Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 21Jan 20, 2014 9:21 pm What a beautiful home, so glad you saved it from landfill!! Amazing what they can do really... looking forward to more updates Custom Farmhouse Build in the Great Southern | https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67188 Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 22Jan 21, 2014 7:56 am We had planning approval in 2012 for a larger house in the same position and similar layout. The main difference was it was brick, the veranda was directly out the back and there was an additional lounge room at the front. Discussions with council planning and the people we worked with for our original submission ended up with us being told that an amendment would be all that was required, so we did that. We had been told that that could take a few weeks and the mandatory response time was 60 days. This was all done before the house was moved. Unfortunately we were coming up to the mandatory response time ending with no response. When we did get a call from council they said they had had a complaint from a lady in our street about the blue tarp on top of the house, and as a result they thought it might be best to go through the whole notification process so everything is above board; essentially starting a planning application from scratch. This made no sense to me, as this would clearly end up with the blue tarp being around for longer and I had no idea how that actually related to needing to start the planning application from scratch. Also annoying was that without being advised by council that an amendment was all that was needed, we could have gone to notification almost 60 days ago. We jumped and started the process again. No complaints were fed back, that I was aware of, within the notification period, which I think was two weeks. We got the tick on our amendment/new application. But this was again pretty much bang on the 60 day mandatory response time. This was a lot of waiting we had not planned on. Luckily we hadn't sold the house we were living in, otherwise that could have been another stress to deal with. Unfortunately, because of the delay, we missed our window by days for the house relocation company to start work on the house again. This meant we needed to wait until their next two projects had been completed. As reassembly takes two to three weeks, we were looking at another six week wait. In the mean time, the house had been sitting on its temporary supports covered in tarps for the worst of winter with the hill being quite exposed. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 23Jan 21, 2014 8:06 am There were lots of other jobs to be done in the mean time. We sorted out some fencing so we could get some automatic lawn mowers take care of some of those acres: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Automatic lawn mowers: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 24Jan 21, 2014 8:25 am Unfortunately the house relocation company had delays with their other two projects so we had a bit more waiting until their two to three week stint would take place. They essentially restump the house, put back up the roof trusses and then tarp over that, and rejoin the house structurally with a few other things here and there. They're not responsible for plaster, electrical, plumbing, roofing, etc. Obviously none of those things can take place until their bit is done. We had not really seen inside the house since before the move, so we weren't even sure how much damage had been sustained in its transportation. All exciting stuff for later. Finally we were good for restumping: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I had wondered how they would dig the holes under the house: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This guy and his family also helped out a bit with the holes: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 25Jan 21, 2014 4:16 pm Once the holes were dug we needed for them to be inspected and then work was able to take place. There was another delay before stumping took place due to the house relocation people's truck breaking down. That took a couple of weeks for them to sort out. During this time we had a great deal of rain. Here are things getting started, finally: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Another helper for digging: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Unfortunately that's pretty much as far as they got before work stopped. They said there was too much subsurface water inundating the holes to be able to put the stumps in and they would need for trenching to be done around the property before they could get started again. I had a couple of plumbers and excavators come, local people, and they didn't think that was the case. They felt the water was coming in from the gap through the middle of the house and around the sides with the still heavy rain we were having, as stump holes away from those areas were dry. We did the trenching anyway, in the interest of moving things along, despite the additional cost involved. It ended up being about 90 metres long and over a metre deep. