Foundation raising in Aliso Viejo CA - a house that sits on solid support again
Floors sloping, doors sticking or cracks running across the walls? We plan the lift around what's actually wrong, so your house gets solid support again.
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What does raising a house in Aliso Viejo involve?
Foundation raising in Aliso Viejo lifts your house and its foundation, or underpins it by adding new support underneath, so a house that has settled or cracked unevenly sits on something sound again.
Most folks call me when something in the house has started to look or feel off, and they want to know how serious it is before anybody starts quoting. The price mostly moves with what your house sits on, how big it is, how high it needs to go and whether the foundation gets replaced too, while the schedule turns on the engineer's findings, the permit, the prep work and the weather. Once I've seen your house, my written estimate lays out what's included on your job, so you're not guessing at a number.
How can you tell your house might need raising?
Floors that slope or dip
If a marble rolls to one corner or you feel the floor drop as you cross a room, part of the house has usually settled lower than the rest. Left alone, that drop tends to keep pulling on the framing and the finishes, and the fix gets bigger the longer it goes.
Doors that won't latch
A door that used to close fine and now drags or misses its latch is often the frame racking as the house shifts under it. Planing the door just hides it, and you'll be back at it next season while the cause keeps working.
Cracks above doors and windows
Diagonal cracks running from the corners of doors and windows, or a crack through the foundation itself, usually mean the support underneath is moving unevenly. Patching them is cheap, but they tend to reopen, and every month of movement can add to what the engineer ends up calling for.
How we handle foundation raising
Raising a house starts with a structural engineer's assessment, so that's the first place I'll send you, before we talk about forms or concrete. Once the engineer says what your house needs, I sit down with you and spell out which parts our crew handles, like opening up slabs, digging out, packing the base and pouring the new concrete, and where a specialist comes in. That line matters because the state license board puts raising, lowering and underpinning a house in its own license class, and that class doesn't cover repairs to the parts of the house that stay in place, so a raise can involve more than one licensed contractor and I'll tell you who's doing what before anyone starts.
A raise usually touches more than the house. When new support has to go in under an existing slab, walk or patio, our concrete cutting work opens it along straight lines so the rest of the concrete stays sound, and if your driveway cracked or dropped along with the house, concrete driveway building gives you a new one that meets the garage the way it should.
Get a free estimate for raising your house
Send the form and I'll reply within one business day to set a time to come out and look. The estimate is free and done on site, with no pressure to book.
- Based in
- Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about raising your house?
From the first call to the final walk-through, you deal with me, and here's how a job runs once the engineer has told us what your house needs.
Call and talk to me
When you call (949) 619-8302, you get me, and I come out to measure, look over the site and hear what you've noticed in the house. Have the engineer's assessment handy if you've got one, since it shapes everything I look at.
Get a written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out what's included, like tear-out, hauling and the finish, so you can line it up against other bids. If part of the job belongs to a specialist, I'll point that out right there.
We pour, cure and walk it
We set the forms, pour the concrete and let it cure, which is the wait that lets it harden before anything leans on it, all inside the city's construction hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or federal holidays. Then I walk the finished job with you before we pack up, and we leave the site cleaner than we found it.
Why Aliso Viejo homeowners call All Star Aliso Viejo Concrete for foundation work
The owner comes out, then stays
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, then I work on site alongside our crew. You're dealing with the same person from the first visit to the last pour, which counts on a job with this many moving parts.
Learned on my dad's crew
I grew up pouring concrete with my dad and spent years on his crew before I started this business in Aliso Viejo in 2023. He taught me that the work nobody sees decides how a job holds up, and on a raise that's nearly all of it.
Licensed and fully insured business
We're licensed and fully insured, which is what you want on any job that puts people and equipment under your house. Ask me about it when I come out and I'll go through what's covered.
On a raise, the thing that matters most is getting the engineer's answer before anyone spends real money, so gather your house size, foundation type and any assessment you have, then reach out on our contact page. Our promise is satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Foundation raising and the site work around it in Aliso Viejo
Before any digging starts, I check with Aliso Viejo's building office, handle the permit paperwork when your job needs one and tell you up front whose name it goes under, because the city issues a permit to either the licensed contractor or the property owner, and whoever holds it is responsible for the work. Dirt adds up fast on a raise, and the city's permit form calls for a separate WQ permit once a project disturbs 250 cubic feet or more of soil or stockpiles dirt out front, so I plan where the dirt goes before we break ground. Anything we haul off has to go with CR&R, the only hauler the city permits to take waste out of Aliso Viejo, and that's the hauling you'll see on your estimate.
Ahead of the engineer's visit, you can look up your address on the state's EQ Zapp map from a phone or computer to see whether it sits in an earthquake hazard zone. Tight side yards and driveways that run right up to the garage are common here, so getting equipment in is part of the plan, and we handle the same kind of work in Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo.
Questions about foundation raising in Aliso Viejo
How much does it cost to raise a house in Aliso Viejo?
Across the US, lifting just the house structure usually costs about $10,000 to $40,000 per job, and that's a national range for the lift alone, not a local price or ours. A bigger house costs more to raise, and whatever the engineer calls for on top of the lift moves it further. Call (949) 619-8302 and I'll come out and look at yours.
How long does it take to raise a house?
On average the whole process takes 4 to 8 weeks, and the lifting itself takes 2 to 7 days once the preparation is done. Most of that time goes to prep, permits and inspections, and it stretches with the foundation type, how high the house goes, any repairs and the weather.
Can we stay in the house while it's being lifted?
No, being inside the house while it's lifted isn't recommended, so plan to be somewhere else on the lift days. The good news is your furniture and everything else inside can stay right where it is.
Is my house a good candidate for foundation raising?
Only a structural engineer's assessment can tell you for sure whether your house can be raised, so book that before you plan anything else. Houses on a pier or beam foundation with a crawlspace are usually easier to lift, which tends to mean less labor and a lower cost.
How do I get my house ready for a foundation lift?
Empty out the crawlspace or basement, and expect every utility to be disconnected before lift day: plumbing, electric, gas, heating, cooling, phone and internet. I'll go over the order of it with you when I write the estimate so nothing catches you off guard.
What causes a house to need foundation raising?
Usually it's uneven settling, where one part of the house has dropped more than the rest, though cracking, heaving and a foundation that has simply failed can all lead there too. The engineer's assessment tells you which one you're dealing with, and that decides whether new support or a new foundation is the answer.
Concrete work that goes with a house raise
Concrete cutting
Saw cuts through an existing slab, walk or patio give clean edges where new support has to go in, so you're not left patching a broken mess.
Concrete driveway building
When a house moves, the driveway meeting the garage can end up cracked or at the wrong height, and a new pour lines it back up.
Service areas around Aliso Viejo
All Star Aliso Viejo Concrete is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works across the cities around it in Orange County. The 12 cities listed here have their own page, including Irvine and Lake Forest, and they aren't the only places we work.
Talk through your house raise with me
Call (949) 619-8302 before the engineer comes out, and I can tell you which questions to ask so their report answers what your estimate needs.
Aliso Viejo, CA