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Is anyone on garage journal? I have been spending a lot of time over there looking for garage ideas. I also started a thread about moving my three car garage to make room for a real garage / shop. I will need to turn the current garage 90 degrees and then move it east about 50 feet. I think it can be done by rolling it on peeler cores or jacking it up and putting it on a couple trailers. I even thought about bracing it up and getting a bunch of guys to pick it up and carry it. If your interested, check it out. I'm casadejohnson over there as well.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=318122

Tough one. Interesting ideas there. Will you lose access to the single garage door if it's behind the well house?

In my mind, it'd be ideal to have some very Heavy Duty wagons with lazy susans on top that the garage would be sat on. Then perhaps a single tractor pulling one allowing the others to follow without putting twisting forces on the house.

Or what about a long skid that would run the length of the building and drag it into place? The skid would have to be beefy, but I still think it could be built from wood, like 2x8 skids and 2x6 inner structure to keep it from collapsing on itself when drug sideways.

I only aspire to have a garage that's garagejournal worthy some day haha

I will loose access to that door but it's ok because I can still use that space for mowers, ATV's, bikes etc. once it's moved, I will eventually replace the garage siding to match the new one. At that time, I'll just walk that door in. Alternatively, I could flop the door to the back of the garage.

Anyone know what concrete is costing these days? I'm guessing it's got to be getting up around $150 yd poured? Maybe less if I prep it all?


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Dumb question but is it not feasible to just add on to the existing garage?

casadejohnson wrote:Is anyone on garage journal? I have been spending a lot of time over there looking for garage ideas. I also started a thread about moving my three car garage to make room for a real garage / shop. I will need to turn the current garage 90 degrees and then move it east about 50 feet. I think it can be done by rolling it on peeler cores or jacking it up and putting it on a couple trailers. I even thought about bracing it up and getting a bunch of guys to pick it up and carry it. If your interested, check it out. I'm casadejohnson over there as well.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=318122

If it were me...


I would construct a few dollies like these on a large timber framework, then manipulate the building with an extremely low geared truck or winch.



How heavy is your garage?

Digger wrote:http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=318122

If it were me...


I would construct a few dollies like these on a large timber framework, then manipulate the building with an extremely low geared truck or winch.



How heavy is your garage?[/quote]

Don't be stealing my idea now!! LOL! But seriously, that is basically what I had in mind!!

Too much???

How about just tearing it down and adding the footage onto the new shop? Seems like an easier plan than moving it.

mickphatmac wrote:Too much???

At that point, why take it off the base? Leave it mobile and skip the property taxes.

ZOSO wrote:How about just tearing it down and adding the footage onto the new shop? Seems like an easier plan than moving it.

You obviously do not have kids that will be using/loosing your tools or a wife who is unhappy when you take her parking space in the garage to work on your projects....

Clearly it is much better to separate the spaces where they are allowed unrestricted access if you are able.

Digger wrote:

mickphatmac wrote:Too much???

At that point, why take it off the base? Leave it mobile and skip the property taxes.

The annual DMV registration will kill you though. LOL.

Oh look, tech weekend on how to move a garage...

kbank6 wrote:Oh look, tech weekend on how to move a garage...

Bring your truck. The big one.

Dukietown wrote:Dumb question but is it not feasible to just add on to the existing garage?

Not really, to do what I want to do, I will need to extend out in all directions. I will probably try to save the current slab but thats about it.

ZOSO wrote:How about just tearing it down and adding the footage onto the new shop? Seems like an easier plan than moving it.

If I had unlimited space I might go that way. Doing it this way will allow me to keep my circle drive and separate daily drivers from projects and toys. It also allows me to keep my trailers and 5th wheel out of the view of passers by.

mickphatmac wrote:Too much???

I have been collecting space shuttle parts just in case NASA put that massive rocket mover up for sale. I plan to be the first civilian to get to space using nothing but junkyard shuttle parts.

Internal bracing to keep it square. Then build a crib for it to sit on. Think two to four timbers running the length and two to three timbers running the width. Then put it on your pipe and roll/drag it.

Those guys over on GJ seem to be trying to get you to design some Rube Goldberg stuff.

But seriously, if a bunch of hillbillies can move a big ass barn by hand, you can move your garage in some pipe.

I'll draw up a wicked cool sketch of what I'm talking about with the crib tomorrow. It'll make all of those 3rd grade art teachers proud.

I am SO in for move day - I mean honestly, how often do you get the chance to MOVE A FRIGGIN BUILDING?!!

hockeydad4-22 wrote:I am SO in for move day - I mean honestly, how often do you get the chance to MOVE A FRIGGIN BUILDING?!!

Me too!!!

But until then, I'm all in on this other deal...

http://denver.craigslist.org/bar/5421361145.html

That's funny right there!

mickphatmac wrote:

hockeydad4-22 wrote:I am SO in for move day - I mean honestly, how often do you get the chance to MOVE A FRIGGIN BUILDING?!!

Me too!!!

But until then, I'm all in on this other deal...

http://denver.craigslist.org/bar/5421361145.html

Dude - That is awesome, I think that it needs to be added to the "Best Of CL" for sure!

It took me 5 minutes to get my laughter down to the point where I could reply! Honestly, I think a little pee came out when read that!


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mickphatmac wrote:

hockeydad4-22 wrote:I am SO in for move day - I mean honestly, how often do you get the chance to MOVE A FRIGGIN BUILDING?!!

Me too!!!

But until then, I'm all in on this other deal...

http://denver.craigslist.org/bar/5421361145.html

I did not know I could laugh that hard!!!! Can I borrow that thing next time I haul hay??? ROFL!!

If we had a few more guys.......

https://youtu.be/oAlbFj0ZHr4