It was time to move to our new house. Luckily, a few years ago I started building my bucket list layout in a 12' X 24' portable wooden building. I wired it with 80 amp service, insulated it, put a ceiling in,indoor / outdoor carpet and Heat and AC. The layout is "L" shaped at 10.5'w 21'L and 8'w at other end built on a 2 X 4 frame built with wood screws and carriage bolts and is lag bolted to 2 walls. I had to remove loose and heavy items. Called the mover had it moved and set up in 3 hours, ran power to it the next day and I was back in business. Also, I have a lot of plaster cloth on the scenery and did not see any cracks.
Great! Very fortunate for you. I take it you did no glueing, or very little of it. Quite hard to salvage just parts from an old layout, not to mention all or most of it when glued together. Sounds like you had very little scenery damage too. This was obviously a well planned move.
I would love to see pictures of this move if you are willing to share them.
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-Kevin
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It is most fortunate a layout from a previous house fit well into the next house. That's a scenario not easily repeated.
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willy6 It was time to move to our new house. Luckily, a few years ago I started building my bucket list layout in a 12' X 24' portable wooden building. I wired it with 80 amp service, insulated it, put a ceiling in,indoor / outdoor carpet and Heat and AC. The layout is "L" shaped at 10.5'w 21'L and 8'w at other end built on a 2 X 4 frame built with wood screws and carriage bolts and is lag bolted to 2 walls. I had to remove loose and heavy items. Called the mover had it moved and set up in 3 hours, ran power to it the next day and I was back in business. Also, I have a lot of plaster cloth on the scenery and did not see any cracks.
So the layout is a rather permanent layout within a portable building, and you moved the whole building? That's a twist on the standard situation.
- Douglas
Is this a mobile home type thing? a homemade trailer?
It must have not been a long move, on any major roads, as being 12' wide would have required some expensive permits.
Mike.
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Perhaps your method for moving and setting up the new layout can help others. They can benefit from how you avoided the destruction and re-do efforts. Good work!
I've moved a number of times, and the only way I could have moved a layout and used it at a new location would have required the layout to be quite small.
1st layout - 16x19' hollow L garage ;aupit
2nd layout - 14x26' through a wall basment layout
3rd layout - 10 x 18' basement layout
4tj layout - 15 x 33 foot layout to conform to basement space (planned)
As I mentioned, it's a fairlly unique situation where you can move a layout to a new home; at least if the layout is a good sized layout.
I had your same idea when I built my layout room. It is solidly stick built, about 10'x20', not counting some roof overhang, but on a length of mobile home frame. It still has the 2 axles under it, hiden by skirting, like a mobile home. The tongue is hidden under a deck. If I ever should want to move it, It's portable.
Legalities would be another issue, but I'll cross that bridge if and when. Dan
riogrande5761 I've moved a number of times, and the only way I could have moved a layout and used it at a new location would have required the layout to be quite small. 1st layout - 16x19' hollow L garage ;aupit 2nd layout - 14x26' through a wall basment layout 3rd layout - 10 x 18' basement layout 4tj layout - 15 x 33 foot layout to conform to basement space (planned) As I mentioned, it's a fairlly unique situation where you can move a layout to a new home; at least if the layout is a good sized layout.
Jim. I think OP moved his entire layout building with the layout still intact. No problems fitting it into the next house. His concern was fitting the building onto his next yard.
The mover I hired is a professional portable building mover. He moved my train building and my other 12 X 24 storage building the same day. The buildings are built on a two rail type bottom frame so that they are easily pulled up onto a roller trailer and tied down. The same unloading it, tilt trailer and slowly pull out. No damage inside or out. My move was 12 miles on country roads. He also had a small fork lift type vehicle to postion the building exactly where I wanted it. I had both buildings placed inline perpendicular to the house and he got it perfect. My biggest concern was the rail lights on the ceiling coming loose, but they made it without any problems. I will try to post pictures. I have never posted a picture before here, but it is time to learn.
mbinsewi It must have not been a long move, on any major roads, as being 12' wide would have required some expensive permits. Mike.
I'm building my layout inside a 12x16 foot Handi-house shed,..so if I should move it can be moved relatively easy.PHOTO
I don't know about other parts of the contry, but here in Florida it appears there is a LOT of this shed moving going on, and extensive permits are less of a problem
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/264616.aspx
Brian
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Interesting new Plan Consideration