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Can the footing and foundation
or basement be run before moving?
How far can a building be moved?
Does a building have to be completely vacated
before and while being moved?
What are the reasons you move buildings or houses?
What are some of the reasons people choose to
raise their home?
Can a brick block or stone building be
raised?
What sort of damage can we expect from raising
our home?
What is the process of raising a home?
Does Expert House Movers build the new foundation?
Does Expert House Movers do the excavating under
the raised home?
Can additions porches and attached garages on
slab be raised with the home?
Will Expert House Movers act as a general contractor
or should I get a general contractor to oversee my project?
What contractors will need to be involved?
What type of permit is required to raise a home?
Can
the footing and foundation or basement be run before moving?
The footing can be poured before moving, but it can be cracked
by the heavy weight of the building if not properly bridged
over. We prefer that it be poured after the move. Foundation
work cannot be started until the building is spotted on the
new location and leveled. A basement should only have a preliminary
hole dug. Our one main steel and cross steel are left under
the building until after the foundation is run. Then, if it
is a frame building we lower it about three inches onto the
new foundation or basement. We level a brick or block building
after it is spotted on the new location and the foundation
is run up to the existing walls. Basements can be treated
the same way: the walls are poured after the building is in
place and spotted when close to being finished. When the steel
is lowered, the building remains in place.
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How
far can a building be moved?
This depends on the type of building and where the building
is located in the state. In almost all cases, after a permit
is obtained the building can be moved with proper supervision
and stand-by equipment. When moving a building over one-and-a-half
stories high, utility wires may have to be raised which, depending
on the number of wires involved, increases the price of the
move.
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Does
a building have to be completely vacated before and while
being moved?
About fifty percent of the buildings we move are still occupied.
This presents some small problems such as temporary disconnections
of water, sewer lines, and steps. If the move takes place
in the cold season, electric heaters may have to be used if
-- as happens in some cases -- the furnace has to be removed.
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What
are the reasons you move buildings or houses?
Buildings of all kinds are moved because they sit on land
that is more valuable without the structure or because they
are in the path of highways, railroads, reservoirs, or urban
renewal. In some cases, the intent is to actually rescue the
structure by relocating it to an area where its value is increased.
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What
are some of the reasons people choose to raise their home?
Many people choose to raise their home because the existing
foundation has simply lost its integrity and is no longer
suitable for the structure. Instead of costly piering and
patching methods more people are opting for a permanent solution
while adding significant value to their homes. Most basement
replacement clients choose to pour their new foundation with
nine or ten foot high walls to maximize their new living space.
Other reasons include homes that are on a crawl space or slab.
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Can
a brick block or stone building be raised?
We
specialize in masonry structures. We use an exclusive unified
hydraulic jacking system. This system enables one man to control
the entire jacking operation. The jacks are locked together
by a unifying system and will raise and lower in unison regardless
of individual jack loading. Each unified jack is on a separate
hydraulic circuit and failure in one jack will not cause pressure
loss in the other jacks. This system can accommodate from
one to thirty-eight 100 ton rams in unison. This system is
essential when making large, irregular lifts. So don't settle
for anything else!
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What
sort of damage can we expect from raising our home?
Minor
stress cracks may occur upon elevation but the degree of cracking
depends upon the amount of settlement that has occurred in
your old foundation. If major damage were to occur it would
be covered by our insurance.
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What
is the process of raising a home?
First
the structure is excavated around to allow for holes to be
made in your current foundation, then the steel beams are
placed in these openings. Once the beams are placed the home
is elevated hydraulically using the unified jack system. Typically
the home is then excavated out underneath to allow for your
new basement pour. On occasion, if there is enough room on
your lot the home can be moved out of its current site and
then transferred back to its original site. Once the new foundation
is cured the home is then lowered back down and the beams
are pulled.
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Does
Expert House Movers build the new foundation?
We
do not do foundation work but we would be happy to assist
you in finding an experienced contractor.
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Does
Expert House Movers do the excavating under the raised home?
We
typically do all excavation under raised homes.
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Can
additions porches and attached garages on slab be raised with
the home?
Yes.
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Will
Expert House Movers act as a general contractor or should
I get a general contractor to oversee my project?
We
do act as a general contractor in some cases but most of our
projects are very specific to the particular raise or move
taking place. We feel if you have some construction knowledge
and have established relations with the contractors involved
that a general contractor is not needed.
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What
contractors will need to be involved?
Plumber,
HVAC, foundation contractor, some cases electrician, some
cases carpenter.
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What
type of permit is required to raise a home?
In
most cases a permit is not required to raise a home, but a
permit is required for all new construction under the home
this should be handled by your foundation contractor.
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