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| Phil Joy, House Mover |
Phil moved a two-story Victorian house to a new location in San Francisco.
Joy said this move is tricky in part because the first part of the journey involves going downhill.There was also this little bit:
“That’s always difficult for a house,” he said. - KCRA
Old houses like 807 Franklin St. are worth saving, the mover said.That reminded of the time I replaced an old partially rotten deck at my previous house in Beaverton. The lumber used in that thing was beautiful. The deck was conventional, 2 x 6's spaced about an eighth of inch apart. Since there was a patio below, I elected to make the new deck a solid surface and cover it with weatherproof carpet. I used 2 x 6 tongue and groove lumber, pretty standard for subflooring here, and boy was it ugly. The benefit was it was cheap enough I could afford it. Pristine lumber like that used in the original deck would have cost a fortune.
“Why don’t we demo it?” he pondered aloud, the word “demolish” not slipping easily through his lips. “Look at it. It’s historic. Original lumber. You cannot get lumber like that any more. Tight grain from 800-year-old trees. No knots. It’s a beautiful thing. Move a house, save a tree.” - San Francisco Chronicle (paywall)
I read the house mover said it was tricky because the building is 80 ft long, and charged $200,000 plus another $200,000 for fees, permits, police, bribes, etc. At the new location the business next door had to be moved 14 ft sideways to make room. The building is subdivided into 7 units, and the lot it was moved from will get a high rise apartment building. Lot of money changing hands.
ReplyDeleteWell, San Francisco, where a cardboard box on the street goes for $100K.
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