Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 21, 2009 5:43 am Has anyone relocated a home in Victoria? We are toying with the idea of moving one and would love to hear about other peoples experiences...costs, pitfalls,preferred companies etc. Does it actually save $ ? We have renovated 3 houses before, so we're not completely green. However this whole process is completely new, so we'd love to hear from those with some experience. Thanks. Re: Relocating a Victorian/Edwardian house. 2Oct 21, 2009 9:57 am We sold our house to Golden Age Homes (http://www.gah.com.au/) a couple of years ago, everything went smoothly. We had a 60s 3 bdrm brick veneer house and got $8,000 for it. Re: Relocating a Victorian/Edwardian house. 3Oct 22, 2009 8:41 am Thanks. I've heard good things about Golden Age Homes... professional, reliable etc. Was the block cleared as part of the price, or was that $8,000 just for the house removal? Thanks again for the info. Re: Relocating a Victorian/Edwardian house. 4Oct 22, 2009 7:09 pm The block was reasonably cleared but not enough to start building afresh so from my memory, about $4,000 went for a total clean afterwards (there were some trees needed to be removed as well). So about $4,000 profit - which is still heaps better than paying someone for demolition (which I think would have been around $10,000). I havent, and i havent looked to much into it, but on face value its not the saviour its trying to make out to be. Shared equity in your home is never a good idea. The… 1 3973 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7030 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6564 |