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1 The size and materials of the house will also be a factor for the price of lifting the house. 2  On average, the cost of lifting a home can be anywhere between $9,000 and $40,000. 3  The larger the home, the more expensive this process will be.
Cost to lift house and put in new foundation. I had an engineer out to look at our sloping house. He said it's likely we'd need a new foundation, and the cost would be around 100K. I was thinking maybe 50K. I'm thinking house lifting and excavation would be 15K and basement footings and walls, with no floor, would be 25K-30K. Misc. permits and stuff would be another 5K-10K.