Friday, March 12, 2004
House Moving Day
Pictures Speak Louder than words.......
Well the house was lifted after 4 days of set-up time. Most of the efforts was in cutting the floor joists from the concrete. 50 Years ago the concrete was poured with the beams inside them. Moving is about 30 ft per day with most of the ongoing effort to re-position the steel beams and leveling with 1/8' shims... Slow but steady. If all goes well she'll be resting on her new home (Our next door Neighbours Lot) by the end of the day....
Oh Crap " 1st Problem before we start.....
Well we called the local D&L waste disposal company to have our septic tank emptied today. My contractor starts work on Monday.... and we wanted to make sure we started with a clean slate so to speak before digging up the old septic systems..... Got a call shortly after 10:00 to inform me that our Holding tank was frozen solid ! The contractor said he'll have to start none the less and try to dispose of it full..... Little does he know that the Septic guy mentioned that they normally don't survive being picked up full....I told him to expect my emergency call early next week when the shit starts to fly.....
No Pegs ! 2nd Problem
Well in order to ensure they build the house in the right place we need the local Surveyor to stratgically position pegs identifying major locations for the house, well and septic. Originally slated for next Wednesday I had to re-book them for Monday, as the contractor doesn't want to start without these pegs. Now the contractor will be starting on Tuesday.....
Pictures Speak Louder than words.......
Well the house was lifted after 4 days of set-up time. Most of the efforts was in cutting the floor joists from the concrete. 50 Years ago the concrete was poured with the beams inside them. Moving is about 30 ft per day with most of the ongoing effort to re-position the steel beams and leveling with 1/8' shims... Slow but steady. If all goes well she'll be resting on her new home (Our next door Neighbours Lot) by the end of the day....
Oh Crap " 1st Problem before we start.....
Well we called the local D&L waste disposal company to have our septic tank emptied today. My contractor starts work on Monday.... and we wanted to make sure we started with a clean slate so to speak before digging up the old septic systems..... Got a call shortly after 10:00 to inform me that our Holding tank was frozen solid ! The contractor said he'll have to start none the less and try to dispose of it full..... Little does he know that the Septic guy mentioned that they normally don't survive being picked up full....I told him to expect my emergency call early next week when the shit starts to fly.....
No Pegs ! 2nd Problem
Well in order to ensure they build the house in the right place we need the local Surveyor to stratgically position pegs identifying major locations for the house, well and septic. Originally slated for next Wednesday I had to re-book them for Monday, as the contractor doesn't want to start without these pegs. Now the contractor will be starting on Tuesday.....
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