Transporting a Shed

[Ryan03]

Glad you got it moved ok. Here is a link to a vid of me transporting my 16x12 down the road last summer. YouTube - moving 16x12 shed on car trailer

 

[RayCo]

Wow, that's quite a shed to transport. I'd love to know how you got it loaded and unloaded!

 

[lostcause]

moving a small building like this is probably best done with as little thought as possible. a few years back i sold my house and moved to another. i had a nice shed outside that i considered taking. i tried to do everything right, and this is how it went:

it was about 9x16 to the outermost points on the roof, and about 8 feet at the peak. i could have easily loaded it on my trailer. the drive was about 22 miles of country road. i checked with the department of transportation and they wanted a sketch of the tow vehicle and trailer with the load on it showing all dimensions possible. they also said i needed a police escort for the less than one mile out of town, because it was a city requirement. i can't remember if i needed a lead and/or follow vehicle once i cleared town, but i don't think i did?

knowing that it would require a building permit in the new location i went to the town office there and was told i needed a full plan drawn up - site plan showing all boundaries, roads, setbacks, other structures, septic system, etc. even though it was only a shed. i also needed a plan of the structure showing sizes and a building section identifying the sizes of the structural members.

lastly i was told i needed a tax waiver from the original location's city hall. this is to prove that i had paid my taxes on the structure and there was no lien on it, and it could be legally moved.

trying to arrange this all in the narrow time frame between office hours and my free time was near impossible, not to mention the fees and costs involved. it was going to be a few hundred dollars and a lot of work before i got finished. i ended up leaving it as a present to the new owners.

 

[Diamondpilot]

moving a small building like this is probably best done with as little thought as possible. a few years back i sold my house and moved to another. i had a nice shed outside that i considered taking. i tried to do everything right, and this is how it went:

it was about 9x16 to the outermost points on the roof, and about 8 feet at the peak. i could have easily loaded it on my trailer. the drive was about 22 miles of country road. i checked with the department of transportation and they wanted a sketch of the tow vehicle and trailer with the load on it showing all dimensions possible. they also said i needed a police escort for the less than one mile out of town, because it was a city requirement. i can't remember if i needed a lead and/or follow vehicle once i cleared town, but i don't think i did?

knowing that it would require a building permit in the new location i went to the town office there and was told i needed a full plan drawn up - site plan showing all boundaries, roads, setbacks, other structures, septic system, etc. even though it was only a shed. i also needed a plan of the structure showing sizes and a building section identifying the sizes of the structural members.

lastly i was told i needed a tax waiver from the original location's city hall. this is to prove that i had paid my taxes on the structure and there was no lien on it, and it could be legally moved.

trying to arrange this all in the narrow time frame between office hours and my free time was near impossible, not to mention the fees and costs involved. it was going to be a few hundred dollars and a lot of work before i got finished. i ended up leaving it as a present to the new owners.

This is why you just do it and play dumb.:thumbsup::laughing:

Chris

 

[RayCo]

moving a small building like this is probably best done with as little thought as possible. a few years back i sold my house and moved to another. i had a nice shed outside that i considered taking. i tried to do everything right, and this is how it went:

it was about 9x16 to the outermost points on the roof, and about 8 feet at the peak. i could have easily loaded it on my trailer. the drive was about 22 miles of country road. i checked with the department of transportation and they wanted a sketch of the tow vehicle and trailer with the load on it showing all dimensions possible. they also said i needed a police escort for the less than one mile out of town, because it was a city requirement. i can't remember if i needed a lead and/or follow vehicle once i cleared town, but i don't think i did?

knowing that it would require a building permit in the new location i went to the town office there and was told i needed a full plan drawn up - site plan showing all boundaries, roads, setbacks, other structures, septic system, etc. even though it was only a shed. i also needed a plan of the structure showing sizes and a building section identifying the sizes of the structural members.

lastly i was told i needed a tax waiver from the original location's city hall. this is to prove that i had paid my taxes on the structure and there was no lien on it, and it could be legally moved.

trying to arrange this all in the narrow time frame between office hours and my free time was near impossible, not to mention the fees and costs involved. it was going to be a few hundred dollars and a lot of work before i got finished. i ended up leaving it as a present to the new owners.

Absolutely classic and typical. I'll hold back on my rant and just say that I'm with Mr. Diamondpilot on this.

I briefly looked into the laws and ordinances about transporting the shed that I did, but I ultimately just said SCREW IT and just went and got it. So, I suppose I followed your advice of "moving a small building like this is probably best done with as little thought as possible," which is one of the funniest statements that I've seen around here.

 

[Ryan03]

Absolutely classic and typical. I'll hold back on my rant and just say that I'm with Mr. Diamondpilot on this.

I briefly looked into the laws and ordinances about transporting the shed that I did, but I ultimately just said SCREW IT and just went and got it. So, I suppose I followed your advice of "moving a small building like this is probably best done with as little thought as possible," which is one of the funniest statements that I've seen around here.

I found that it would have been cheaper to pay the potential fine than to pull the permits. I got loaded up by around 3pm Sunday, parked my truck , trailer, and shed in the culdesac in front of the sheds old home, then came back around 6 pm [when most are home for dinner, not on the road] with my front and rear escort vehicles, and went for it. I did have a chainsaw with me just in case the shed fell off the trailer on the big hill or became caught on the bridge, I would be able to cut the building up enough to get it off of the road. In hindsight, I also should have made up a sign that said "Free Firewood, U Cut" to lean up against the partialy disected shed should it have fallen off.

 

[RayCo]

I also should have made up a sign that said "Free Firewood, U Cut" to lean up against the partialy disected shed should it have fallen off.

:laughing: :laughing:

 

[Diamondpilot]

Way off subject here but talking about how stupid some rules can be. I knew of a garbage collection company that had a bunch of trucks, well over 25 but not sure of the exact number. They ran Home Heating Oil in them. The fine at the time in that state was $75 per occurrence. Say each truck used 80 gallons a day the HHO was under a $1 at the time while Diesel was running in the $1.60 range per gallon. As you can see they could have gotten caught each and every day for 8 months strait, payed the fines, and still been ahead at the end of the year.

The law has since changed but at that time the owner just took his chances. He only got caught a hand full of times.

Chris