Got the garage moved

I started this project 14 months ago. Then broke my leg and had to put it on hold.
Then they were fixing the highway all summer so I couldn't pull an over dimension load.
So Finally the route was clear and we left at 8 AM Sunday morning.
Here it is in my yard ready to make the trip.



I had to extend the tongue on the trailer to do this.
But I've always thought the trailer could use a longer one so when I cut it back down I will make it about 18" longer than it was.



Here it is out on the highway. My friend Mike followed me and took this one.



The trip took about 3 hours. I drove 45 most of the way.

Here we are, just arrived at my property. 120 miles away.





I had had some class 5 delivered and spread it out with the tractor and back blade.
Then I backed the garage in where it was going to go.

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It took us about 5 hours to get it lifted up off the trailer and set down onto the ground.
I just screwed two layers of 2X6 treated lumber to the bottom of the walls and that is all it will get.
It needs a coat of paint (to match the house)and a bit of tweaking. I will do that next summer.
I'm thinking use it for 15 years and then pull it down.
The garage is 14'X22'. It was structurally sound and I hated to just tear it down but it had to go to make room for the addition on our house.
Total cost of the move - building permit up at my land (grrr), class 5, fuel, misc lumber, amber lights, OD signs, steel for the tongue, etc, etc was about $700. Chevy pulled it good. Got about 6 MPG.
Believe it or not the OD permit from the State was $15. Yes. Fifteen Dollars. I thought that was cheap.
I will sell the lights, mirrors and oversize signs on craigslist and reuse the lumber in the addition.
I've never done anything like this but knew I could.
The whole trip went off smooth as silk.
I'm no dirt man so my pad isn't perfectly level. Garage sits about 1 1/2' off from side to side. Good enough for a tractor shed.

Of course we no more than had it in place and my little 3000 moved right in. Probably thinks we did all that work just for her.

Good job and a "once" in a life time experience? I can see you no sooner get it set down and it is well on it's way to being filled up. Need to go find another empty one. he he

Hi, you did a fine job there. How ever (I don't want to be a /!#&,) I would have made the ground level and put some concrete pads under the sills. Your call. I shut up. Ed Will

Good for you!
$700 ain't too bad for a shed, on-site. good thing you weren't paying yourself, that would have really jacked it up.

How far did you have to go to the new site?

My son in Wi. has moved 3 of them in the past 3 months. Mennonite neighbor ask if he wanted to by the sheet metal off one bldg. Son said how about I buy the whole building. It was L shaped so he cut it right at the L and had 2 buildings.Four windows in the buildings and didn't break a one. Moved them about 1 mile. The one he just finished a couple of days ago was a 20 X 40. Another Mennonite bldg He moved that one about 1/2 mile and had to turn one corner with that one. He has pictures of the moves on Facebook. He is a little fruity He has a long 5th wheel trailer he moved them with.
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Hi, you did a fine job there. How ever (I don't want to be a /!#&,) I would have made the ground level and put some concrete pads under the sills. Your call. I shut up. Ed Will

"I've never done anything like this but knew I could. "

Now there is the essence of a "can-do" attitude, that used to be so common here in the US but not so much anymore. Lawyers have really put a damper on it. Congratulations on a job well done, and before you give quotes for for the many jobs that you have gotten inquiries on since posting this, check with your insurance agent about the cost to cover for hire trucking, LOL.

Fun to see these pictures. You had some weight on the back of that Chevy.