Foundation raising in Moses Lake, WA - a new foundation built under your house
Floors sloping or a foundation that's done? We have a design professional check the house, then lift it and pour a new foundation underneath.
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- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What does it take to raise a house in Moses Lake?
Foundation raising in Moses Lake means separating your house from its old foundation, lifting it on hydraulic jacks, holding it on temporary supports and building a new or extended foundation underneath before it comes back down.
Most people who call about this have a house on a foundation that's tired or failing, and they want to know if lifting it is worth the trouble. The price mostly turns on the foundation you have now, what the new one has to be and how much of the job sits in one contract, and the schedule turns on the design review, the permit side and curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before it takes weight. The new foundation usually starts with concrete footings, the wide concrete base the walls stand on, and that's work we pour all the time. Your own figure comes with my written estimate, once I've walked the house with you.
How do you know your foundation needs attention?
Floors that slope or dip
You notice a marble rolling off on its own or a soft spot near an outside wall. That usually means part of the foundation has dropped or the framing over it is giving, and it rarely fixes itself, so waiting tends to mean more to repair.
Cracks that keep growing
A stair-step crack in a foundation wall or a crack along the edge of a slab that gets wider each season usually means the foundation is still moving. The longer it moves, the more it pulls the house above it out of shape.
Doors that stick or won't latch
Doors and windows that used to close fine start binding, and trimming them only hides the sign. When the frame racks like that, it's often the foundation underneath, and it takes a look to sort out which.
How we handle foundation raising
Before a house goes up on jacks, we want a design professional to look it over, because lifting a house that isn't structurally sound can lead to expensive damage. Once the plan is set, the house is separated from its old foundation, raised on hydraulic jacks and held on temporary supports. Then our crew digs out, packs the ground, forms and pours the new or extended foundation underneath, and the house comes back down onto it. The footing and the subgrade, the packed ground the concrete sits on, are the parts you'll never see again, and they're the last place I'd let anyone trim the budget.
Some houses need more than the lift. When a slab or a step has to come free of the house, concrete cutting gives a clean, straight line instead of a broken edge. And once a house sits higher, the old drive often meets it at the wrong height, so we also do concrete driveway building to give you a new approach that lines up with the garage.
Crawl space or pier-and-beam house
These are usually the least costly houses to raise, because crews can get beams underneath with less digging. If that's your house, the lift itself is the simpler part and most of the planning goes into the new foundation.
Slab-on-grade house
A slab house is harder to raise, because the slab has to be cut free of the house or lifted with it, and that adds engineering and labor. Expect the design professional to spend more time on this kind of house.
House with a basement
Basement houses cost the most to raise, because the old below-grade walls usually have to be rebuilt or filled rather than just extended. It's still worth pricing, as long as you go in knowing the foundation work is the bigger share.
Get a written scope for raising your house
We reply within one business day to set up a visit at your property. I walk the house with you and then send a written estimate, free and obligation-free, with the scope spelled out so you can line it up against other bids.
(509) 512-0637Foundation raising rules and permits in Moses Lake
In Moses Lake, the Building Department enforces the city's building and site development rules, and it requires a permit before any grading or clearing on a property. Whether lifting your house and pouring a new foundation needs a permit of its own is the department's call, not mine, so I ask them, and when a permit is needed we handle the application or help you with yours. Either way, we work to what that office decides.
The city's permit application lists the prime contractor's business name, address, phone number and current state registration number, so you know who answers for the job. We're based in Moses Lake and do the same foundation work in Ephrata, Quincy, Othello and other cities around the area, where crawl space houses and slab homes often sit on the same street.
What happens after you call about raising your house?
Call or send a message
Reach us at (509) 512-0637 or through the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. We pick up Mon–Fri 7 AM–9 PM and Sat–Sun 6 AM–9 PM.
Walk the house with me
I walk the job with you, mark out the work and talk through your choices and the permit side. Then I send a written estimate that says exactly what the price covers and what it leaves out.
Prep, form and pour
Once you say go, our crew preps, forms and pours the new foundation to the design professional's plan. I'm on site to run the pour myself.
Go over care while it cures
Before we leave, I show you how to look after the new concrete while it cures. A little care in those first days goes a long way toward how it holds up.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to raise a house in Moses Lake, WA?
Across the US, raising a typical single-family house usually costs about $20,000 to $80,000 per job. That's a planning figure for the market, not our price, and your foundation type, covered above, moves it more than anything else. It also matters whether a quote is lift-only or turnkey, so check that before you compare numbers.
How do I compare a lift-only quote and a turnkey quote for raising a house?
Line them up scope against scope, because they cover different work. A lift-only price assumes you arrange the utility disconnects, the new foundation and the reconnection yourself or through separate contracts, while a turnkey price rolls all of that into one number. Ask every bidder which one they're giving you, us included.
How long does a house lift take?
Most house-raising projects run 6 to 12 weeks. That figure covers the whole project, so it helps to set your household plans around a job that long before work begins. The design review, the permit side and the cure time on the new foundation are what usually stretch it.
What happens to my utilities when my house is raised?
Every utility line is disconnected before the house goes up, including water, sewer, gas, electric and telephone. At the end of the project the lines are reconnected and any landscaping that's needed gets finished. Who arranges each disconnect is one of the places a lift-only and a turnkey quote differ.
Who can do foundation raising work in Washington?
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries, and state law also requires them to be bonded and insured. Registered contractors show up in L&I's Verify a Contractor, Tradesperson, or Business tool, so you can look anyone up before you sign.
How deep does a new foundation need to go in Grant County?
Grant County's building design criteria list a frost line depth of 18 inches, which is how deep the ground can freeze in winter. The bottom of a new foundation has to be planned with that in mind, so ask your design professional how the plan accounts for it. We pour to that plan.
Moses Lake, WA
Book a walk-through of your house
Have your foundation type and whether you want a lift-only or turnkey price ready when you call (509) 512-0637, use the form or write to sales@concretemoseslake.com, so the first visit gets straight to your real choices.