Just the same as you do inside and underneath your home, there are several things you should do outside before a house raising company in New Orleans, LA lifts your home.
Steps, Decks, and Accessories
Before a house elevation can take place, you must demolish any decks not being lifted with the house along with any wood steps. After demolishing the steps and deck, make sure to remove and dispose of all debris properly. Sometimes a deck can be left at its current elevation, but additional fees might be imposed as it requires companies to work around it
Other accessories requiring removal include utility platforms, lean-tos, and other things that attach to the outside of your home.
Landscaping and Shrubbery
If you have shrubs, flowers, or other plants along the sides of your home, they will all require removal before a house raising company in New Orleans, LA can do any work. Larger shrubs and trees can often be worked around, but most companies will reserve the right to remove them if they get in the way too much. There is also no guarantee that damage won’t occur to any larger shrubs left in place.
Any landscaping that you don’t want to be ruined should be moved as most companies use a skid loader to carry heavy equipment and lift steel. Skid loaders can damage or break things such as pavers, rock, edging, and more. If it’s important to you, you are better off removing it until after the job is completed.
