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Costs for Moving a Building or Home
Have you ever thought about moving your home or building to a new lot? If this is a serious consideration for you then you already know how many different things you need to consider. Cost, of course, is something that you really need to think about before you make your decision. There are different factors…
Shore House Moving Keeps Families High and Dry
As climate change affects shorelines, there are more and more reasons to consider planning a consultation for shore house moving. Regardless of the reasons, many homeowners find that homes which were once located a relatively safe distance from the shore are now in risk of water damage and complete undermining if nothing is done. Like…
Hurricane Season Preparation Keeps Damage at Bay
With hurricane season already pummeling the east coast, it is no wonder that more and more people seek information about how to implement a strategic and efficient hurricane season preparation plan. Aside from the economic reasons to protect your number one investment, your home, from serious damage, families must consider whether or not they have…
Historical Home Moving Assists the Second Generation of Archival Properties
Prior to the historic preservation movement that arose, mainly, in the 1970s, few older homes were saved when developers came in to create new shopping areas, parks, and neighborhoods. Before communities recognized the architectural gems of old, the innovations of new were already standing where homes had fallen. While historical home moving is the right…
Do You Need a House Moving Permit?
Instead of selling your old home and buying a new house, you decided to have your house moved from its current location to an area of land you purchased. Before you begin deciding on moving an entire house, you need to make sure that the house can be moved safely without damage and that you…
What You Need to Know about Whole House Moving
When people talk about moving house, they don’t usually mean literally moving the entire structure from its foundation to another location But that’s exactly what people mean when they talk about whole house moving. You may have seen an entire house being moved and think it’s a good idea but wonder if the expense and…
Why a Beach House Needs a Stronger Foundation
The coastal foundation of your beach home is perhaps its most important structural element. Without a solid foundation, the rest of the house falls apart. In most residential construction zones, typical foundation systems are adequate to meet the needs of the residents. This is not the case with a waterfront property; while the dream of…
How Bridge Jacking Is Used In Key Infrastructure Repairs
Among the various civil infrastructure maintenance requirements, repair and replacement of bridge components can be one of the trickiest and most essential to public safety. Multiple bridge damages and failures have made the news in the past decade. It is clear that much work needs to be done to assess bridge safety and make repairs,…
Protecting Your Home From Flood Damage
When flood season begins, it pays to be prepared. You are going to want to make sure that you have plans for how to evacuate, should the need arise, especially if you live in areas prone to rising waters. While it can be hard to predict when a flood might happen, you can make the…
Home Flood Recovery And Prevention
If your home is located in a flood zone, it’s crucial that you take the proper steps to protect your property from potential dangers. Apart from having flood insurance there are several ways that you can protect your house from flooding. If you’ve already faced home damage from flooding, then it’s even more crucial that…
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Steps in Preparing a House for Lifting
Whether you’re having your house lifted in order to move it to another location, the house needs to be raised above a flood zone, if the foundation needs to be repaired, or if you want to expand a basement or crawl space, preparing the house to be lifted is an intricate process. In order to…
Historic Preservation: Why Building Moving Occurs
If you think about it, moving a building is a big deal. After all, you’re moving something that was never supposed to be moved. The structure was put there so that it would withstand storms, earthquakes, and war, and the builders of it never even thought for a moment that it would ever rest anywhere…
6 Advantages of Helical Piling Anchors Over Concrete Caissons
If you’re not familiar with helical pilings, you should be. Helical pilings offer many advantages when you need to create a solid anchor in the ground. We’ve performed helical pile installation for many purposes, including foundation underpinning, slope stabilization, wall anchors, pipeline tie-downs, seawalls, walkways, shoring, and more. These pilings screw into the ground with…
Frustrations You’ll Avoid By Investing In House Lifting In Massachusetts
In our most recent article, we talked about what you save by investing in house lifting in Massachusetts (or anywhere in New England, for that matter). You’ll save everything you own, of course, both the valuable stuff and the invaluable stuff. (You’ll also lose the “worthless stuff,” of course, which turns out to add up…
What You Can Save By Investing In House Lifting In Massachusetts
When it comes to house lifting and house moving, the first “loss” that most people think of regards the house itself. After all, lifting or moving a house is a big deal, so it’s pretty obvious that the house is being moved in order to protect it. It’s all about protecting the house itself, right?…
Do You Need a New and Improved Beach House Foundation?
Many people dream of living on an East Coast beach. While beachfront property might be colder in the areas we serve — Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, NewHampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island — it’s worth it to see the beauty of the ocean and the sunrises over the water. While it’s lovely to live on the beach,…
Surprising Benefits of House Lifting
In a recent blog, we discussed five of the primary reasons that people have house lifting performed. The most obvious is to protect it from floodwater and/or hurricanes swells, to ensure that the main floor never goes underwater. Houses that flood are also more susceptible to black mold in the future, which could make the…
Why Trust Payne Construction With Your House Lifting and Moving?
Is your house important to you? If you are on our site, it’s likely that your house is not only your most expensive possession, but also you’re most treasured. Houses are where we relax after a hard day, raise our kids, and spend special time with friends. In short, it’s where we make memories. So…
Ready For Building Moving Or House Lifting? You Might Not Be
When most people are having their home moved or lifted, their thoughts are about the home itself. That makes sense, of course, because it’s called “house moving” and “house lifting.” More than anything they’re concerned about the physical structure they live in. But while the house is the primary concern — the one that will…
5 Most Common Reasons People Have House Lifting Performed
While house lifting is itself a surprisingly gentle process — a little drywall cracking is usually the extent of the damage — it’s still a big deal. There will be dozens of people working on a house-lifting project over the course of weeks, and it usually involves the destruction of the original foundation and the…