Benefits of Building Moving
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Building moving has many benefits. An immediate benefit is that it provides an
economical alternative to building - many of the people who move buildings do it for
investment purposes.
Long run and far reaching benefits are environmental. By moving a pre-existing
building, fewer natural resources are consumed in the building of a new one. A few
branches, bushes and on some occasions an entire tree, may need to be removed
to allow the moving of the building, but countless numbers of trees are saved in the
long run. We like to think of ourselves as the ultimate tree huggers- as the building
moving industry saves thousands of trees every year!
Many refer to building movers as "building recyclers" - those moved buildings would
have ended up taking up space in our fast filling landfills. We know finding new
landfill space is getting increasingly difficult. No one wants a landfill in their
backyard.
And did you know that building moving is considered the oldest recycling industry in
the world? The first documented house move took place in 1598! Oxen or horses
were used to pull the buildings on wooden logs. So it seems only appropriate that it
also helps preserve our past by saving historical buildings by moving (or recycling)
them rather than destroying them.
economical alternative to building - many of the people who move buildings do it for
investment purposes.
Long run and far reaching benefits are environmental. By moving a pre-existing
building, fewer natural resources are consumed in the building of a new one. A few
branches, bushes and on some occasions an entire tree, may need to be removed
to allow the moving of the building, but countless numbers of trees are saved in the
long run. We like to think of ourselves as the ultimate tree huggers- as the building
moving industry saves thousands of trees every year!
Many refer to building movers as "building recyclers" - those moved buildings would
have ended up taking up space in our fast filling landfills. We know finding new
landfill space is getting increasingly difficult. No one wants a landfill in their
backyard.
And did you know that building moving is considered the oldest recycling industry in
the world? The first documented house move took place in 1598! Oxen or horses
were used to pull the buildings on wooden logs. So it seems only appropriate that it
also helps preserve our past by saving historical buildings by moving (or recycling)
them rather than destroying them.
| Did You Know? Construction & Demolition wastes contribute to about half of all landfill space! |
- Check with your building inspection department, some may require special permits, or that you request the move at a public
meeting, etc. Find out if a bond is required for any phase of the move. Get the locality's written policy for the moving of
buildings. Let them know you are looking into moving a building, sometimes they can give you good advice. (Sometimes
not- not everyone supports building moving. We like to think of that as lack of knowledge about the benefits building moving
provides, but we are trying to spread the good word!) Give any information from the locality to the mover, as it can affect the
estimate you receive, or some movers may not be able to obtain bonds or excessive insurance requirements that some
localities require! Make sure you can move the house to your subdivision lot. - Is a mover available when this building needs to be moved? Have the mover check the building, route and get a proposal for
the move. Also, be sure the mover has liability, building ("cargo") and Workman's Compensation insurance - some may not!
Feel free to call the company’s insurance company to verify this information. (Our company has liability and auto insurance in
amounts that exceed the state requirements and cargo insurance through a top rated insurance company). - Have the mover give you an estimated height of the building loaded and ready to move. Check with electric, telephone and
cable companies to see if wires will need to be moved along the route. - Can you get financing for the move? Some banks will not finance moves, or have extra requirements. Is the move within your
budget? Find out from the mover what you are financially responsible for. - DO YOUR HOMEWORK! In other words, research your mover. Take the time to look at the mover’s past projects and talk to
past customers. Ask the mover for business references, especially other businesses. The Internet can also provide valuable
information about movers.
| Moving of historic Town Hall building for Muskego Historical Society. The historic Town Hall went through the new Town Hall's parking lot on it's way to it's new home. |
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| There's a wonderful book about house moving and it explains in detail the incredible amount of benefits from house moving. It even outlines costs of setting up a moved house! You can order this book online at AltaMira Press's website and save 15%! |
| From Past Customers: "A very big Thank You goes to Badger Contracting, Inc. of Southern Wisconsin (our moving firm) for a $3,000.00 donation. In the accompanying letter they stated, "We appreciate everyone's efforts in making sure this historical building did not end up in a landfill, but that it was saved for future generations to enjoy and appreciate". We feel the same way and thank you again." ~ from the Muskego Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 69 "Thank you for the great job of moving the Winton/Martin house to it's new location in New Berlin Historic Park. Your enthusiasm and the ease that you moved the house was truly appreciated by our Society members.... The main purpose of this letter is to give you special thanks for your donation of $5,000 toward the restoration of this historic building." ~from a letter from the New Berlin Historical Society to our company |
| From the Wisconsin State Farmer Newspaper, February 15, 2002: "I wanted to save the house because I loved it, but also to honor my ancestors; honor what they did for farming and their hard work, their persistence. It's a well-built house. It'll last for another hundred years." Quote from Carol Lueders-Bolwerk regarding the moving of the 101 year old house on her 1854 homestead in Cedarburg, WI by Badger Contracting Inc of S WI. |
| HEAVY HAULING: This historic building was moved for the City of Hartford. The walls were stone and 24" thick. |
| Moving a historic building. This log cabin was built in the 1800's and moved in the Town of Jackson for the Historical Society. The house was moved due to a housing development. |