There is this show on DIY or HGTV...i forget which one. It is all about 'House Movers'. Now we are not talking the type of movers that come in and pack up all your stuff....they literally lift up your house, put it on a truck or a barge, move it and set it down in your new location. I can't believe that enough people move houses that there is actually a profession. I decided my next Job-for-a-Week will be a 'House Cutter'. That was someones title..it said his name at the bottom of the screen and it said 'House Cutter'. He had quite an assortment of chainsaws to cut wood, concrete, tile, etc. Do little kids aspire to be that when they grown up?
In the one I was watching, they put this house on a barge and then had to drive it down river under two bridges in Jacksonville FL...the owners and the TV guys are on the barge taking this 50 Mile hike with their house. They got the house for free (4bed, 4 bath, 3300 sqft) because someone bought the land and was going to tear it down.....and the cost to move the house.....drumroll.................$400,000.
And there is no guarantee that the house will make it.
The next time you are driving across a bridge and you see a house on a barge, You'll know why.
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