Moving buildings and securement?

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  1. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    Talking out the side of my neck cause idk . Can road dollys be mounted under it pull without a trailer so to speak ? Saw something like that in Franklin Tn. Was moving a 100yr old 2 story .
     
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  3. xsetra

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    To secure the building to the I-beams. Put 1-1/2",,2" lag bolts beside the beam flange in to the center of floor joists, with an oversized washer getting pressed between the bolt head and the flange of the I-beam.
    Bolts on both sides of each beam works best.
    Bolts go in center of floor joist.
    I grabbed what I had close by to illustrate.
    The level in picture is the I-beam. 2x4 is the floor joist.
     
  4. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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    And weld all the I-beams where they overlap. Easy to grind off after using.
    You might look for a used mobile home frame and modify it to hitch to your truck.
     
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  5. Oxbow

    Oxbow Road Train Member

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    There is a local housemover that does that, but I think @W923 is trying to do it with what he has.
     
  6. blairandgretchen

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    Be interesting to have them quote it to get an idea.

    If they were reasonable, might be the go. Have to remember the liability question if anything gets fuddled up @W923
     
  7. blairandgretchen

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  8. W923

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    That’s a good idea but going to be tough because the bottom of this thing has osb on it which is now trapped between the I beam and the bottom of the joists. I was thinking about welding tabs on the beams at the front and back and bolting to the outer plate of the walls
     
  9. blairandgretchen

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    Hurricane ties, or “z-plates” - heavy duty, would be a good choice. Steel, welded to frame, then bolted to wood joists.
     
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  10. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Aah - ok - in that case your idea is an option.
     
  11. W923

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    That’s the plan and the last 3/4 mile of the trip is going through a hay field so it’s about going to have to be on my trailer or something at that point
     
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