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Old 03-16-2009, 08:39 AM   #2
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The contractor that would recommend is Geddes Building Movers, Richard is top notch and for good reason. His number 603-715-5623. His crew is great and he can deal with some difficult situations. Richard's setup is all hydrolic and lifts the entire house at once which will make your life so much easier when it comes to putting it back together. If you have a difficult site that will not scare him off. He lifted a house over here on Lake Sunapee 25 feet in the air and then slid it out over the lake to allow for access with an excavator. The house was perched 40ft above the water and it looked like it would fall in at any moment, but it was more than secure.

What you are looking to do is expensive, the last house we did cost $35,000 just to slide forward and slide back onto a new foundation. You pay alot of money because this is a house and image what would happen if you have someone that does not know what the are doing.

I would definately make sure that you are working with someone that has been doing this for a long time and has the latest technology. This is your house and having replace the structure afterward because it was compromised during the lift will cost you twice as much in the end.
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