Hello! I have a house that is 1.5 stories. It is a modular house built in the 1990s with roof trusses designed for an upper floor. I would like to move it, but since it is too tall to go under viaducts, the easiest solution would be to see if it's possible to lift off the upper floor and take it in 2 whole large sections.
As I see it, it should just be a matter of cutting the water pipes/sewage and electricity, and loosening the roof trusses that are attached to the exterior wall and lifting off the upper floor?
Of course, I will hire a company for this, but I want to know approximately how it's done
I would prefer not to take it down in modules. I would rather spend the money to move it in 2 parts than to take it apart.
As I see it, it should just be a matter of cutting the water pipes/sewage and electricity, and loosening the roof trusses that are attached to the exterior wall and lifting off the upper floor?
Of course, I will hire a company for this, but I want to know approximately how it's done
I would prefer not to take it down in modules. I would rather spend the money to move it in 2 parts than to take it apart.
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Mats-S
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Mats-S
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Hello!
When you describe your house, it sounds very similar to mine, a 1.5 story modular house on a crawl space from 1983.
The ground floor consists of 2 modules, lifted with 2 crane lifts. So it would be the same process if you were to move it. But the upper floor could never be lifted with one lift. The reason is that the floor frame belongs to the lower modules, so there is nothing holding it together if you remove the trusses. When the upper floor was added, it was 3+3 roof cassettes, and 2 gable peaks. After that, it was loose timber to build the rooms on the upper floor.
To be able to lift off the upper floor, it has to be made entirely differently, or alternatively, you need to construct some provisional bottom plate on the upper floor that holds everything together.
Maybe it's best for you to make an initial contact with a reputable company that does such work, so you get some better answers with more substance
When you describe your house, it sounds very similar to mine, a 1.5 story modular house on a crawl space from 1983.
The ground floor consists of 2 modules, lifted with 2 crane lifts. So it would be the same process if you were to move it. But the upper floor could never be lifted with one lift. The reason is that the floor frame belongs to the lower modules, so there is nothing holding it together if you remove the trusses. When the upper floor was added, it was 3+3 roof cassettes, and 2 gable peaks. After that, it was loose timber to build the rooms on the upper floor.
To be able to lift off the upper floor, it has to be made entirely differently, or alternatively, you need to construct some provisional bottom plate on the upper floor that holds everything together.
Maybe it's best for you to make an initial contact with a reputable company that does such work, so you get some better answers with more substance
Ok, I thought that the entire roof is supported by the roof trusses and if you just manage to lift at all these points, then the rest remains intact on the lower modules. I expect some work, but having to tear down that much sounds way too time-consuming. I'll probably contact a company to see if they have moved something similar.Hi!
When you describe your house, it sounds very much like mine, a 1.5-story modular house on a crawl space from 1983.
The ground floor consists of 2 modules, lifted with 2 crane lifts. So it would be the same process if you were to move it.
But the upper floor could never be lifted in one piece. The reason is that the joists belong to the lower modules, so there's nothing holding it together if you detach the roof trusses.
When the upper floor was put in place, there were 3+3 roof cassettes and 2 gable peaks. After that, it was loose lumber to build the rooms on the upper floor.
To be able to lift off the upper floor, it must be made completely differently, or you would have to build a temporary bottom platform on the upper floor to keep everything together.
It might be best to make an initial contact with some reputable company that does these kinds of jobs, so you can get some better answers with more substance
Mats-S
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Mats-S
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Exactly, but the joists (which are built on the modules for the ground floor) also play an important role in stability, so that the roof doesn't "implode."H heathrow said:
But the pros might have a solution for that too ;-)