raising a house 3 feet
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Comments (2)Welcome to the forums and thanks for not really doing anything before asking for suggestions. Too many people would have waited until they dumped a few truck loads of junk and then asked for advice. Is there a house on the property now? That much soil is guaranteed to change your drainage to something much different from what it is now. Are you sure you want to do this? Can you post a picture so we can see what you're dealing with? Usually there's nothing wrong with a slope. Maybe someone will have a different way of looking at your issue that you have not thought about. For new construction they first build a pad for the building, build the building, then call in a "finish grader" to prepare the soil and profile it according to the landscape architect's drawings. The finish grader will use a tractor with a box blade attached to the back. A really good finish grader can prepare 5 acres (flat) in a morning if there are no trees, sprinklers, or concrete in the way. If you want it profiled it might take the rest of the day to do 5 acres. An average driver might take twice that long to do the job, but that's about the limit of the job....See Moreraise house 5 feet for workshop
Comments (9)Thanks to you all for posting-we are not planning on doing it ourselves but we would very much like to be knowledgeable about what we are getting into so as not to make quite so many expensive mistakes. probably all we will be able to do ourselves is the final painting and as I said, I will have time off to fetch. $100k is exactly what I am hoping for but at the top of what I have and can borrow/scrounge from my relatives, so I need a really really accurate estimate before going in as there won't be much extra for the inevitable surprises when you go into an older house's insides. We have a duplex and our house on the same lot. One of the apts is empty right now, also in need of remodel, but we can live there while our own house is being worked on. I read a few stories of brave souls living in their raised houses- I can't imagine that, but I am excited about the prospect of a dry workshop. canobeans-does $100k sound about right for the raising and the bit of improvements or just the house raising ??- we are in the SF bay area, probably similar to Seattle in price. Anything you would like to add to my wish list?...See Moreraising a house 3 feet
Comments (7)Many years ago I supplied the engineering for a customer who took an 1880s family home and raised it up and added an entire new first floor and basement. Even 20+ years ago it was VERY expensive (nearly as bad as moving a house). We duplicated the older first floor porches and exterior on the new first floor, and used them as second story porches on the final build. If you saw the house now you would think it was built that way. The house was inherited, so it cost essentially nothing to start with....See MoreRemove 3'+ of existing sand for raised patio?
Comments (9)Yes, segimental retaining wall blocks made by Pavestone and sold at Home Depot. The "brown road base material is labeled as 3/4" minus. As for the sand, it is packed as much as sand could be, at least what I have not yet disturbed. Little worried that the Bobcat will mush it up. Not sure what I'd do with it all besides getting rid of it a little at a time via regular trash service. The main reason for the lower tier is to not exceed the 3' max wall height spec of the block. Another reason is that I was not planning on adding any railing. The height of that section is 42" with out the tier. Could the spec be exceeded if it is well built with 12" of back fill instead of 4" and a deeper base? I also plan to bury a full block minimum. The width marked "make wider here" is 64" but looks narrower in the pic. Also not sure if I have enough block to replace much of the tie wall. Likely only the stairs in original plan....See Morelarke
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