Devin replied to the topic Has anyone moved a house? in the forum No Subject 18 years, 5 months ago
Hi Alison
My wife and I have just finished this, It worked out pretty good and we are now living in the moved house. All up the cost to move the house was $36 000 with the other major expenses being $4000 for plumbing, $4000 for electrical. The grand total was $85 000 plus $16 000 for Council costs.Depending on the state of the house you might…[Read more]
Devin replied to the topic Relocatable Homes in the forum Help Needed! 18 years, 7 months ago
Hi
I have just finished my house relocation and it worked out great. It was a lot of hard work but well worth it in the end.
My major costs were as follows:
removal and restumping =$35000
plumbing =$3400
electrical =$3000The other costs such as repainting and fixing up all the cracks in the walls all depends on what the condition of the house…[Read more]
Devin replied to the topic Putting older home on vacant block in the forum Value Adding 19 years ago
Hi Pete
I agree with Dian it is a lot different to just plain building a home because of all the coordination and organizing one must do.
I am just weeks away from completing my house removal. I have placed the home on a block a land with a excisting house on it and sub divided it which I think will give me the best result. My costs were similar…[Read more]
Devin replied to the topic Storage Sheds in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for the info. Sounds like fun.
Devin
Devin replied to the topic Moving a house onto land for an IP in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 8 months ago
You might need to add the costs of hooking up the plumbing and eletrical works to the house to!
These are just a few things that might need to be looked at.
Keep the dream alive and i hope you find a good block.
Devin
Devin replied to the topic relocatable houses in the forum Value Adding 19 years, 8 months ago
Hi BillyT
At the moment I’m doing just that. I have bought a house on a corner block of land with which I’m moving a house onto the block. The house to move was easy to find I had a choice of 2 and just have to pay all the moving cost and i get it for free.
The first things to do is to check on the local councils rules and regulations on…[Read more]