End of First Day of Lifting

This is what the house looked like after the first day of lifting. After my contractor talked to those who were lifting the house, he said, "Congratulations, your house is their most difficult house lift."

We have liftoff

This little machine provides all the power needed to lift the house.


After they pressurize their jacks, they hit the foundation with a sledge hammer to break the house free from the foundation.
After they solved the problem of the jacks sinking into the mud, they finally lifted the house off the foundation.