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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