Cord
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Ok, so I need to move a garage on my property. It'll be moved roughly 200' within the property line. I've had a preliminary conversation with the building department and because it's not crossing a property line they'll only want a footing and foundation permit pulled. I've asked a house mover to take a look at the project but I don't think he ever showed up. I presume a garage project isn't big enough to interest him. I've also asked an Amish crew that I've had some work done by in the past and they can't get to the project until December. I can't wait that long so I might have to do it myself.
The building measures 20'x26' with the 26' side having the doors. There is a half story attic. The roof line is a simple hip which runs in the 26' direction. The garage has unequal roof pitches with the front at 12:12 and the back at 9:12. Because the ridge is off center the back wall is only 4' high. At the point where the attic floor meets the rafters there is a 12" header that runs the full 26' width of the garage. The header is roughly 5' in front of the back wall. The building has two garage doors with a center post. The doors and operators are a modern overhead type of the typical size for a single car. The header over the doors is continuous across the post. Siding is decayed T-111 and I don't see any interior bracing.
I have a 20' 10,000lb flat bed trailer that I was thinking of using to move the garage. I also have a 12x19 I beam that I was thinking of using to support the front wall. I was thinking of somehow supporting the 2x12 header and using that to pick up the rear of the garage. I'm pretty sure that if I lift on the beam the rafters will pick up the rear knee wall. My plan is to take out the center post between the garage doors and then back the trailer into the garage. Take the tires off and lower it down. Install all my bracing and then pick the trailer back up thus lifting the garage. Beyond that I'm really at a loss as to how to prepare and move the building.
I have a trailer mover that goes on my skid steer and I was thinking of using that to move the trailer. The skid steer weighs over 7,000lbs plus it has tracks that add another 1,000lbs. With the tracks, I'm comfortable that I can slowly horse it around. I'm not sure how concerned I should be with a downhill section. All the YouTube videos that I've watched have been across flat ground. The slope is fairly easy, but it does get steeper towards the landing spot. Maybe 7-8% slope? Of course this is all up hill from my neighbors house so I'd rather not lose control of the trailer. I was thinking of chaining the trailer to the skid steer arms bypassing the trailer mover and vulnerable attachment point. I was also thinking of having a redundant cable from the trailer to a fixed point such as a truck or something heavy like a 2,000lb concrete block. I have a couple of those large 2x2x5' concrete blocks we could somehow utilize. Of course the trailer could always try to nose up so maybe I should have a half block on the trailer tongue as well? At that point maybe I'm better off not using the flat bed trailer and then use a farm wagon instead. Not as easy to maneuver, but could it be more stable? Of course it's not directly connected to the skid steer, so maybe I'd have less control over a wagon than my trailer.
Really looking for some suggestions and advice on this one.
The building measures 20'x26' with the 26' side having the doors. There is a half story attic. The roof line is a simple hip which runs in the 26' direction. The garage has unequal roof pitches with the front at 12:12 and the back at 9:12. Because the ridge is off center the back wall is only 4' high. At the point where the attic floor meets the rafters there is a 12" header that runs the full 26' width of the garage. The header is roughly 5' in front of the back wall. The building has two garage doors with a center post. The doors and operators are a modern overhead type of the typical size for a single car. The header over the doors is continuous across the post. Siding is decayed T-111 and I don't see any interior bracing.
I have a 20' 10,000lb flat bed trailer that I was thinking of using to move the garage. I also have a 12x19 I beam that I was thinking of using to support the front wall. I was thinking of somehow supporting the 2x12 header and using that to pick up the rear of the garage. I'm pretty sure that if I lift on the beam the rafters will pick up the rear knee wall. My plan is to take out the center post between the garage doors and then back the trailer into the garage. Take the tires off and lower it down. Install all my bracing and then pick the trailer back up thus lifting the garage. Beyond that I'm really at a loss as to how to prepare and move the building.
I have a trailer mover that goes on my skid steer and I was thinking of using that to move the trailer. The skid steer weighs over 7,000lbs plus it has tracks that add another 1,000lbs. With the tracks, I'm comfortable that I can slowly horse it around. I'm not sure how concerned I should be with a downhill section. All the YouTube videos that I've watched have been across flat ground. The slope is fairly easy, but it does get steeper towards the landing spot. Maybe 7-8% slope? Of course this is all up hill from my neighbors house so I'd rather not lose control of the trailer. I was thinking of chaining the trailer to the skid steer arms bypassing the trailer mover and vulnerable attachment point. I was also thinking of having a redundant cable from the trailer to a fixed point such as a truck or something heavy like a 2,000lb concrete block. I have a couple of those large 2x2x5' concrete blocks we could somehow utilize. Of course the trailer could always try to nose up so maybe I should have a half block on the trailer tongue as well? At that point maybe I'm better off not using the flat bed trailer and then use a farm wagon instead. Not as easy to maneuver, but could it be more stable? Of course it's not directly connected to the skid steer, so maybe I'd have less control over a wagon than my trailer.
Really looking for some suggestions and advice on this one.