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 26Jan 22, 2014 12:26 pm MrsT12 qebtel who are you to say that? You have no idea what their financial situation is, their reasons for moving the house, their reasons for not building a 'kit home'. Maybe they dont want a stock standard house, plenty of people dont. Since you asked ,Ive done it, thats where I am coming from. Removal homes are a waste of money when you add up the cost at the end and all the time it takes. Same cost to owner build a kit home - all new. I never said they dont have a reason to do it. A lot of people do it for sentimental reasons, etc. As for a stock house, its looks pretty stock to me. Or did I miss something. I never said I knew their finacial situation either . I dont need to. I know what the costs are . But perhaps they got the transportation for free form a rello, who knows? then it might just be worthwhile. It would be nice to hear the all up costs given when complete, but the likelihood of that is remote. And before you all chip in to have a go at me, I wish Pan good luck with the project, and I hope it give him wwhat he wants. But dont expect to make a profit at the end, that is all I am saying. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 27Jan 22, 2014 3:51 pm Before building my new home, I might have thought the same thing Qebtel -- relocation and the subsequent fixing must cost a huge amount. But now that I'm going through the interior fitout, with the time & cost involved with trim, painting, doors, cupboards, electricals, plumbing... I can see why a "ready made" home is so appealing. Having to patch a seam and some cracks is a *lot* more appealing at this point... Geez, Pan... that photo with your house angled on the back of the truck... was it all insured? My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 28Jan 22, 2014 4:09 pm qebtel And before you all chip in to have a go at me, I wish Pan good luck with the project, and I hope it give him wwhat he wants. But dont expect to make a profit at the end, that is all I am saying. There is a tactful way to comment... and then there was the way you chose. Declaring it a waste of money is different than saying that when you did it it didn't save you any. Without knowing their costs you cannot compare to your single experience. Just might want to consider your wording a little better so it doesn't come off as so... well... negative and tactless. Cheers. Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 29Jan 22, 2014 4:43 pm ZOMG what is that thing?! - MrsT Brought first house in 2008. Renovated...a LOT. Built in 2013. Our thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67954 Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 30Jan 23, 2014 7:47 pm Johnson Geez, Pan... that photo with your house angled on the back of the truck... was it all insured? Not entirely. Getting insurance for moving a house was unsurprisingly difficult. Technically the liability was on us if the house fell off the truck or fell over at any stage. I'd hope that wouldn't give the movers carte blanche to stuff things up or not do their jobs properly, but that would be for the courts to decide I'd imagine. MrsT12 ZOMG what is that thing?! That would be a yabbie and there are plenty of them. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 31Jan 23, 2014 7:56 pm Fresh yabbies straight from the damn 1/2 hour in the freezer and then straight on the grill .....Bliss not only a beautiful house but one of my favourite shellfishes as well.....score <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 32Jan 23, 2014 8:02 pm There were more delays with the house movers, but they eventually came back and began lowering the house. Here is half the house lowered: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I haven't stumped a house myself before, but there were quite a few of these which didn't look they had hit the mark: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was told that it had been difficult getting the levels right due to the base of the house being at three different heights (original house, first extension, second extension) and to expect some settling onto the stumps. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 33Jan 23, 2014 8:05 pm AKB Fresh yabbies straight from the damn 1/2 hour in the freezer and then straight on the grill .....Bliss not only a beautiful house but one of my favourite shellfishes as well.....score Haha, thanks. These guys make their homes in self made mud holes away from fresh water (apart from rain water they capture). I don't think they would taste that great, but I'll have to give it a crack one time. Perhaps have them in fresh water for a few days after catching them. Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 34Jan 23, 2014 8:07 pm Wow! I can see why you'd want to move the house - what a beautiful home Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 35Jan 23, 2014 8:09 pm Really bugger it's one of my first memories fishing in the dam for them on my uncles farm - anyway back to your story can't wait for the next bit <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 37Jan 23, 2014 8:24 pm Here we have the other part of the house getting ready to be dropped and shifted towards the rest of the house: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These guys were doing all the heavy lifting: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ You can see how much it needs to both drop and shift to the right here. As the house drops, they lean it towards the centre so that it joins the other half of the house by the time it hits the stumps. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A jack through one of the holes that would have been made to lift the house in Melbourne: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Moving a house from the City to the Country (Image heavy 40Jan 27, 2014 9:10 am Hah, love your profile pic, Pan. Howl's Moving Castle? So applicable My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 5646 What size are the windows, double or single glazed, can I have a pic of the full windows inside & out? If you can see packers please take a pic. 1 12406 3 1208 |