So, you are thinking of relocating a house to your property; or, you want to build but, having seen those house-relocation shows, you’re thinking it might be a good idea just to move an existing house – perhaps to get a house for less, or because it might be quicker than building from scratch? Well, keep reading.
My wife and I moved the lovely old house you see pictured here to our land last year, but it turned out to be way more stressful and much more expensive than expected; it also dragged on for more than nine months. After the relocation, we talked to others who had done the same. Pretty much everyone said they would never do it again. Would we? Well, that depends – if you keep reading, you’ll find out why.
As is usually the case, it’s the unknown unknowns (thanks, Donald Rumsfeld) that catch us out and can be the source of the biggest challenges. Had we had more time to do our research, perhaps the exercise would have cost a little less, or perhaps we would have had fewer problems. Then again, if we had bought and moved a different house, it likely would have had challenges unique to that situation.
