Carriage House, Continued

Finally, 5 weeks after Ken Jordan moved the Carriage House,
it looks like the hole might get dug. WRONG, it took another
3 weeks, but the foundation only took a couple of days.

When the moving vans arrived from Concord,
my larger tools ended up outside under tarps.

... and the rest of them are in the basement.

Next came the cement for the floor ...

TWO truck loads.

Note the insulation against frost and
the footing down the center for posts.

I've used a 12 inch float, but I never saw a 12 foot
float before. It sure makes for fast work.

Since it's going to crack somewhere, these aluminum
strips are put in to encourage straight cracks.

Finally, as soon as the floor sets up, Ken Jordan returns.

First step is to unload the "rails".

And here comes the Ivory Soap again.

Cribbing material is lowered into the basement (soon to be our garage).

You notice Ken doesn't need much room -- we didn't even move the cars.

The soaped rails are slid under the barn.

Notice the first move will only get the barn part way over the foundation.

Here's what it looks like underneath before being lowered onto the rails.

Here the barn has already been slid to the end
of the rails in their initial position.

To reposition the rail, Ken pulls on this end.

And then pushes on the other to getting it lined up where he wants it.

When all else fails, there's always a hand jack to help position it.

Now we're starting the final slide.

Here it comes ...

Just about there ...

That was really quick! Everything happened in one day
including loading and unloading which took most of the time.

Here it is from the front with the soaped rails still in place.

Cribbing is build up underneath to take the load.

This picture (taken after the building was lowered) shows the cribbing.

Once the cribbing supports the building, the rails can be removed.

Cut-outs were left in the foundation into which the I-beams fit.

The larger cut-outs will be windows, the small ones filled with blocks.

Carriage house just before lowering it the last two inches.

Last fractions of an inch adjustment to the positioning
is done by everyone pounding on the jacks at once.

Here we are a couple of weeks later -- the rotten sill has been replaced.

The siding doesn't get done until October.

Landscaping was done the end of July and we got grass to grow.
June even put in a couple of rows of vegtables in her new garden.

And as you see the trim painter never did show up in 2000.

Quite a difference between the BEFORE ...

and AFTER pictures.

Visit or return to: Ken Jordan Building Movers

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