Raising a house—also known as house lifting, house jacking or, as one of our most expert authors swears is a real phrase “popping a box”—is a complicated project. It requires separating a structure ...

Update (Jan. 10, 2023): This story has been updated to include the amount FEMA has funded for elevating homes in Louisiana. On a dead-end street in Slidell, Louisiana, near New Orleans, a little house ...