Lifting an existing house onto pylons

[mbrewer]

I recently purchased a 30 year old house on the coast. The house is currently on a crawl space, but I would like to lift the house onto pylons before I renovate and add-on. Can anyone tell me if lifting the existing 1100sqft onto pylons would be smart to do, cost effective, etc.? Or would the project be so extensive that I would be better off leveling the house and starting from scratch with a new house? Any advice is welcome.

Thanks.

[tbasc]

In the Charleston SC area, houses of all types have been lifted and moved. The simpler the footprint of the building and the more regualr the framing, the easier. TB

[Chris Lewis]

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This is one of those times where the only way to find out is get quotes from house movers/raisers, and make the judgement yourself based on your perception of the cost/benefit ratio.

[mbrewer]

Thanks. I will check into the cost.