House leveling is a term used to describe the process of lifting a home as close to its original state as possible (as construction will allow). Leveling a home is usually accomplished by performing foundation repair. A home that is sinking at one end or multiple places likely has a structural problem.

What happens when you level a house?

House leveling quite literally involves lifting your house up so that it is level. This is done to stabilize and support the foundation. When the house is leveled, then foundation repair companies can get to work on fixing whatever issues is causing the foundation problems in the first place.

What does it mean if a house needs to be leveled?

House leveling is the process of lifting a home back to the position that it was in when it was new. For new homes, slabs are supposed to be no more than 1.5 inches out of level. This standard comes from the American Concrete institute.