House lifting
Raising a home to gain floor height, escape flood levels, build in underneath, or replace a failed foundation from below.
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House lifting & re-levelling specialists
Your house is out of level.
Your house is out of level.
We put it back.
Sloping floors, doors that won't latch, cracks tracking up the gib — they all point to the same place: what's under the house. LiftFix lifts, re-levels and re-supports homes across Christchurch & the South Island, with engineer-backed methods and a written report before anything moves.
- Free on-site level survey and honest advice
- Licensed Building Practitioners · fully insured
- Fixed-price quotes — no surprises mid-job
The best of both worlds
Engineering knowledge and hands-on site experience
10+Years on the tools
100+Properties re-levelled & repaired
FreeSite assessment
What we do
Foundation work, start to finish
One team handles the survey, the engineering liaison, the consent, the lift and the making good — so you're not chasing five different trades.
Floor re-levelling
Bringing a settled or twisted floor back to level with staged jacking, packing and permanent re-support. The fix most homes actually need.
Learn more →Pile & bearer renewal
Replacing rotted, cracked or undersized piles, bearers and joists with compliant new structure while the house is safely supported.
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Turning the space you gain from a lift into usable, dry, code-compliant living area — or a garage that actually fits the car.
Learn more →Level surveys & reports
Laser level surveys and written condition reports for homeowners, buyers, insurers and body corporates — with no obligation to use us for the work.
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Why LiftFix
We tell you what it needs — not what sells
The right solution isn't always the biggest one.
Some properties don't need a full lift — sometimes, a few piles and a bearer are all that's required.
At LiftFix, we focus on the solution that genuinely makes sense for your property. Honest advice, quality workmanship, and a relationship built to last.
Because the job shouldn't end when we leave — we want to be the people you know you can call when you need us again.
- Engineer-designed where it matters. Structural work is designed and signed off, not guessed at.
- You stay in the house where possible. Most re-levelling jobs are done with services connected and the family still living in.
- Fixed price, fixed programme. Variations only if the ground genuinely surprises us — and we'll show you why.
The process
Four steps from sloping to sorted
Site assessment
We visit, take levels, get under the house and photograph what's there. Free, and usually within a week of your call.
Report & fixed quote
A written report of what we found, the options, and a fixed price for each. Plain English, no jargon padding.
Engineering & consent
Where the work is consentable we prepare documentation with our engineer and lodge it with council for you.
Lift, support, make good
Staged jacking, permanent re-support, council inspections signed off, and the site left clean.
Common questions
Before you call
How do I know if my floors are actually out of level?
The usual tells are doors and windows that stick or swing open on their own, gaps opening at skirtings or where walls meet ceilings, a marble that always rolls the same way, and diagonal cracks from the corners of door frames. A laser level survey settles it in about an hour.
Do I have to move out?
For most re-levelling jobs, no. Services stay connected and the lift happens in small increments over several days. A full house lift is different — we'll tell you up front which one you're looking at.
Does this work need a building consent?
Often yes, particularly for a full lift, foundation replacement or anything structural. Some like-for-like pile replacement can fall under exempt work. We'll assess it and, where consent is needed, prepare and lodge the paperwork for you.
Will my insurance or EQC claim cover it?
Sometimes — it depends on the cause of the movement and your policy. Our written level survey and condition report is the document insurers usually ask for, and we're happy to provide it whether or not you use us for the repair.
How long does a job take?
A straightforward re-level with a handful of new piles is typically 3–7 working days. A full lift with new foundations runs 4–10 weeks depending on consent timeframes, ground conditions and what you're building underneath.