Browse Forums Move Management Re: House Movers and costs 2Apr 11, 2007 11:59 am I lived in the northern beaches for some time and moved when my 1 bedroom apartment at the time went up for sale. To move all my stuff out and to the next street literally behind where I was living it cost $400 for 3.5hours of work (not a full family home I know) but an indication.
Good luck Re: House Movers and costs 3Apr 11, 2007 12:48 pm Make sure your home contents insurance policy covers your good in transit. And don;t forget to immediately notify them of your new address ! Re: House Movers and costs 6Apr 11, 2007 10:07 pm Oops, I think you're right
Personally the whole idea horrifies me, but I saw it done several times in Brisbane with quite remarkable results. But the idea of just picking up a house and dumping it down somewhere else just doesn't seem right to me - but then I'm a double-brick sort of person. Re: House Movers and costs 7Apr 12, 2007 10:09 am david s I don't know about the other posters. I thought he wanted to move the whole house, as in put the house on the back of a truck and move it to another block. Sorry could have made it a bit clearer, I'm talking about the house itself, onto the back of a truck to a new block. Re: House Movers and costs 10Feb 26, 2013 12:00 pm We advertised the old house as a "come and get it" so we could build a new house on the block. Advantage to us - no demolition costs. Advantage to new owner - 2 bed house acquired for the cost of removal and connections at new location. They literally cut the building in half and 2 trips later....job done. Biggest problem from our point of view was getting the move "actioned". I have no idea how the move went, where it was moved to or how successful, ultimately, it was. Re: House Movers and costs 11Feb 26, 2013 12:55 pm We sold our house, had it cut up and trucked away. After this, a demolition company came in and demo'd the old garage, cleared the block of all piers and concrete paths and left us with a clean block. The process did take a bit of time, but we got a bit of cash for the house (it went south to NSW and has been put back together - ultra recycling!) and we had a clean block to start the new build. Pitfalls/advice The structure never goes back together as easily as it was cut up. Budget on a near full renovation job at the new location (company we used told us of the story of putting it right in the new location...mmm...took quite a bit of effort apparently) Lots of costs involved in getting the power, gas, sewer ,etc. turned off and/or disconnected. ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: House Movers and costs 12Feb 26, 2013 10:34 pm Some companies are certainly much better at doing this than others. I've seen a couple that were very roughly cut in half and put back together but another one where they did a very good job and you cannot tell where the house was separated inside or out. I think it comes down to how much you are quoted. I'd use one company to divide the old house and move it then another ( a licensed builder ) to lay out all the new foundations and put it back together. Last time I heard about five years ago an average three bedroom W/B house could be relocated for $30,000 to almost anywhere in NSW ( site conditions at either end allowing of course ). Stewie Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 8140 Ha all, I am now about half way (maybe a bit more) through my build with Carlisle Homes - double-storey knockdown/rebuild project. So I am now doing my due diligence and… 0 4045 Good on you for having a go I am the opposite of DIY (so will pay a builder) - our vibe is industrial/simple so current thinking is 150mm concrete and then internally is… 3 1368 |