Moving large garage 100feet

[Masejoer]

Back story:

We're moving into a house that is new construction. A 1-acre lot was purchased by a builder, subdivided in half - one half had both an old house, and a newer stick-built detached garage/shop. They tore down the old house and built a new one. We purchased a new home constructed on the second half of the original lot. Builder's daughter moved into the lot with the home + detached garage, but they don't want, or use, the detached garage.

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The garage on the neighbor's property is 60ftx36ft, with 48x36 open space and the 12x36ft office space. Stick building - not a pole barn. It rests on a full concrete slab. Two 16ft garage doors.

Is there a cost effective way to lay a new slab on our lot and move this large building over 100-feet to our property? Is it something that a company can move for a reasonable price? It is a bit large, so it isn't like moving a shed or 2-car building, but it also doesn't need to move very far. Our lots are 85feet wide.

Thanks for any opinions or recommendations!

 

[LB-1911]

It is doable, All it is is time & money, their time your $,$$$'s.

Level with no obstructions?

Are the lots on septic systems and drain fields or on sewer?

What are the setbacks and easements of your lot?

Have you checked with the building department to see if a structure that size would be allowed on your lot?

You should contact a house / building moving company in your area.

 

[Masejoer]

It is doable, All it is is time & money, their time your $,$$$'s.

Level with no obstructions?

Are the lots on septic systems and drain fields or on sewer?

What are the setbacks and easements of your lot?

Have you checked with the building department to see if a structure that size would be allowed on your lot?

You should contact a house / building moving company in your area.

The lots are very level, no trees, fencing, landscaping, anything. The locations are on the rear sides of the lot, 5 feet from the property line (side and rear setbacks), with a 250ft deep lot. Houses are near the front of the lots. Deep backyards. Sewage, water, and utilities at front of house in an easement. It is two 250x85ft lots side by side - the move would be 85feet exactly. That or I can see if I can buy out the rear 1/3 of the other lot , if the city approved

Our backyards, which are over 150 feet deep, have no restrictions, no easements, no utilities, etc. Just open land.

The building is allowed - we have to "move" a couple trees (required to plant new ones) to pave the driveway back there (as required - can't have gravel), but no problems with the city.

Other than the act of making the move, there are no problems. The building only leaves 20feet to the opposite side of the lot, so we can't just brace it up and slide it with a parade of vehicles, but no restrictions other than that. We have the rear-section of country-club's greenspace on the other side of the property, direction the garage would be pulled, with trees and fencing that we can't touch.

It may not be cost effective - the foundation and driveway will be some of the biggest expense. With such a small, straight move distance, I have no idea what the costs would be. I haven't discussed with the actual homeowner yet, just her father. If it is pointless to try, there's no reason to discuss it further with the neighbor.

 

[Leoruiz]

 

[kbs2244]

That is a good sized building.
Lacking 344 friends it is not a DIY project.
Call a house mover co.
I expect a winch pulling it will be the idea.

 

[Thumper68]

That kind of thing is cake for a house/building mover and should be way cheaper than building new for the same size structure

 

[sublime68charger]

I would think its doable.

where are you located and contact the moving companies in your area to get a rough price for this.

or are you wanting to try this your self?

 

[Masejoer]

I've requested a quote from one local relocation company. I am in the Portland, Oregon area.

Not wanting to try anything myself - just curious what the costs may be. We are moving specifically to get more land than our old 6500sqft lot, single story place. New place is in-town, but feels like out in the country with all the green space surrounding us, it's new construction, and I can finally have room for all the toys. I couldn't even have a shed at my old place (with 20x20 attached garage) since the rear yard was so small, and setbacks made it impossible.

If I can get a detached garage for cheaper than I initially thought, I'll be able to get it a year or two sooner, and start enjoying the first day of the rest of my life

 

[Masejoer]

Received a sight-unseen initial quote of $16-20k to move the building.

 

[kbs2244]

Have them come on site to give the quote.
They may be going on only the size of the building.
Or they may be seeing if those numbers scare you away.
Be sure to mention the alternate of just building new.
That way they know they have some competition.

 

[Richard Cranium]

The expense is in jacking the building up and resetting it. The move is the easy part. The price seams high to me. But I have not been around a house mover in over 40 yrs. So prices have changed a lot. Best of luck...Rich

 

[CNGsaves]

That sounds very high.

There have been 2 story houses moved miles down the street cheaper that $16K !

I'm guessing most of "expense" is large enough trailer(s) for 60'x36' building.

May be cheaper to jack it up, destroy foundation walls, lower it back down, then roll on logs like the Egyptians did many moons ago.

 

[readhead]

Same amount of equipment mobilization no matter what size the building is. Have them come look and see if they can work on the price.

 

[kbs2244]

Another option, at admittedly high labor input, would be to dismantle the building and use the materials for new construction.
It may be possible to move entire wall panels.

 

[sublimate]

What about renting it from them?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Being on a slab, it literally has to be busted loose from the slab at ever single nail driven into the lower wall plate to the slab. I'd be real surprised if they use anchor bolts, everyone nail guns the walls down.

 

[05r50]

When I was younger I remember being at the home of an elderly man that worked on mowers.

I was admiring his shop that was in a detached garage and told him so.

He informed me that years earlier he moved the garage from another property a few miles away by busting holes in the side walls and running beams thru it and then resting the garage on top of a pickup and drove it down the road. Used the door opening for his cockpit view.

No permits. No thoughts of this might go wrong.

Now this was back in the day before seat belts being required.


Oh, he was also the local police chief back then.

 

[theoldwizard1]

That is a pretty large building and will require a lot of extra bracing to keep it from being damaged.

Then they would use 6-10 50' cross beams and 4 75' main beams. Because it is so wide that would probably use 2 sets of wheel and 2 trucks/tractors.

I would still ask the to come out and get a written quote. Rebuilding something that large would cost more.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Search "Stonehenge backyard" on you tube. I can't figure out how to cut and paste on this tablet. One man moves a 30 x 40 barn with no heavy equipment or any power equipment for that matter.

 

[58Yeoman]

In '99, I built a 28x28 garage from a kit from Menard's. The cost then was around $10k, with me doing the work. Yours would be 3 times the size of mine for maybe less than half the price.

 

[Slow_Lane]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300499

Lots of research and get them out there before you commit. We sold and helped my inlaws 15 years ago sell a 3 plus car garage and move it about 3 miles using a tractor and a couple low boys. Ask a pro before you commit. It can get expensive.

 

[matt_i]

I would dismantle it carefully and reuse the sheet goods, the framing lumber, and trusses over again. Siding may not be worth it. Roofing definitely gone. Guessing any interior sheathing has to go or be holed up like swiss cheese for bracing.

I'm guessing you will be into at least $8k in new concrete, would be more if footings and stem walls required or there is any more complexity than a rectangle. Probably $2k in dirt work.

$16k seems cheap to move it but the headache of having to duplicate every detail of the foundation over on a new lot would be a big issue. Whats the likelihood it wont be tweaked out of square and level during the move. I think a wood structure will typically respond to any high stresses by nails pulling out.

I think reusing the material would be the choice I'd make. Assuming you are willing to input the labor and the owners can deal with the construction project on their lot.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

One man moves a large garage with no power equipment.

 

[bazzateer]

If you have it moved make sure you video it for us!