How To Move A Built Single Stall Garage ?

[427HISS]

A man that lives about 30 miles from me is selling this garage. Asking $1,000 OBO.

It's only 5 yrs. old and well built. I'd like it to be a garden garage and storing tools and car related products to get them out of my garage, making it safer for our 427 Shelby Cobra I built. It's also a single stall.

Question is, how the hell could we move it to our town and into our back yard, without costing a ton of money ?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/762891197467929/

 

[rburke65]

Call a company that builds and delivers garden sheds.

 

[427HISS]

Real nice condition.

 

[427HISS]

Call a company that builds and delivers garden sheds.

I'm concerned on the cost. I'm sure more than the garage. lol

 

[Stuart in MN]

I had a one car garage like that. When I built the one I have now, rather than paying to have it torn down I basically gave it to a local company that resells one car garages. They put some 2x12 cross beams in, bolted to the studs on either side wall. Then they jacked it up, backed a flatbed truck inside, and let it down so the cross beams were resting on the bed of the truck. They wired up some tail lights and clearance lights, then drove it away.

 

[The Cobbler]

may find the cost savings negligible to nil by time you get it there.
a friend got a free 2 car garage in good shape. he had free access to float trailers, small cranes , free labour etc. labour & rental on equipment would have cost more than a new structure

 

[427HISS]

Stuart, What did it cost to move and how far ?

The cobbler, I'm concernd about that.

 

[The Cobbler]

he moved it about 10 mmiles. he didn't pay anything to move it as he had access to above mentioned equipment . he also had free labour ( me included)
but due to the size, he had to cut it in to sections, so the siding came off, the windows came out, the doors off, etc. he had to re sheath the roof & new shingles, and most of the siding was replaced because the original was too difficult to figure out what went where.
the big costs are in the excavation & pad .
hey, a smaller garage may be more economical...

 

[Bretny]

By the age of the little wood i can see thats not made to move and looks to be built on a slab. Have you priced out materials to build one and the price to move this one? I bet you will not be saving much if any at all.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Stuart, What did it cost to move and how far ?

It didn't cost me anything, as I mentioned in my post it was taken away by a company that resells garages. It was either that or I would have had to pay a contractor to demolish it. I don't know how far they had to haul it.

I put up the picture to show how it can be done. If you have the manpower and a friend with a flatbed truck you could do it.

It should be mentioned that depending on the actual dimensions and height of the garage you may need a wide or oversize load permit to move it. If there are any power lines, trees, etc. in the way that complicates it more, and may require permits or arrangements with utility companies. I do know the company that took my garage away did the move in the middle of the night, to avoid traffic.

 

[Bretny]

I can tell you that just by looking at that pic i woukd say they needed a over width permit. They dont build many medium duty trucks under max width. So just the fact that it fit in there its over width then you add the eves.

 

[Prospecter]

Makes a difference where you live. If it was me (Midcoast Maine), I'd be talking to a boat mover with a hydraulic trailer. Around here, it is the off season, so they are likely available. Found $$$ for them. Sawzall the foundation bolts. Jack it up enough to be sure you're free of the slab. 2x12s bolted across the width of the garage between studs so the trailer lifting pads have something to lift. Off you go. The width of your garage is no wider than some of the fishing boats running the roads around here, so no big deal. I moved a 25' boat a from Portland (100 miles) about 10 years ago for $350. Maybe $600 now? They charge by the mile after an initial minimum.

My plan B would be to break it down to useable panels.

Either way, I think $500 for the garage would be very generous, and the seller should be pleased to get it. Garage gone. Saves at least $500 in tipping fees. No labor. He's getting out cheap.

 

[427HISS]

I think I'll pass on this garage. If I could get it dirt cheap, it may be worth it.

 

[Dustball]

It's only 5 yrs. old and well built. I'd like it to be a garden garage and storing tools and car related products to get them out of my garage, making it safer for our 427 Shelby Cobra I built. It's also a single stall.

I highly doubt the 5 year old claim judging by the fact that that it has planks as sheathing for the walls and roof and the wood looks old.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I can tell you that just by looking at that pic i woukd say they needed a over width permit. They dont build many medium duty trucks under max width. So just the fact that it fit in there its over width then you add the eves.

That garage was 12 feet wide, not counting the eaves which were probably another foot on either side. I think the garage door was 8 feet wide but I don't remember for sure. I don't know if the company that took it got a permit or not, it all happened 25 years ago.

 

[Bretny]

102in is max width with no permit i believe.

 

[nafterclifen]

102in is max width with no permit i believe.

In PA, the local shed company can transport a 12' wide garage without a permit. That's advertised width, not sure what actual width is. They do need to get a permit at 14' though. Hence why they are special order and you'll rarely see a 14' wide garage on their lot.

 

[Bretny]

Most i have seen are 12' to the edge of the eves. The 10ft ones are 10ft to the walls.

 

[Mick56]

Around here I've seen people move sheds with a hay wagon inside, instead of a truck. 30 miles is a long way, though.

 

[Awag]

I had seen that garage to. I thought about it for maybe 30 seconds. It's also about 30 miles that I'd need to move it. If I was to get it I'd be moving it on a 20' car trailer in the middle of the night. I think to much work for a garden shed, that's all I was going to use it for.

 

[mcj115]

Just a thought can you find a mobile home frame for sale cheap or stop by a dealer who may have some old frames? That would be the best platform...while it may be a permitted load you could always risk it yourself if you have. 3/4pr 1 ton truck.

 

[driftpin]

Just a thought can you find a mobile home frame for sale cheap or stop by a dealer who may have some old frames? That would be the best platform...while it may be a permitted load you could always risk it yourself if you have. 3/4pr 1 ton truck.

Devil's Advocate here.

Do not 'risk it yourself!' I didn't.

If you've never done this, hire a professional, and they assume the liability, they know the process, the permits, and the things to-do to make it an uneventful job.

My family may-be using the same road as you're "risking it yourself."

 

[TractorJeff]

YEP! Hay Wagon!
Back it in, take the wheels off, brace the garage to it, jack it back up and put the wheels on, down the road you go!