There is a guy giving away a house for free. He built a new one, and does not want to tear the other one down. It's an hour and a half away from where I live. I looked at it yesterday, and it's a nice house. We could really use it. However, the price I got from a home mover was 14,000 dollars. That price kind of defeats the purpose of a free house. I know it has to be split. I know the roof has to come off. I know that it has to be jacked up and supported. I know a guy with a semi truck. This may not even be legal? But I'm thinking maybe we can move it ourselves. I own a construction company... although it's true I know little about house moving. I'm not looking for the answers that most of you have, like, forget about it, or pay the 14,000, or all of the reasons this is a bad idea. What I want to know is, can any of you tell me a cheaper way to do this? Or can you tell me how? Do you have any ideas? I want to move it for a very low price. Please leave helpful suggestions. Thank you.
2007-03-05 06:13:47 · 3 answers · asked by happyfeat w 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Being that you own a construction company, you probably can do it yourself because you will be able to pull the proper permits and pass all of the inspections prior to and after moving the structure. Price it out doing it yourself and see what is required. When I moved an old Victorian, the street had to be closed and I had to hire off duty police, per the city's requirements, to direct traffic. The code enforcement officers inspected the structure to ensure that it was sound enough to move and secured properly. A licensed electrician had to be hired, to disconnect the electric and re-connect. A licensed plumber had to be hired to cap and re-connect the plumbing on site. You have access to all of the tradesmen required. Contact your city to determine their requirements. I had to contend with two different cities as I moved it from one to another. You are not an amateur and may well be able to arrange everything necessary to contract the moving on your own. PS You will also need the drivers before and after the "wide load" for traffic control. That is regulated by the state's department of trasportation where I moved the structure.
2007-03-05 07:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 14,000 already sounds pretty cheap for a 60-90mile house moving trip!
We wanted to move a house only a couple miles and it was going to cost us about that.
Good luck!
2007-03-05 06:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by kana121569 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oftentimes you have to have the utility company move overhead wires and traffic signals. Was that included in your cost estimates? This simply isn't a DYI project.
2007-03-05 07:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