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Originally Posted by Rolie
"...We have a cottage in Meredith with a crawl space that is less than usable because of dampness. We have been thinking about having it jacked up about 5 or 6 feet to make the front of the house more level with the street and to level and cement the floor to make the basement usable..."
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A neighbor had his 1100 sq' cottage raised by Pineo of Wolfeboro, and put in a full walk-in basement. The structure is now two stories, and got transformed! This was four years ago, and cost the owner only $55,000. Pineo doesn't advertise often, and perhaps doesn't need to.
I gave it some thought for myself, but I have an acre here, so I would be building—in effect—a tear-down.
For dampness, you may want to look upslope to see if the problem arises there. Water can find its way under most structures and driveways: if your subsoil is clay, water has nowhere to go.
But water
will find a way!