I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:10:47 -0700, Patb wrote:

I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

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Depending on size (especially width) you might be able to get it moved in
one piece by a specialist caravan / mobile home carrier. If you're
doubtful take a look at 'Mega Movers' on TV to see what can be achieved.
Things might be on a different scale here but the idea is the same.

Cic.
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Patb wrote:
I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

Sorry, no advice to offer you, but is there anything you don't like
about your home office after 2 years? Anything you'd have done
differently? I'm looking for any possible gotchas :-)

Cicero wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:10:47 -0700, Patb wrote:

I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

==================================
Depending on size (especially width) you might be able to get it moved in
one piece by a specialist caravan / mobile home carrier. If you're
doubtful take a look at 'Mega Movers' on TV to see what can be achieved.
Things might be on a different scale here but the idea is the same.

Cic.

I remember one arriving at our house years ago on a fork lift
tractor...driven all across the village. My father 'bought it off a
bloke down the pub'

It lasted years..

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:12:51 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Cicero wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:10:47 -0700, Patb wrote:

I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

==================================
Depending on size (especially width) you might be able to get it moved
in one piece by a specialist caravan / mobile home carrier. If you're
doubtful take a look at 'Mega Movers' on TV to see what can be
achieved. Things might be on a different scale here but the idea is the
same.

Cic.

I remember one arriving at our house years ago on a fork lift
tractor...driven all across the village. My father 'bought it off a
bloke down the pub'

It lasted years..
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Top marks (to father) for ingenuity, but I was thinking of a more
conventional means of transport. I don't think the average commuter would
be too pleased at meeting a caravan travelling towards him on the arms of
a fork lift truck!

Cic.

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On Mar 16, 2:10*pm, Patb wrote:
I purchased a log cabin 2 years ago as a home office and it's been
great (cost around £2,500). We are looking to move house and wondered
if anyone had any experience of de-constructing these and moving them.
The construction of the walls seems pretty straight forward, just
interlocking at the corners but I suspect the roof could be the issue,

anyone done this before, would be a real shame to have to bin it and
buy a new one after only 2 years.

Assuming you own the house and will be selling it, I would expect that
the office would add more to the value of the house than it cost.

Robert