Road Transport Guidelines for Relocating a House

This assignment discusses regarding the processes and steps included in the process of relocating a house. The report describes in details regarding the process of relocation, suitable vehicles, regulations to be followed, financial risks, personnel required, steps to be undertaken before relocating the house.

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Executive summary
This assignment discusses regarding the processes and steps included in the process of
relocating house. This process of entire shifting of house from Unitec Institute to Te Aria Road
Wellsford is done by numerous companies who have their own suitable vehicles and personnel
for doing the work. This is very helpful for people who are house hunting. These kinds of
projects make them buy their preferred house in their preferred location. People buy houses
according to their choice and then relocate it to their existing land or newly bough lad that is
empty and ready to hold a house. People then approach to a company which would help them to
relocate the house in exchange of a lump sum of money. The company then prepares for the
project like arranges personnel and vehicle depending on the size and weight of the house. The
report below describes in details regarding the process of relocation.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
The suitable vehicles and their classifications.............................................................................3
Regulations to be followed while using public road...................................................................3
Financial risk in the task and how to mitigate them....................................................................4
How can company be protected in case of an accident which can cause damage to the house. .5
Number of personnel required to carry out the task along with their individual job descriptions
.....................................................................................................................................................6
Steps that should be undertaken before relocating the house......................................................8
Permits or particulars (regulatory and legislative) that are necessary to attend before doing the
task.............................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
Moving houses have been very common nowadays. Previously people used to find it
quite risky because the process included shifting an entire house from Unitec Institute to Te Aria
Road Wellsford used to be a very tiring process, it required a lot of planning, energy as well as
money but now there are numerous organizations that do this work in affordable prices and all
the work is done by their personnel (Knoll, Schularick & Steger, 2017). The owner does not need
o waste energy for that. This process of entire shifting is done by numerous companies who have
their own suitable vehicles and personnel for doing the work. This is very helpful for people who
are house hunting (Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann, 2014). These kinds of projects make
them buy their preferred house in their preferred location. Suppose a family is looking for a new
house and they have gone through a couple of houses, they liked a house in Unitec Institute and
aspire to buy it but they do not seem to like a location so they can buy a land in their preferred
location like in Te Aria Road Wellsford in New Zealand Auckland and shift the house to there
(El Menshawy & Shafik, 2016).This satisfies the customers and as a result the demand of these
services has risen up to 80%. The organization takes care of the financial risks faced while
relocating the house and it also finds out ways to mitigate the risks (Kropp, 2015). The company
also assures that it does not face any loss as well as the customer is not very upset if the house is
damaged a bit while relocating it. The discussion part discusses numerous points similar to the
ones mentioned above. I have been Operation Transport Manager of the organization Brinton
House movers Ltd. I am responsible for preparing report on various factors that should be
considered while relocating a house and present it to the management team.

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Discussion
The suitable vehicles and their classifications
The vehicles that would be suitable for moving the entire house are huge (Knight,
Hemmings & Jobson, 2018). The organization ensures that numerous trucks that have been
allotted by them for packaging as well as moving a completely equipped to handle the
belongings of the customers. Usually trucks are used for this purpose because trucks have the
ability to carry huge loads. Usually Volvo trucks can be used because they have been used for
carrying huge loads and people or organizations have good feedback regarding their
performances (Omar, Endut & Saruwono, 2016). There are more vehicles like cargo van,
pickups, 100 foot truck, 14 foot truck, 17 foot truck, 20 foot truck, 24 foot truck and 26 foot
truck. These trucks can be used depending on the size and weight of the house.
Regulations to be followed while using public road
Moving a house might sound very interesting but actually, the job is complex (Egan,
Lawson & Kearns, 2015). People change apartments and move their belongings to their new
apartment or house but moving an entire house requires huge vehicles and great effort. The
companies that carry out these jobs have the vehicles arranged (Omar, Endut & Saruwono,
2016). While dong the task, there are numerous regulations that has to be followed. These
regulations are mentioned below.
 Driving laws: diving laws vary from state to state (Barnett, 2018). The driver should
know the rules of that particular state have and he should abide by them. There have been
many cases when the owner of the house wants to shift the house and their desired
location is in the next state, the diver does not know the rules followed in the other state

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and faces problem. As a result, the driver as well as the entire crew should know about
the rules followed by that particular state and the other state (Großmann, Buchholz &
Buchmann, 2014). Though there are very rare issues where the rules vary from state to
state but having no knowledge regarding the rules might make the entire process to delay
and the company might face problem as well.
 Basic rules: very basic rules like seat belts and traffic signals are mandatory to remember
at any situation (Sanderson, Kayden, & Leis, 2016). In any case those rules should not be
broken by any of the team members.
 Speed: speed limit should be maintained by the vehicle (Charlesworth & Ahmed, 2015).
Usually the vehicles required for relocating a house are very huge and they can be driven
in high speed. This might increase the chance of facing accidents and damaging the house
(Charlesworth & Ahmed, 2015). Driver should know the exact speed limit in which the
vehicle has to be driven and the limit should not be crossed.
Financial risk in the task and how to mitigate them
The financial expense in shifting an entire house from Unitec Institute to Te Aria Road
Wellsford in New Zealand Aukland depends on the number of things the house contains, size of
the house and weight of the house (Nelson, 2014). It also depends on the length of the journey
that has to be covered by the vehicle with that house. It is estimated that the shifting of a house
of 167.2255 square meter home from Unitec Institute to Te Aria Road Wellsford would be
around $12 to $16 per square meter. The risk involved with this is that the customers might not
agree in paying such a huge amount and they might tend to negotiate or look for other company
who would provide the same service in low cost (Charlesworth & Ahmed, 2015). This might
result in loss to the company. Sometimes the customers negotiate too much that doing the project

