Moving House - Easier Thank Some Think

[Cubist]

A couple of years back a certain someone struck a rather disbelieving and derisive posture when it was suggested you could jack-up and move an entire timber frame building.

Entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city of Kiruna

The landmark 113-year-old wooden building is at risk from subsidence and will be moved 5km on giant rolling platforms.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Cubist]

I do get thoroughly cheesed off with unnoticed Auto Correct/Insert changes made by this, and other, text editors!

 

[paulc]

A couple of years back a certain someone struck a rather disbelieving and derisive posture when it was suggested you could jack-up and move an entire timber frame building.

Entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city of Kiruna

The landmark 113-year-old wooden building is at risk from subsidence and will be moved 5km on giant rolling platforms.

www.bbc.co.uk

At 672 tonnes, an impressive feat. The Danes moved a 720 tonne stone lighthouse back in 2019: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50139900
Even us Brits have had a go (850 tonne Belle Tout lighthouse).
There is quite an impressive list of structures that have have been moved in various countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_relocation - Compared to some of them, moving a small wooden house is child's play. Although, sometimes, it does go wrong, very badly wrong:

(see 3mins in).