Watch a Home Elevation from Start to Finish!

Home Elevation

4008 Bayou Oaks DrHarvey, La

Before Ready to start…

PermitStart 3/1/2011

First deliveryPorta potty and blocks…

Start of Elevation Removing dirt for access to Pilings

Digging out beneath house

Concrete removed from driveway

Other side of house

Concrete debris removed

Concrete blocks and rebar

Hole large enough to stand in under house

Water seepage from rain

A/C elevation to work behind without loosing Air

Removing dirt from front of house

Pilings that have been cut off for block placement

RAISING THE HOUSE We were out of the house for two evenings…no Elect or Plumbing

The lifting machine on it’s own trailer

Pretty impressive hydraulics

Hoses running to jacks around the house

Placing the blocks and jacks on the pilings

More placing of jacks

Jack placed and ready to go

Starting the rig up

First push upWe could tell when it was going to lift by the heavier sound of the truck

It moved up about 3 inches in a few seconds

Another view before resetting the jacks

Front steps being lifted

Garage lifted

View from front of house to back

Lifted house

Setting the blocks after lifting

Resetting the blocks after the lifting

Rear patio door after lift

A/C Units lifted temporarily and operational

Gap between house and ground

Temporary front steps Leveling crewmember is inside the house with his leveling machine to verify accuracy of lift and that house is level…

Concrete pilings installed

Shimming pilings for proper fit

Back of house on pilings

Shimmed piling

Sewer line out of ground

Gas Meter removed

Reinforced concrete footing ready for blocks

Cornerstone for blocks

Footing across the front of house

Installing block wall

Side wall installation

Side wall Workers did a great level, straight job

More side wall

Mortor mixer and Porta Potty…Some kids actually tried to steal the porta potty!!!

Electrical conduit and grounds installed

New electrical boxes (dark gray) installed

Side wall completeSideways blocks are for the vent installation….

Block wall in rear of houseNote existing deck on left.

Back wall complete A/C’s mounted on iron frame…

Crawl space for access under house..Added feature of elevation is easy access to plumbing/sewer lines in case of leaks/plugged lines.

Front block wall

Top of block wallHoles are filled in with broken pieces to provide a base for concrete angle to house

Shot of how the block wall is integrated (tapered) into the existing house

Driveway prepped for footingsTrenches for footings are broken out of driveway and pilings driven. Existing driveway had no pilings.

Other side of driveway

Digging trenches for footings on stairway

Marking sewer cleanout in driveway

Trench ready for stairs footingNote this also has pilings driven (see top right of trench)

Rebar and sewer cleanout extensionsLots of rebar

Rebar in trench for stairs

Ready to pour footingsBoth cleanouts extended

Steps ready to pour

Driveway view

Stairs

Pouring concrete footings

Stair footing poured

Footings poured and cleanup in progressThey always cleaned up at the end of the day…

Blocks delivered and ready to set

Footing set in place for driveway

Footing for stairs

Installing concrete forms around footings

Forms installed and dirt added to the driveway base

Forms for stairway

Stairway steps formed..I didn’t realize how many steps would be added…

Rebar laid out for driveway concrete pourLots of rebar

Rebar hooked to footing

Driveway ready for concrete

Steps ready to pourI like how the steps will merge with the sidewalk..

Top of driveway at houseHoles were drilled into existing slab and rebar inserted to provide extra strength at the junction. Many houses in this area do not have this and the driveways subside leaving sometimes a driveway three inches lower than the garage.

Pouring the driveway

Driveway Nice and thick. Cement block footing was completely filled with concrete.

Pouring the other side

Driveway poured

Finishing the surface

Pouring the stairsSolid concrete to the ground

Stairs filled up

Hand finishing the concrete The concrete crew did an awesome professional job in all the work they did.

Finishing the steps

Steps finished

Sewer cleanouts Pipes were cut to size and inserts with covers installed.

Driveway completed By far the strongest driveway in the neighborhood…..

Installing forms for driveway curbTo prevent driving off the side…

Curb completedNote nice job on sewer cleanout….

Plastering over block wallsPreparing a smooth finish for the stucco application

Closeup of cement base Fiberglass tape is laid to improve adherence…space between bricks is intentional for ventilation and drainage…

Another nice job

Blocks for vents covered with tape

Side of house ready for stuccoThe square door in the siding was the original crawl space under the living room..

Crawl space covered

Back of houseProbably wondering where are the back steps? Stay tuned

StuccoI picked the color and they left me half a bucket for touchup if I needed it.

I couldn’t resist the wet concrete in the driveway curb.

Stucco on front of house

Stucco being applied to side of houseIt is actually a darker shade when cured….

Closer look at stucco

Steps masked for stucco

Stucco applied to steps Note how new steps are wider to coincide with ledge of existing steps.Nice place for a planter….

Completed front stuccoStucco shade has darkened….

Wood delivered for back deckMy favorite part…

A/C units elevated and placed on decking

A/C UnitsNote difference in height between new deck and my existing patio

Deck foundation

Deck elevated

Completed deck with stairs at the end

Patio and stairs to new deck

Stairs down to exisiting deck

Steps from deck to groundAnother professional installation and a well done to the carpenter crew..

Time to install new sod

New sod in back yard

Side yard

Front near road

Front yard with new sod and vent covers….All I need to do is keep it watered….nice covers

Closeup of vent cover

Iron rails along driveway

Railings installed on stairway

Railings installedYou can see how the sidewalk merges with the steps

Existing ledge for planter

Back door and deck before elevation

Back door and deck after….

Finishing touches….downspouts

New downspouts

New pad for deck stairs….rained later that day

Door installed on access hole

Completed front of house

Home after elevation