s weight equally and provide a more secure base for it. A house’s foundation is critical for ensuring its durability and longevity. Without a strong foundation, your home is susceptible to structural damage such as potential collapsing or cave-ins.
House leveling can be a homeowner’s saving grace. Not only does it save you from having to search the housing market for a new home, but it can also add to the value of your home when you do decide to finally sell it. It also helps protect your home from flood damage since it no longer sits directly on the ground.
How do you know if your home is in need of house leveling? Well first, an inspection of your home’s foundation is done to help identify whether the structural problem lies within the interior or exterior.
Most interior problems include:
• cracks in the walls
• windows that stick
• doors sticking or dragging when being closed
• floors that are cracked or unleveled
• gaps between ceiling and wall
• gaps between wall and floor
Most exterior problems include:
• sagging or unleveled roofline
• bricks leaning away from garage opening
• cracks that lie in the brickwork
• fireplace begins to lean away from your house
• exterior trim separating from respective corners
Once the source of the foundation issue has been pinpointed and properly fixed, the house leveling process can begin. Houses can be raised from mere inches off the ground to more than ten feet from the ground level. It’s entirely up to the homeowner how high they wish to raise their home though. The price range for house leveling varies depending on how high you wish to raise your house, the materials used, and the labor. The house shoring method has been found to be more favorable amongst both home elevation companies and Louisiana homeowners.
Home Team Elevation is a team for Louisiana Home Mitigation approved contractors who specialize in house shoring in New Orleans. They are dedicated professionals who take the time to make sure each house shoring project is handled responsibly and efficiently. We are Louisiana natives and homeowners ourselves, so we know the amount of stress and anxiety that comes along with home renovations. We’re here to save you from the headaches and make the construction process quick and easy so that you can finally enjoy the house of your dreams.
