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mandymoochops Jul 10th 2012 7:07 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by helcat12 (Post 10165077)
I doubt that I could drag it down Highway 1 with a tractor, though!:p

My mistake - I should have said, the shed needs to be moved from my current house to my new one an hour down the Highway!!

Done that too! - flat bed trailer / truck and a bobcat :thumbsup:

helcat12 Jul 10th 2012 7:07 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by Animal (Post 10165081)
Petrol & lighter and claim a new one from the insurance ! :thumbup:

It is metal!:o

helcat12 Jul 10th 2012 7:08 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10165087)
Done that too! - flat bed trailer / truck and a bobcat :thumbsup:

OK, sounds good. i bet there are loads of folks with that equipment round where we are going so maybe not too difficult to arrange.

mandymoochops Jul 10th 2012 7:12 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 
how big is the shed? Is it the type that can be dismantled for easier moving?

If not like RICH said with the hot tub, it just takes a bit of planning but it's all doable. If you don't know anyone with a flat deck/truck/bobcat maybe first off see if the cost of hiring the equipment would be viable. Failing that see on Kijiji again if there is anyone that wouldn't charge an arm and a leg for moving it - and if they all seem too expensive then i'd go with maybe selling it and buying a new one:thumbup:

helcat12 Jul 10th 2012 7:20 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10165097)
how big is the shed? Is it the type that can be dismantled for easier moving?

If not like RICH said with the hot tub, it just takes a bit of planning but it's all doable. If you don't know anyone with a flat deck/truck/bobcat maybe first off see if the cost of hiring the equipment would be viable. Failing that see on Kijiji again if there is anyone that wouldn't charge an arm and a leg for moving it - and if they all seem too expensive then i'd go with maybe selling it and buying a new one:thumbup:

The shed is only small 10X8 and fairly light one removed from the pallet base it is screwed down to. Four people could lift it onto a truck quite easily - we did lift it to move it when it was first built with only two of us, but that was just to move it onto the base.

It is just that it is such a pain to dismantle:(!!!
We only bought it about two months ago (not expecting to have to move so soon - long story and not our fault but we have to move out of our rental) so we don't want to have to sell it and lose money.

We will need another one for the bikes anyway as the hot tub is in the carport.
You see - this IS all linked together!:p

Animal Jul 10th 2012 7:22 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by helcat12 (Post 10165114)
We will need another one for the bikes anyway as the hot tub is in the carport.

But not for long as your moving the hot tub..... :blink:

mandymoochops Jul 10th 2012 7:25 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by Animal (Post 10165118)
But not for long as your moving the hot tub..... :blink:

Oh do keep up - it's a CARport

helcat12 Jul 10th 2012 7:29 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by Animal (Post 10165118)
But not for long as your moving the hot tub..... :blink:

The carport needs closing in before anything is secure there and that is a job for some time hence.
Also, as mandy says, I do need it for the car, really!

There are so many things that need to be done and I would just like to get my stuff to the new house and then have some time to think about all this.

There just isn't time with two jobs to get everything done at once.:blink:

Animal Jul 10th 2012 7:32 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10165123)
Oh do keep up - it's a CARport


Originally Posted by helcat12 (Post 10165114)
We will need another one for the bikes anyway as the hot tub is in the carport.

But I thought another shed was needed for the bikes due to the hot tub being in the carport which is being moved out from the car port....

Ah forget it, I'm confused :D

Good luck with moving the hot tub, clearing out your car port, moving the shed, buying a new shed for the bikes and also moving house :eek:

helcat12 Jul 10th 2012 7:35 am

Re: Moving a Hot Tub
 

Originally Posted by Animal (Post 10165134)
But I thought another shed was needed for the bikes due to the hot tub being in the carport which is being moved out from the car port....

Ah forget it, I'm confused :D

Good luck with moving the hot tub, clearing out your car port, moving the shed, buying a new shed for the bikes and also moving house :eek:


It is a nightmare, especially as we didn't really want to be moving so soon anyway.

Never mind - we cannot always choose the way things go so we just have to roll with it.
Maybe it will all be for the best that we are moving now anyway, but it is a stress I could do without at the moment and is very inconvenient timing for work.

Nice house, though:)


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