tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post3202507800168953123..comments2023-07-16T01:44:14.883-07:00Comments on postcardsfrompaulie: Kiggins House move/re-model update . . .Pauliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947247448533001322noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-84420104257141238242008-06-12T18:44:00.000-07:002008-06-12T18:44:00.000-07:00That wood stuff under the house is called cribbing...That wood stuff under the house is called cribbing. They will probably jack it up with 1 ton jacks (just like big car jacks) and take the cribbing out, like a giant game of Jenga. Once the house is level with a foundation, the jacks are encased in concrete.<BR/><BR/>We move about once house a year and do 4-5 foundations. Where we live, many of the houses are just set on bricks on the ground, with a step and a wood floor over the dirt.<BR/><BR/>My son's house was formerly a sheep shed. When we ripped the ceiling down, I could smell the sheep. It was a boards on end house-no insulation, just boards on end.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241412754553157778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-71147265000150455952008-06-08T08:05:00.000-07:002008-06-08T08:05:00.000-07:00What a cool, and complicated, process... I've seen...What a cool, and complicated, process... I've seen a couple big house moves on tv but never in real life... lucky you, being so close to the action. Thanks for sharing :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-8506146139633309322008-06-08T05:57:00.000-07:002008-06-08T05:57:00.000-07:00How very interesting, Paulie. I'm not sure *I* wou...How very interesting, Paulie. I'm not sure *I* would stand under it. =) Hope you are having a wonderful weekend - and thank you for being a faithful reader and commenter to my little place on the creek.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435071269417046903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-37404038403297323182008-06-07T20:39:00.000-07:002008-06-07T20:39:00.000-07:00I am amazed by what is possible!I am amazed by what is possible!SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-24857849110166612672008-06-07T19:07:00.000-07:002008-06-07T19:07:00.000-07:00Interesting how they can move a house like that.Interesting how they can move a house like that.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101946080644921763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-38698250383938407812008-06-07T13:03:00.000-07:002008-06-07T13:03:00.000-07:00Wow! What a Job!Wow! What a Job!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-4562148566978521162008-06-07T06:57:00.000-07:002008-06-07T06:57:00.000-07:00It is always fascinating to watch a house being mo...It is always fascinating to watch a house being moved. It is amazing what they do to keep it intact. When we moved ours, all the packing we had to do was to tape the cupboard doors closed and take down mirrors so they wouldn't fall and break. Of course, that meant moving without sorting and discarding things. yoicks! things can accumulate over years. I almost think I need a move--a regular one--to clear the way --but a good spring cleaning will do.<BR/><BR/>During the weeks before our move there was a lot of prep work done. I remember the workers arriving at 5 a.m on a Saturday and starting with a jackhammer on the foundation under our bedroom window. They were doing the openings to put the support beams in.<BR/><BR/>Our mover had a scrapbook of moves he had done.--successes and disasters. Not too long before our move he had lost a house on a move. They had stopped to check clearnace--on a railroad track. You guessed it--a train came. Made us a little nervous, but he was the best mover in miles so we trusted him.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702911535481192870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-70180478473974586942008-06-07T06:54:00.000-07:002008-06-07T06:54:00.000-07:00It's just my camera position. The house was not t...It's just my camera position. The house was not tipping.Pauliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947247448533001322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24809471.post-5824068668605248432008-06-07T04:25:00.000-07:002008-06-07T04:25:00.000-07:00the third photo is a tad scary for me. i was imagi...the third photo is a tad scary for me. i was imagining that the house would fall into pieces and what a sad fate for the worker!DeLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795530327579458125noreply@blogger.com