Foundation raising in Boynton Beach FL - a home that sits higher when the water rises
Water creeping toward your floors each storm season? We lift the house and build a taller foundation under it.
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What does it take to raise a house in Boynton Beach?
Foundation raising in Boynton Beach lifts your house on hydraulic jacks, holds it on temporary supports and builds a new or taller foundation under it, so your floors sit higher when rain or tide water comes up.
Most homeowners who call me have watched water get closer to the house with each storm season, or they've learned the house needs to meet the city's flood standards. The price depends mostly on the house itself: its size and shape, what the walls are covered with and how high it needs to go. The schedule depends on the permit review and on how much prep the house needs before it can be lifted. The estimate I write for you lists what's included, so you can see where your own job falls.
How do you know your house may need to be raised?
Water at your doorsteps
If heavy rain or a high tide brings water up to your doors or into the garage, your floor sits lower than the water reaches. Each storm that gets closer raises the chance of water inside, where it ruins flooring, drywall and furniture.
Stains low on the walls
A tide line or dark staining near the bottom of the stucco usually means water has been standing against the house. If it's left alone, moisture can work into the walls and framing long before you see it inside.
Water inside the house before
If water has already come into your house, the next big storm will likely bring it back the same way. Waiting usually means another round of tearing out and drying the house after that storm.
How we approach foundation raising
Before we talk about lifting, I look at how your house is built, including its wall covering and any garage or porch attached to it, because those change the whole plan. I'll also tell you plainly whether raising makes sense for your home. If it does, the house is lifted on hydraulic jacks and held on temporary supports while our crew digs out, sets the forms and pours a new or extended foundation underneath. We let the new concrete cure, which is the waiting time while it hardens to full strength, before the house comes down onto it, and then we check the work and clean up.
Raising a house usually affects the concrete around it as well. A walkway, step or slab tied into the old foundation may need concrete cutting so the house can move freely. Once your floor sits higher, the garage approach often needs a new concrete driveway built up to meet it.
Extending your existing foundation
This suits a house whose foundation is sound and only needs to go up a moderate amount, because we build on what's already there. It usually means less digging around the house.
Building a new, taller foundation
This suits a house that's going up farther, or one whose old foundation shows its age, because the new walls are planned for the full height from the start. It's more work, and if I recommend it, I'll explain why.
Get a free on-site estimate for raising your house
Thank you for reaching out. We reply within one business day and set a time for me to visit, look at your house and write a free estimate that lists what's included. There's no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- Boynton Beach, FL 33426
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call us about raising your house?
Here is how a raising job runs with us, from your first call to the walk-through at the end, so you know who to expect along the way.
Call or send the form
Please call (561) 336-6418 or send the form, and we'll set a visit time that works for you. We take calls seven days a week, from 7 AM to 11 PM.
I visit and write the estimate
I come out myself, look at how your house is built, ask what the new foundation needs to carry and write an estimate that lists what's included. That way you know what you're paying for and can compare it fairly with any other bid.
We handle permits and prep
If you decide to go ahead, we take care of the paperwork, and when a permit is needed we pull it and handle the city's online submittal, review and inspections. I'll tell you early what papers to have ready, so nothing holds up the start.
Lift, pour and walk through
Our crew does the prep, the house goes up, and we pour and finish the new foundation beneath it. Before we pack up, we walk the job with you so you can see the work and ask anything you like.
Why Boynton Beach homeowners call us to raise their homes
I stay on site with our crew
I'm on site with our crew while the work gets done, not only at the estimate. You'll have one person to ask, and that person has known your house since the first visit.
Building in Boynton Beach since 2021
I learned concrete on a crew in Palm Beach County and started this business in Boynton Beach in 2021, after years behind a desk. We're known for careful prep, and prep matters most on a foundation that ends up hidden under the house.
Licensed and insured on your job
We're licensed and insured, which matters when a crew is working under a house that sits on temporary supports. Our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
On a raising job, what matters most is setting the house at the height the city expects, on a foundation built to carry it. If you'd like a plain answer on whether raising suits your home, please contact us and I'll arrange a visit.
Foundation raising and the flood rules in Boynton Beach
The rule that shapes this job in Boynton Beach is the city's flood standard. It applies to new homes in the floodplain and to homes being substantially improved, which here means work costing 50% or more of the building's market value. For those homes, the city requires the lowest floor to sit at the base flood elevation plus one foot. The base flood elevation is the height floodwater is expected to reach in a major flood. For a house raised under that rule, that height becomes the target for the new foundation, so please ask the city's Building Division at 561-742-6350 for your own lot's level. The division requires a permit for all development in the Special Flood Hazard Area, which is the mapped flood zone. Its list names filling and grading rather than house raising, so the division is the office to ask whether your job needs a permit. The county also reports that base flood levels are going up by a foot or more for many properties, so a house that met the old level may now sit below the new one.
Boynton Beach gets rain, coastal and tidal flooding, and some low areas of the city sit less than 2 feet above sea level, which leaves them most exposed during seasonal high tides. On those jobs we plan the dig and the pour around the tides and the wet season, so the new foundation isn't sitting in water before it cures. Homeowners in Delray Beach and Lantana call us with the same concerns.
Questions about foundation raising in Boynton Beach
How much does it cost to raise a house in Boynton Beach?
Raising a typical single-family home usually costs about $20,000 to $80,000 across the US. That's the market's national range for the whole house, not our price. Where a job falls depends on how much of the work the contract covers, so compare what each bid includes, such as raising the AC compressor and the gas and electric meters, which elevation guidance says must go up to or above the flood protection elevation.
How long does it take to raise a house?
Most house raising projects in the US run 6 to 12 weeks. That window helps you plan where you'll stay and how to arrange the rest of your year. The permit review and the way your house is built usually decide where in that range your job lands.
Do I need a permit to raise my house in Boynton Beach?
Please check with the city's Building Division, which requires a permit for all development in the flood zone and can tell you how that applies to raising your house. When a permit is needed, we take care of it for you.
What shows my house was raised to the right height?
An Elevation Certificate shows it. Once the new lowest floor is in place, a survey measures its height, and a professional engineer or surveyor completes the certificate. The city needs that certificate before the home can be lived in again.
What is the best way to tell if my house can be raised?
Start with the shape and the walls, because simple square or rectangular homes are the easiest to lift. Attached garages, porches, wings or additions often have to be lifted separately. Stucco or brick veneer adds a step, because it has to be removed or braced so it stays in place while the house goes up.
How do I get help paying to raise a house that has flooded?
Ask your local government about applying for grant funds on your behalf, because the application has to come from an eligible agency, not from the homeowner. This help is meant for homes that have flooded before, so have the dates of past flooding ready when you ask.
Related concrete work after a house is raised
Concrete cutting
If a walkway, step or patio slab is tied into your old foundation, a clean saw cut frees the house to rise without cracking the concrete around it.
Concrete driveway building
Once your floor sits higher, the old driveway may meet the garage at an awkward step, and a new one can be graded up to the new height.
Cities we serve around Boynton Beach
Quality Boynton Beach Concrete Company is based in Boynton Beach, Florida, and these 12 cities have their own pages on our site, including Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. We work in other cities nearby too, so if you don't see yours here, please ask.
Ask whether raising makes sense for your house
If you have your address, what your walls are covered with, any attached garage or porch and any past flooding in mind when you call or send the form, I can plan the visit around your house.