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OT: Moving an old house.(long)

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IanC

04-20-2005 03:58:12




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My brother and I finally got the home farm after 3 years of probate @!$% of our grandma"s estate. He and his Brady Bunch family (8 kids) got the farm house. I may have a chance now to buy another old farmhouse off a piece of property that"s being developed about 8 miles south to move onto the farm. Has anyone moved an older house (by vintage probaby lath and plaster), and what kind of after move problems did you face?

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Greg S

04-21-2005 06:09:01




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
One of my neighbors moved an old house last summer (actually an old Sears & Roebuck kit hous built in the teens). They used a house mover out of North Dakota, as near as I could tell it was minimal damage. This guy moves houses all over the US, his scrapbook was filled with moves he had done. Pretty impressive on some of the houses, I think there was even a 3 story one.



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IanC

04-21-2005 03:53:07




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
Thank you everyone for the great replys. I"m going to start scouting the route this weekend. I had my wife get the real estate agents number from the property while I was at work yesterday. The peice of property it"s on has been re-zoned commercial, and I"m sure they"d love to have the house gone so whoever buys the land doesn"t have to tear it down and remove it.



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Davis In SC

04-20-2005 21:20:14




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
These were not old houses, but..... A friend bought 2 houses built at a vocational school,last year. He had a several quotes, decided on one... The mover got permits, & the state DOT specified the route they took, trip was around 22 miles. They had to pay several police depts. for escorts, but mover had that figured into price. Move went well, he was pleased.....



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Thresherman

04-20-2005 18:57:58




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
I worked for a house mover for about 6 months. This was before we moved an old town hall(built 1885). Find a reputable mover, and ask him for references. If he is any good he will give you some. A good mover can move it and you will never notice a thing inside. Things to look for are trees,over hanging branches, the width of the building for ditches, mailboxs, road signs, electric wire, telephone lines, and cable TV. To save money you can do some prep work in basement yourself(remove wiring, ducting, etc. Make sure the foundation guy does not forget the bean pockets when it is set down. E-mail me if you want some more info.
PS, don't pay alot for the house

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carol george

05-02-2005 12:13:54




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to Thresherman, 04-20-2005 18:57:58  
We are considering buying a farm with a thirty year old modular house on it. We think we could use the basement but would like to cheaply get rid of the house. We live in a small rural community. Do you think a house mover would be interested in such a structure> Th



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Thresherman

04-20-2005 19:01:50




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to Thresherman, 04-20-2005 18:57:58  
Here is a link to the building we moved
http://www.thresheree.org/photo_gallery.htm



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Farmall Teen

04-20-2005 13:51:34




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
A friend of our's moved an old (I mean old) barn this past summer. I guess everything went fine because it got to where he wanted it. He spent a great deal of time looking at the route he was to take and getting the barn on the dolleys. Anyways, I am just saying if this is your first time moving somethin this big. Have someone that has done this kind of thing before. Don't want anyone getting hurt and best of luck.

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John in Nebraska

04-20-2005 10:17:40




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
30 years ago I moved a two story frame house, the mover was a true professional. House had almost no damage, no plaster cracking, some eave damage due to trees, and I trimmed lots of those before hand, 12 mile move took two long days. Drive the proposed route, making note of bridges, power lines, count them write them down, check alternate routes, price a new foundation/basement, probably all new plumbing, electrical entrance. Won"t be cheap but if you get a good house to start with will be okay. I"m still living in the one I moved. But, old house, plaster and lathe, does it have insulation? Another cost. trust me.

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thurlow

04-20-2005 07:45:51




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
A little off-topic here..... ..saw on the TV (History or Discovery??) where a complete lighthouse somewhere on the East Coast..... ..N.C. maybe..... ..was moved intact with no damage.



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MH

04-20-2005 08:51:13




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to thurlow, 04-20-2005 07:45:51  
Yep, they moved the Cape Hatterass light house. It's a neat story, and impressive, they had to keep it level to keep it from falling apart.



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dr.sportster

04-20-2005 08:04:04




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to thurlow, 04-20-2005 07:45:51  
Oh yes I forgot the part about the house was in perfect condition when finally set on the new foundation.They do know how to not ruin the building moved for sure.



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dr.sportster

04-20-2005 05:42:14




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
There was a house move news story in the paper last summer where things went bad when in the new neighborhood, due to poor planning ,many large trees had to be cut down.The power outages went much longer than planned due to the tree cutting.Every new neighbor upset about now having no shade trees left is sueing the homeowner of the moved house.I think you need a pipe as tall as the house to measure out the route carfully.Probably pvc not metal.

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Matt from CT

04-20-2005 10:19:40




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to dr.sportster, 04-20-2005 05:42:14  
Dr...you're not from the Charlton, MA area? Sure sounds like a story from there recently!

Regarding utility costs, I don't know about my home state (CT), but where I work (MA) the law is the utilities have to move their lines for free -- it's a public roadway their using for their lines, and they can't permenantly interfere with the use of it as a roadway. So house moving gets precedence, just have to coordinate the dates.

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dr.sportster

04-20-2005 17:42:14




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to Matt from CT, 04-20-2005 10:19:40  
Mat Im on the NJ/NY border.I beleive it was in a New Jersey paper.I think it does not cost money for the power company here either.



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Rauville

04-20-2005 05:12:39




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
You won't have any problem. The right mover will take care to see that everything arrives safe and sound. Here's a link to our area movers that have moved almost everything!



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Galen

04-20-2005 04:28:40




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to IanC, 04-20-2005 03:58:12  
We had an old farm house moved in from about 12 miles away. Built the foundation ourselves hired the move. They lifted the house on the Monday before Thanksgiving (2003) and moved/set it the next day. Went about 1 1/2 miles on highway - the rest was county roads. We were AMAZED at the lack of plaster damage. We were expecting piles of it on the floors, but virtually NONE came loose. We removed the chimney (down to the ground), and did some other work to lessen the cost. Ended up costing about $7000 + $700 for utility company to come out and waste time watching (they did "johnny pole" 5 lines). Drive the route and look for obstacles (trees, plower lines, telephone lines, bridges, culverts, etc). Call a couple of moving companies and the utilitiy company for estimates. Is this a two story or one?

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dhermesc

04-20-2005 07:16:13




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to Galen, 04-20-2005 04:28:40  
Ask around, a QUALITY mover can get from point A to point B with no damage, while others will leave you with a pile of old lumber once its on site. UTILITIES are a huge expense. My wife and I were looking at moving a big two story house last year. The house sold for the whopping price of $400.00, problem was the moving company wanted $8,400 and Kansas Power and Light wanted another $9,000, with additional expenses to be billed later. Combined with the cost to refurbish the house (needed new siding, windows, heating ect) we were in new house construction pricing.

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UncleTom

04-20-2005 15:31:36




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to dhermesc, 04-20-2005 07:16:13  
I live in a town that had a flood and they moved about40 houses out of the flood zone. There was one long brick house with attached brick garage that was sucsesfully moved intact. UncleTom



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tire_guy

04-20-2005 18:10:10




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 Re: OT: Moving an old house.(long) in reply to UncleTom, 04-20-2005 15:31:36  
Don't forget Railroads. They don't always let you cross their tracks.



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