Jack this House!

ARDELL on 02 17, 2007

I was on my way back from taking care of the wall in my next post, and saw this house sitting up in the air.  Everyone was gawking!  It sure didn’t take long to “jack it up” like that.  I think they may have a view of Green Lake now.  Pretty cool.

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I took a photo of the company who jacked it up, in case anyone was interested in this type of service.

About the Author: Ardell DellaLoggia

An Associate Broker with Sound Realty. ARDELL was named one of the 25 most Influential Real Estate Bloggers in the U.S. for 2007 by Inman News, and has over 19 years exeperience in Real Estate up and down both Coasts. She represents buyers and sellers of real estate on both sides of the 520 Bridge from Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside to Green Lake and surrounds on the Seattle side. You can reach her at 206-910-1000 or by hitting the email the author link above.

8 Responses to “Jack this House!”

  1. ab
    February 17, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    Yeah, but who “jacked” up the price on that POS?

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  2. Crystal L. Cox
    February 17, 2007 at 10:30 pm

    thanks for the photo. I guess they reall love the house. Basement or second floor i wonder.

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  3. ARDELL
    February 18, 2007 at 10:12 am

    ab? What’s a POS?

    This finished product will be cheaper than a full tear down, (if that’s what you mean) and retain the character of Green Lake better. The people I’ve seen do this, do it for themselves and not for resale, by- and-large. Don’t know about this particular house…time will tell.

    My house in Kirkland is like that, though not a “jack up”. When expanded from 900 sf to 3,300 sf, they retained the full curb appeal of the bungalow. Quite interesting effect, but I have alley access, so the garage is in the rear. It provides a middle price range for people, so is a great option. But he did it in 94 for himself, and not for resale value.

    I bought it in 2005 for about $500,000 less than it would have cost had he torn it down. So more of these types of “expansions” are good for Seattle. A mid-price point between 2 bedroom bungalows and new builds. Plus great street character retention.

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  4. ARDELL
    February 18, 2007 at 10:15 am

    If someone’s looking for a small bungalow in the 4s in Green Lake, let me know. Should be coming on soon. It’s tiny, but great walk to lake vacation  location.  (oops, have vacation on the brain :) ) Won’t be my listing, but I’m 99% sure it will be coming, unless he decides to rent it out instead. Kind of a high tech bachelor pad with a great yard.

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  5. ARDELL
    February 18, 2007 at 11:01 am

    ab,

    Jillayne emailed me the answer. Sorry I asked. So they don’t like craftsmen, they don’t like new townhomes, they don’t like condos, they don’t like ramblers, they don’t like split entry homes…what the heck do they like? And do they want a whole City full of only what they want? I don’t get it. What a bunch of whiners.

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  6. Sam Chapman
    February 18, 2007 at 1:51 pm

    I worked in Alaska on a house that we jacked up in order to put additional space beneath it. We put up reinforced cinder block walls as the new “foundation” and set the house down. We then graded dirt almost all the way up the wall and had great insulation in the downstairs. It really wasn’t as difficult as it looked.

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  7. Jillayne Schlicke
    February 18, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    I’m curious to see what it’s going to look like when it’s all done.

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    #98767
  8. Laura Kaan
    February 21, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    I’ve never seen that before……. Doesn’t look to stable. Thanks for the photo, hope it works out for them.

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    #99830

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