Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
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Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Anyone know what the correct name for those houses are in one large lot that you pay $30-40+K for them, buy a piece of land and then pay the guy to pick the house up and put it on your land? Saw a programme about 6 months ago and thought this was a brilliant idea! No idea where you start searching though!!!!!!
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by zenamethyst
Anyone know what the correct name for those houses are in one large lot that you pay $30-40+K for them, buy a piece of land and then pay the guy to pick the house up and put it on your land? Saw a programme about 6 months ago and thought this was a brilliant idea! No idea where you start searching though!!!!!!
Hi Zen,
I'm sure I saw that programme too, I think the people bought their unit second hand and it was really cost effective.
Try searching the web 'prefabricated modular housing' I had a quick look and found www.modabode.com.au.
Hope this helps, Peter
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by WEBBS
Hi Zen,
I'm sure I saw that programme too, I think the people bought their unit second hand and it was really cost effective.
Try searching the web 'prefabricated modular housing' I had a quick look and found www.modabode.com.au.
Hope this helps, Peter
I'm sure I saw that programme too, I think the people bought their unit second hand and it was really cost effective.
Try searching the web 'prefabricated modular housing' I had a quick look and found www.modabode.com.au.
Hope this helps, Peter
Don't know how common it is in other states, but it happens a lot up here.
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by WEBBS
Hi Zen,
I'm sure I saw that programme too, I think the people bought their unit second hand and it was really cost effective.
Try searching the web 'prefabricated modular housing' I had a quick look and found www.modabode.com.au.
Hope this helps, Peter
I'm sure I saw that programme too, I think the people bought their unit second hand and it was really cost effective.
Try searching the web 'prefabricated modular housing' I had a quick look and found www.modabode.com.au.
Hope this helps, Peter
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by worzel
Billy Connolly saw a few of them on his Aussie DVD. Queenslanders I think they are called
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Called "Transportable Homes". More often light weight - "clad" - but outer wall can be bricked on site - "brick veneer".
for example:
http://www.rivergumhomes.com.au/homes/gallery.php
for example:
http://www.rivergumhomes.com.au/homes/gallery.php
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by zenamethyst
Anyone know what the correct name for those houses are in one large lot that you pay $30-40+K for them, buy a piece of land and then pay the guy to pick the house up and put it on your land? Saw a programme about 6 months ago and thought this was a brilliant idea! No idea where you start searching though!!!!!!
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Try Monopoly
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Be very careful when buying a removal home as there are some very unscrupulous removers about. They are very popular up here as they're cheap houses and suit acreage blocks. I could fill pages with some of the horror stories the folks around abouts have had. Things from no steps yet habitation orders, not having the house fastened down onto the stumps, missing stumps, asbestos filled roof voids etc. etc.
Best bet is to ask around for other people's opinions as there are some excellent firms that do first rate jobs you just tend to hear and remember the bad firms not the good ones.
Whilst the houses are often cheap i.e less than 25K the removal costs are often quite high. A mate of ours found a house for free at Terwantin approx. 60klms away and the removal costs were 29K just to get it to his block restumping was extra.
You also need planning approval and in a lot of cases the homes need complete re-wires and laundry rooms adding according to local bylaws.
Good luck
Best bet is to ask around for other people's opinions as there are some excellent firms that do first rate jobs you just tend to hear and remember the bad firms not the good ones.
Whilst the houses are often cheap i.e less than 25K the removal costs are often quite high. A mate of ours found a house for free at Terwantin approx. 60klms away and the removal costs were 29K just to get it to his block restumping was extra.
You also need planning approval and in a lot of cases the homes need complete re-wires and laundry rooms adding according to local bylaws.
Good luck
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Loads of them round our way.
Some get cut in half and have to be be rejoined. All need new roofs.
Lesley
Some get cut in half and have to be be rejoined. All need new roofs.
Lesley
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Haven't yet seen any around Perth although my mate lives in a place which was originally a beach hut in Subiaco. It looks really cute in a rural area now, loads of character. Certainly makes a change from the brick bungalows of Perth.
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by Larissa
Haven't yet seen any around Perth although my mate lives in a place which was originally a beach hut in Subiaco. It looks really cute in a rural area now, loads of character. Certainly makes a change from the brick bungalows of Perth.
Cheers
Kala
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Re: Where do you find those houses that you pick up and put on your land?
Originally Posted by zenamethyst
Anyone know what the correct name for those houses are in one large lot that you pay $30-40+K for them, buy a piece of land and then pay the guy to pick the house up and put it on your land? Saw a programme about 6 months ago and thought this was a brilliant idea! No idea where you start searching though!!!!!!
debs,