Waukesha Daily Freeman from Waukesha, Wisconsin • Page 22

House Moving Takes Planning we don't go out of level that says Rodden. He does draw the line at fine dishes but. adds, never broken a window in my Cupboard doors are tied shut, and very wobbly items must be put away, but Rodden finds that most furniture doesn't even shimmy during the trip. After basement contents are removed, holes are pok ed in the foundation walls through which two support beams are inserted. If the home is brick, cross timbers also are needed.

Next columns of 6 inch square blocks are stacked in the basement. They serve as the supports for the beams after the hydraulic jacks lift the structure off its foundation. Once the home is raised, a platform is built underneath it for the truck dollies, and the building is ready to leave the site. 111 Although the vehicle "handles very nicely going down the according to Rodden, four men are needed to watch every inch along the way. With an ordinary bouse on an ample, straight route, a speed of 15 to 16 m.p.h.

may be attained. The home moved In Waukesha last week required 45 minutes to travel lVfc blocks. When the house reaches the new site, the procedure is reversed. The house stands on the cribbing until the footings and basement walls are completed. Then the jacks lower it usually about four inches onto the new foundation.

About 12 to 14 houses are moved each year by Rodden. He also moves garages and other buildings and heavy machinery ranging from boilers to bottle washers. On his present rig Rodden has hauled structures as heavy as 120 tons. One such load was the Waukesha Town Hall. Careful as the movers are, plaster cracks must be expected in a transplanted house.

The primary reason is not always the jiggling of the ride sometimes the cracks are due to the positioning on the new foundation. "If the house sitting straight and level originally, it will be says Rodden. Footings and foundations are better today, he explains, due to the use of modern instruments rather than just levels. Why do people bother to move old homes? The savings make it worthwhile, tsays Rodden. Excluding lot.

most homes can be purchased and reset for $10,000. With Aluminum Market Grows A lineman (above) waits to connect electric wires after the house goes by. Residents along the route are notified ahead Edward Rodden, Waukesha house mover (below), checks of time that they can expect to have their electric service the grade and depth of the hole at the new site. As soon as disrupted. the ramp is erected, the building will be moved in place.

(Freeman Staff Photos) Make a Family Laundry Center Measuring Stick Chart your Sure Cure for growth by selecting a door Washday Blues only one cure for "washday blues:" a home laundry center. It need not be an elaborate setup, although it should be located in an area large enough to accommodate including enough storage and work counter space. Perhaps a little-used guest room or garage or an empty basement can be converted into a home laundry. If this is not feasible, a large closet can be outfitted with washer- drver. shelves and drop-leaf counter on the back of the door.

Adequate plumbing is the most im 0 a consideration in planning a laundry center. Also important is the choice of surfacings for walls, floor and countertops. They should be water and moisture resistant. stain resistant and durable. jamb perhaps between the dining room and kitchen or in the family room and marking off the feet and inches.

Decorate this improvised measuring stick with gaily painted flowers, animals or abstract designs and watch your children stand in line to measure up! If you use enamel paints which come in a wide range of colors fingermarks can be wisked away with a damp cloth. SEEGERS BUILDERS 310 WILiLIAAlS Phone 542-3505 I Americans will spend more than a billion dollars this year to have the exterior of their homes resided. This boom in residing is an important reason why aluminum sales are growing about 45 per cent of all homes resided today are done with aluminum. Jay Fried, president of the Aluminum Siding association, predicts that aluminum siding sales will pass the $500 million mark this year and a billion dollar market is anticipated in the Aluminum siding is a relative newcomer to the building industry. First introduced only 23 years ago, the product did not gain wide acceptance until the late Even then aluminum was used on less than 10 per cent of the homes that were renovated.

The number of homes resided with aluminum has now passed the five million mark, representing approximately 10 per cent of all homes in the United States. Fried said that siding sales this year are being spurred by the increased cost of new homes and the tight money situation. "People are more interested in remodeling their present home than in paying Built-ins Helpful In Bedrooms Too Built-ins are usually thought of in terms of the kitchen or, to a lesser extent, the bath, but they can be a great advantage to the bedroom by adding sewing, study, or other facilities and conserving space. high mortgage rates for new Fried explained. "Potential for the residing business is Fried said.

He pointed out that "there are an estimated 20 million homes which need new exteriors. If only 20 per cent of these homes are resided, tonnage of aluminum siding used in home improvement will nearly The only dark cloud on the horizon is an acute shortage of mechanics to install the material. tight labor situation and the war has created labor problems for home im- pro vement Fried said, but he added that "the industry and associated groups are working on programs to train installers. Made of aluminum combined with other metals, the product is virtually indestructible. It rot, rust, warp, chip, blister, crack, peel or split, says Fried.

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