Home Improvement

Barraco Bisi_sl said:

Raised wooden flower beds. Would I use pressure treated wood?

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Yes for both flowers and veggies. Cover the inside with plastic for veggies so that the dirt in which you are growing the veggies is not in contact with the soil. Pressure treated wood contains things like arsenic. Get some pond-grade plastic and cover the inside of your box with it.

Anyone have any experience with having a house moved? I'm guessing not most people here but maybe a family member or whatever.

On Oct. 17, 1989, God moved my house. It was only a couple of feet but he broke damn near everything in it and it was a bitch to put it back where it belonged.

Even if you are using old wood to make the planter, would lining the interior with thick landscape fabric or plastic stop the leeching?

Borzak_sl said:

Anyone have any experience with having a house moved? I'm guessing not most people here but maybe a family member or whatever.

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I actually have quite a bit of experience with this. I have a relative that lifts existing structures and puts basements under them. He also moves structures. I've helped on quite a few projects. And I helped locally when the city decided to save an historic house and relocate it. You moving a house?

Actually, it's not as much as you think. If someone has the equipment, it's not a terrible process.

It's a very long and drawn out story. When I did a 3 way swap between Temple Inland, the US Forest Service and myself so that the US Forest Service could consolidate I wound up with a small section of land that is essentially tax free. The original national forest in TX were purchased in the 30's from failed cotton land and the land was then tax free to the county but the government exchanged that for 50% of all timber sale money on the lands. It's kind of pandoras box now that someone else who did an earlier land swap got to the bottom of it. Anyway thru a long drawn out deal they've finally come to the conclusion that the tax free deal conveyed with the land in the exchange. I have only a tiny sliver of it.

Just wondering if it was worth moving the house approximately 150 feet to not have to pay tax on it. I would still be taxed on the improvements on adjacent land such as shop, barn, fencing and so forth as normal.

Taxes are pretty low here already, just wondering. My shop couldn't be moved because it's on a slab.

The only experience I have with it was a cousin had my great grandmothers house moved after she died. I think the company just hauled it off and used it for salvage. Just wondering how big of a pain in the ass it is and how hard it would be to find someone to do it in an area without basements and such. Not much house moving going on here unless it's a historical home in town.

It would probably take you about 80 years to recoup the cost if taxes are low.

And keep in mind it likely means moving septic system, well feed, and so forth, too. Added costs.

THe well and the sepctic system would stay where they are. House only has to move about 150 feet.