Moving a Manufactured Home
You have a manufactured home and wish to move its location. First thing you have to do is weigh the pros and cons. Do you need to move your home or would it cost less to buy a new home elsewhere?
There are a few things to consider when you are going to move any manufactured home from mobile park to mobile park, or park to private plot.
Lets just say, for example, you are moving across country from east to western United States, and at the end of the journey the hauler has to move the home up a mountain slope. Then he has to carefully load the house onto land that has rocky obstacles.
This may need the help of some specialist equipment such as cranes, jacks, earth movers and more employees. So, when planning your move you will have to make sure all these costs are factored into the price of your move. It could mean nearly doubling your hauling and set up costs.
In most cases, your manufactured home can be moved quite easily by the mover, who will carefully use hydraulic lifting gear to lift your house onto the back of a long trailer. Depending on the size of your home, this will be done in either one, two or three journeys. For example, a single-wide home will usually require one journey.
You will also need to make room in your budget for your personal moving costs, such as furniture, clothing garden items you may wish to take and, of course, yourself.
A good case to make in relation to manufactured homes is that they are very affordable in terms of cost per unit. Depending on the size of a manufactured home and its age you can purchase one for as little as $10,000 for a reasonable quality and sized home.