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<br />--" <br /> <br />Relocating Your House <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />It is possible, and sometimes necessary, to move your house to a new location outside the floodplair1. <br />Moving your home out of the floodplain area is the surest way to protect it and yourself from flood damage. <br />but it can be costly. You may need to purchase a new lot unless your present lot is large and has a gooa <br />building location on higher ground. <br /> <br />To relocate a building, it is detached from the original foundation, placed on a heavy-duty truck bed, <br />transported to the new site and set on a conventional foundation. <br /> <br />Unless there is a hidden structural <br />defect, most homes and small <br />commercial buildings in good <br />structural condition can be moved <br />with no more damage than <br />occasional slight cracks in the <br />plaster or wallboard joints. Single- <br />story frame houses over a <br />crawlspace or basement are easiest <br />to relocate. Multi-story, <br />slab-on-grade, and brick buildings <br />can also be moved. <br /> <br />Moving a house is a complex <br />operation that requires a <br />professional house mover. Before <br />you choose a house mover, obtain <br />bids from several companies and <br />contractors. Before choosing the <br />lowest bid be certain the contractor <br />or mover has the experience and <br />resources to complete the project <br />at the quoted price. Be certain that <br />they have liability insurance to <br />cover the move. <br /> <br />--~ . <br /> <br /> <br />Construction Steps Involved <br />in Building Relocation <br /> <br />~ Locate a new building site. <br /> <br />~ Check the transportation route to the new location. Is it clear <br />and adequate to move the house? <br /> <br />~ On the building site, conslnlct a new perimeter and interior <br />foundation that coordinates with the existing house. <br /> <br />~ Install new utilities to stubbed-in locations in the foundation. <br />Disconnect, elevate and move the house to the new location. <br /> <br />~ Lower and anchor the building onto the new foundation. . <br /> <br />~ Connect the new utilities. <br /> <br />Protecting tour Home/rom Flood Damage, Revised 1996, 2nd Edition. <br />FcdcrJ.! Ernen:l'nn' Man~cml'nt ^~E'nn; <br /> <br />8 <br />