{"id":23879,"date":"2008-08-25T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T15:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=23879"},"modified":"2008-08-25T15:31:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T15:31:16","slug":"lifting-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/08\/lifting-a-house\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lifting&#8217; a House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am considering the purchase of a small (20&#215;30) detached two-story wood frame house in Brooklyn and instead of digging out the basement, I have given some thought to simply raising the house 3-4 feet and building up the foundation. This would allow for larger windows in the basement and could possibly avoid some cellar vs basement code issues if we want to put bedrooms downstairs.  Does anyone know of any good &#8216;house movers&#8217; in Brooklyn\/Queens or have any thoughts on this type of project? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am considering the purchase of a small (20&#215;30) detached two-story wood frame house in Brooklyn and instead of digging out the basement, I have given some thought to simply raising the house 3-4 feet and building up the foundation. 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