Foundation raising in Montgomery AL - your home lifted and set on taller walls
House sitting too low or foundation acting up? We'll tell you straight whether a full lift or a smaller repair is the right fix.
Does your house need raising, or a smaller fix?
Foundation raising in Montgomery means lifting your whole house off its current foundation and extending the support walls so they carry it at a new height. At Keystone Montgomery Concrete Company, we do it when a house needs to sit higher and a smaller repair won't cover the problem.
Most people call because of something they can see, like cracks running up a wall, floors going out of level or water creeping closer to the house with every hard rain. A full lift is a big job, so the price moves with the size and type of the house, how high it has to go and what it'll sit on afterward. The schedule turns on the city's permit review and on what we find once the house is off its old foundation. I'll give you your own number after I've measured and looked at the ground.
Why people call Keystone to raise a house
You can count on plain answers, a crew I run myself and an honest look at whether your house needs lifting at all.
I come out and run it
I look at the house and the ground myself, then I'm on site running our crew while the work gets done.
In business since 2023
I learned concrete pouring barn pads and feed lot floors, worked on crews around here, then started this business in 2023.
Fully licensed and insured
We carry our license and insurance on every job, and I'm glad to show you the paperwork before we start.
You'll know what you're paying for
I explain why each step is part of the job, so you can judge the work for yourself instead of taking my word.
Satisfaction guaranteed
That's our promise on every job, and when you call with a question, I'm the one who answers.
Our foundation raising options, smallest fix first
The first question I ask is whether you need the whole house lifted at all. If you do, the water on your lot helps decide what the house sits on.
What happens when you call about raising your house?
Every lift gets planned around your house, how you live in it and where you'll stay, so we talk all of that through before any work goes on the calendar.
Call or send the form
Call (334) 215-4466 or use the form, and tell us a little about the house and what's worrying you about it.
I look at the house
I come out, look at the ground and the foundation, measure, and ask what problem you want solved and how you use the house.
Your written estimate
I write up the method I'd use and what it involves, so you can decide with everything in front of you.
Permit, then the work
We sort out the permit, and the city usually reviews house plans within 5 working days. Then our crew does the work with me running it.
Questions about a step? Call and talk it through.
(334) 215-4466Questions about raising a house
How much does it cost to raise a house in Montgomery, AL?
We don't have a set price for raising a house, because every lift is priced on site from the house in front of us. Choices like walls versus piers, how much extra height you need, and new steps or a driveway to meet the higher floor all add or take away work. I'll give you your own figure after I've measured and looked at the ground.
How do I know if my house can be raised?
Start with the building's type, age and condition, because federal flood guidance says those decide whether raising is practical. The same guidance calls raising usually prohibitive for attached homes, row houses, town homes and mid-rise apartment buildings, and says it may be limited for older or damaged ones.
Can we stay in our house while it's being raised?
Usually not, because the utilities are often disconnected and the house rests on temporary supports during the lift. I'm upfront about that at the estimate, so plan on somewhere else to stay unless we and the city both clearly tell you otherwise.
Does Alabama require a license to raise a house?
Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board counts anyone doing construction, remodeling, repair or improvement on a home as a residential home builder once labor and materials cost more than $10,000, unless the work falls outside the board's jurisdiction. A lift changes the structure your family lives in, so it's fair to ask any contractor how that applies to them before you sign.
How do I keep a raised house from settling again?
Get the ground right under the new foundation, because that's where most concrete trouble starts. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the soil the new footings sit on, and check that water runs away from the house. If the budget gets tight, that ground work is the last place I'd cut, since nobody can get to it once the house is set.
What are the new foundation walls made of when a house is raised?
Usually concrete block or poured concrete, which is how the federal guidance says a lifted house's support walls can be extended. Which one I suggest depends on your house and lot, and I'll explain why at the visit.
What to know about foundation raising in Montgomery
Raising a house changes the building, and in Montgomery the city's building official issues permits for work that moves, alters or repairs a structure. Before we start, we check with the city or county office that covers your address, pull the permit if the job needs one and plan the lift around inspections. Digging for new walls can bring in the city's grading permit too, which applies when the ground disturbed is more than 3,500 square feet or more than 24 inches deep. Montgomery also takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program, and under that program a community's permit file has to hold an official record showing a substantially improved building in a flood hazard area was raised properly, so that record matters if your house sits in one.
Much of Montgomery County's soil swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries, and one soil analysis rates that shrink-swell high, so I pay close attention to the ground the new foundation will sit on. We're based in Montgomery and look at the ground the same way on jobs in Millbrook and Prattville, so if you're not sure we come out your way, just ask.
Ask Keystone about raising your house
We answer the phone into the evening and on weekends, so call (334) 215-4466 or use the form whenever you've got a minute to talk it over.