Old House Moving: One if by Land; Two if by Sea

I continue to be fascinated by stories about old houses being moved. I’m not quite sure why that is when I’ve been involved in moving several myself over the years and I’ve certainly written about old house moving enough times that you would think the stories would bore me by now,but it hasn’t happened. I think part of the reason is because moving an old house and reusing it seems like the ultimate recycling effort; when it comes to being “green” it’s hard to beat moving a home so it doesn’t get thrown away.The construction side of my mind is always amazed at the thought and engineering that goes into moving some of the homes I have read and written about. Moving an old house across a frozen lake doesn’t just take knowledge; it takes a lot of courage (or substitute your own word) and a real “make it happen” attitude, and I greatly admire people with those traits. And lastly I guess I just enjoy reading about old houses being saved; I know how much I enjoy mine and I’m glad other people are going to have the same experience.Old House Moving: Everything You Need to KnowI recently came upon two of the best articles I’ve read about old house moving. The first was on MSN Real Estate where the writer did an in-depth story about an old house being moved in New Jersey and then expanded the article to address just about any question you might have about moving an old house. She interviewed house moving companies across the country to get their input and advice and even talked to a house movingcompany in Hawaii. The writer touches on financial considerations, thoughts on how to save money while old house moving, and even discusses financing options. All in all an excellent article by the writer and a great resource for anyone considering purchasing an old house and moving it to a new location.The second article isn’t quite as recent, but when I saw the video I had to include it as you don’t see a home moved by truck to the water and loaded onto a barge every day. The old house was then barged to the San Juan Islands off Washington State where its new owners had a lot prepared for the home originally built in 1908. The video is great and the narration by both the old and new owners is very interesting to listen to as they offer their insights about the whole process of old house moving. The video is only several minutes long and the footage of the home on the barge is exceptional. A perfect example of a “make it happen” attitude!