I’ve been looking online and can’t find any info on it, except for an empty forum with half a dozen other people all asking the same thing, with no reply.
I know the cost varies depending on the size of the building, but without even one actual figure, I’m not even in the ballpark. Any information would be useful, because right now I have none.
Someone will probably suggest calling someone in my area, and perhaps I will in a few days, but right now I’m too aggravated to deal with any salesmen. I was driven out of the local hardware store this morning by overly aggressive salespersons (accosted by four in the two minutes I was there, and one guy actually followed me down an aisle when I tried to escape- but that’s another thread) so I’m just not feeling like a people-person right now.
I suggest you call someone local when you have recovered from your trauma at the hardware store this morning. Nothing gets my blood boiling more than a pushy sandpaper vendor.
Be ready though, I hear the “move your house” salesmen can be really brutal. Perhaps you should call from a pay phone lest they find out where you live.
I had a neighbor that moved a house about 13 years ago. It was a small three bedroom, one floor, no basement house, and they moved it about 60 feet. I think the cost was about 20-30k, but that didn’t include the cost of a new slab and utility hook ups etc.
My memory on this is a little foggy, so YMMV.
Emmert International. located in Oregon, does alot of house-moves, they had a lot at one time where you can buy houses they they moved for various reasons. Perhaps, they are best known for moving the Spruce Goose from Long Beach to McMinnville. AFAIK, they are very professional to deal with. They maybe worth contacting, if only to get references in your local area.
With a new foundation, electrical wiring, plumbing, its quite a bit more. Plus the cost of the house, & of course, permits, you’re looking up around 6 figures I suppose.
That depends upon the house, where it is, and where it’s going. Assuming site preparation is done, simply jacking up a small house and moving it to a new site is a fairly straight-forward task. Expect to be charged by the mile, but be sure and nail down all the little details.
In most cases, you will need someone from the power company to lift up or disconnect power lines along the route of travel, and maybe also someone from the phone or cable companies. This expense can be substantial – they charge by the hour, not the wire.
Besides lead and follow vehicles, you may need the local constabulatory to close off roads and re-route traffic. There are also permits required for this type of thing. Your ‘mover’ may or may not take care of all these details.
Some friends moved a house from one island to another – besides a truck & trailer, a barge & tug were requied. The distance was less than 5 miles to the new site, after unloading. IIRC, they spent less than $40,000 on the move. A surprising amount of that was for the power & phone companies, and sheriff’s escort. They did get the house for free, so the moving expense was it for them.
The army base across the street from me was closed down about 10 years ago, and the developers picked up and moved probably over 100 houses (and set them twice as close together as low-income housing). Some more developers are trying to buy our place, and say that when old places are sold where they want to build something new, some companies will buy the houses, a new lot, set them up, and sell those as a business.
They told us the houses can be bought for around $6000, and it costs another $30,000 for the move, a new foundation, and hooking it all back up as a real house (cost of the lot is extra). It certainly seems worth it cost wise, especially if the house is still in decent shape - we were told older houses are actually made out of “real wood”, meaning of course finer grained stuff that’s not as common today cheaply.