House Leveling Cost (2026)
Leveling a pier-and-beam or crawl space house costs $1,500 to $10,000, and most homeowners pay about $4,500 for new supports, footings and shims under the beams. Minor reshimming is $500 to $3,000. A slab house cannot be shimmed — leveling it means steel piers at $8,000 to $30,000. Mobile home releveling is the cheap end, at $300 to $1,200.
- How much does it cost to level a house?
- Leveling a pier-and-beam or crawl space house costs $1,500 to $10,000, with most jobs around $4,500. Reshimming existing piers is $500 to $3,000. Leveling a slab house requires steel piers at $8,000 to $30,000. Mobile home releveling costs $300 to $1,200.
- How much does pier and beam foundation repair cost?
- Most pier-and-beam repairs cost $1,500 to $10,000. Adding or replacing supports runs $300 to $1,200 per pier, replacing rotted sill plate or beam sections $1,000 to $8,000, and reshimming alone $500 to $3,000. Because the structure is reachable from the crawl space, pier-and-beam repair is usually far cheaper than equivalent slab work.
- How often does a house need releveling?
- A pier-and-beam house on stable soil may need only minor reshimming every several years; on expansive clay, more often. Mobile homes are commonly checked and releveled every few years, and after any major wet or dry season. A house that needs releveling repeatedly usually has a drainage problem driving it.
- Will leveling crack my walls?
- It can. Raising a floor that has settled over years moves the framing, drywall and door frames attached to it, and new cracks and sticking doors are common. Good contractors lift gradually and warn you; budget $500 to $4,000 for cosmetic repairs afterwards.
| What you're pricing | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile or manufactured home relevelingRe-setting piers and shims; no excavation | $300 | $600 | $1,200 |
| Reshimming existing piersMinor settlement, sound supports | $500 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Pier-and-beam leveling, new supportsNew footings and steel jacks; $300–$1,200 each | $1,500 | $4,500 | $10,000 |
| Replace rotted sill plate or beam sectionsOften found once the house is lifted | $1,000 | $3,500 | $8,000 |
| Slab house leveling with steel piers$1,500–$3,000 per pier, usually 6–10 | $8,000 | $14,000 | $30,000 |
| Add: structural engineer reportIndependent of whoever sells the leveling | $400 | $700 | $1,500 |
| Add: drywall, door and trim repairsLifting a house moves what is attached to it | $500 | $1,500 | $4,000 |
What drives the price
- Foundation type
- Pier-and-beam and mobile homes are leveled from underneath with shims and supports. Slabs have no underneath, so leveling means piers driven outside the footing.
- Condition of what is there
- Sound piers only need reshimming. Rotted wood posts, cracked footings or a decayed sill plate turn a shimming job into a rebuild.
- How far it has dropped
- A floor out by an inch is a minor adjustment. Several inches means lifting in stages, and more cosmetic damage.
- Crawl space clearance
- Tight crawl spaces slow every task. Under about 18 inches, some contractors have to dig out access first.
Leveling that keeps coming back
Most houses go out of level because the soil under them moves, and soil moves with water. Expansive clay swells in wet seasons and shrinks in dry ones; a crawl space that floods or stays damp softens the ground under the piers.
A house that needs releveling every couple of years is telling you about its drainage. Gutters, downspout extensions and a dry crawl space cost less than repeated leveling and make the leveling hold.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to level a house?
- Leveling a pier-and-beam or crawl space house costs $1,500 to $10,000, with most jobs around $4,500. Reshimming existing piers is $500 to $3,000. Leveling a slab house requires steel piers at $8,000 to $30,000. Mobile home releveling costs $300 to $1,200.
- How much does pier and beam foundation repair cost?
- Most pier-and-beam repairs cost $1,500 to $10,000. Adding or replacing supports runs $300 to $1,200 per pier, replacing rotted sill plate or beam sections $1,000 to $8,000, and reshimming alone $500 to $3,000. Because the structure is reachable from the crawl space, pier-and-beam repair is usually far cheaper than equivalent slab work.
- How often does a house need releveling?
- A pier-and-beam house on stable soil may need only minor reshimming every several years; on expansive clay, more often. Mobile homes are commonly checked and releveled every few years, and after any major wet or dry season. A house that needs releveling repeatedly usually has a drainage problem driving it.
- Will leveling crack my walls?
- It can. Raising a floor that has settled over years moves the framing, drywall and door frames attached to it, and new cracks and sticking doors are common. Good contractors lift gradually and warn you; budget $500 to $4,000 for cosmetic repairs afterwards.
How we price this. Figures are national 2026 estimates built from contractor quote ranges, material pricing and regional labour rates, then cross-checked against published industry cost data. Reckon Home does not sell, broker or perform this work. Use these numbers to judge whether a quote is reasonable — not as a quote.