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You are taking on a lot of liability moving that big home down the highway. At any given moment there could be an accident that produces fatalities, or the home could be destroyed. Make sure that the mover has evidence of insurance, and show it to YOUR insurance agent to make sure it’s acceptable

If you have vacant lots in your mobile home park as most owners do today, you have two options. One is to do nothing and hope that mobile home dealers, or mobile home owners, will bring in a home to fill that lot in the normal course of business.

HOW TO CHOOSE A TRANSPORTER To have a successful move, the right transporter is essential. If your transporter is the wrong choice, there is no limit to the problems you will have, and the costs you will incur.

DIRECTIONS AND POINT OF PLACEMENT Although we are going to discuss how to install your home in a couple chapters, it is still important that you have a handle on several items before you home pulls out.

REMOVAL OF FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS If you have already been living in the home and you will be moving it to a new location then you will also need to consider whether to move your furniture and other furnishings.

This book focuses on the costs and problems with moving a single-wide, since that is the most common type of mobile home move project. However, we need to discuss some of the additional concerns of moving a multi-section home, since they have some additional risks and problems.

This book is focused on moving your mobile home, but it is worthy to note that if you are moving an occupied dwelling you will also need to move the contents. While there are many different options for moving your mobile home contents, one of the worst ideas is just leaving them in the home and hoping they arrive in one piece.

PREPARING THE HOME ON THE EXTERIOR Remember that the home is going to have a lot of wind resistance on the road. Anything that might blow off will blow off at 50 miles per hour. So remove or secure all of the items that might be impacted.

REMOVAL OF SKIRTING Now here’s one you can do yourself, it you’re handy. Removing skirting can be literally done by kids - we’ve seen them do it - but normally not when they’re supposed to. The essential thing to remember on removal of skirting is to leave the track on the home alone (you can reuse it when you arrive at the new destination, as well as the track on the ground.

ESSENTIAL HOME PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT Just like preparing a surface for painting ensures a successful end product, so does the correct preparation of the home to be moved. If you do not use good planning, you will waste substantial funds in repairing unnecessary damage to your home.