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in that amount would make the company face a loss. Relocating the house to a different place
might be quite risky for the company as well as the customer especially if the house is very big
and it has to be relocated to a place which is very far (Foster, Hooper & Knuiman, 2016). The
process might cause minor damage to the house which can be paid by the company. This charge
would be considered along with the cost of the overall trip. The company should pay for the
minor damages; this would be beneficial for the company as well as the customer. The customer
would be happy and recommend the company to their known ones if they plan to relocate their
house (Cao, Chen & Tian, 2015). This would also increase the branding of the company.
How can company be protected in case of an accident which can cause damage to
the house
The financial risk can be mitigated if the company provides services at affordable rates
and in case of any minor damage during the relocation the company should pay for it
(Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann, 2014). The company should assure that the property of the
customer would not be damaged in the process of relocating. In case of major damage during the
relocation, the company should pay half of the amount required in recovering the damage. This
should be done ensuring that the company does not face a loss. In case damage occurs and the
company holds itself responsible for it, the customer would be satisfied and definitely refer it to
known people when they need to relocate their house (Hamnett & Reades, 2018). This would
improve the brand image of the company as well.
Number of personnel required to carry out the task along with their individual job
descriptions.

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Moving just the households is obviously tiring but moving an entire house is a complex
process and can be risky as well if the company does not have enough personnel (López-
Morales, 2016). Having enough and responsible personnel is a tough job. The company should
arrange 23-25 people for a single project and these personnel should be divided into groups with
their individual tasks. Three people should be assigned for driving the vehicle. People assigned
for driving vehicle should be decided depending on the distance between the places where the
house is to be relocated (Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann, 2014). There should be minimum
five members who would be responsible for packing the entire household stuffs present in the
house; ten people would be responsible for lifting the house and placing it on the vehicle. These
people should assure that the lift should not cause any damage to the house or any of its
belonging. Remaining five members would be responsible for detaching the electrical appliances
and their wires and relocate them safely to the destination. Relocating the electrical appliances
should be done separately because they should not be placed with other household stuffs because
more pressure can cause harm to the wires and appliances (Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann,
2014). The members should be carrying out their tasks accordingly and a supervisor should be
assuring that all the teams are working properly and the overall process is carried out smoothly.
Two members can be allocated to carry out the financial transactions with the customer and keep
a track of expenses made by the company on that particular project.
Steps that should be undertaken before relocating the house.
Moving home can be very stressful. The process is not smooth. The relocation of a house
consists of various steps. The steps are as follows

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 Process of conveyance: conveyance is associated with various terms like searches,
exchange and completion. Buying and selling process stays almost same in many places
(Head, Lloyd-Ellis & Sun, 2014). If the buying and selling are done at the same time then
both the transactions are to be coordinated.
 Drawing the contract: draft contract has always been prepared by the solicitor of the
seller (Ren, 2014). If the company holds any documents or original deeds related to the
property of the property the owner might need to hand a copy of it to the solicitor during
this time. If the owner does not have the documents and he had a mortgage at a time in
past, in that case the mortgage provider might hold them so that the document is worth
asking.
 Submitting contract: the solicitor of the seller would send the contract in draft form with
the relevant documentation to the solicitor of the buyer (Lees, 2014). The solicitor of the
seller would ask the client to fill some of the forms that would be used in the transaction.
These forms would include information regarding the property. After the forms are filled
they are sent to the solicitor of the buyer along with the contract of the draft and provide
buyer information regarding the property like the person who is responsible for the
maintenance of the boundary and fences and many more (Tzaninis, 2015). This also
includes information regarding if the owner had done any changes in the property and if
they have any disputes with their neighbors.
 Approval of contract: the solicitor of the buyer carries out this transaction. The drafts are
checked and necessary changes are made and then it is returned to the solicitor of the
seller in order to agree to the amendments (Chuang, 2015). He then forwards the clean

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copy for the signature. After that the solicitor of the buyer raises his enquiries on the
property.
 Survey: numerous companies offer same services at different price rates (Ross, 2017).
Some companies provide service at very cheap rates. Cheap rate is not always the best to
choose. Carrying out a valuation survey is very important for the customer (Omar, Endut
& Saruwono, 2016). The cost would be depending on the survey’s type. The buyer needs
to arrange a comprehensive survey. In case the surveyor of the lender has been carrying
out the survey of valuation it might be possible to look for a valuer in order to do a
comprehensive survey.
 Final formalities: after the buyer buys the house he decides the land where the house
needs to be relocated. The owner has a land from before or he needs to buy another land
in his desired location (Smith, 2014). After the land is decided the owner approaches the
company that provides best deals on moving houses. The company then decides the
personnel for the project. The vehicle is also selected in which the house would be
relocated (Cao, Chen & Tian, 2015). The company then carried out the journey with the
help of a supervisor who would look after if the task is going well.
 Payment: the payment of the service is made 50% before the relocation. After the
relocation is done the rest of the payment is done (Kusenbach, 2017). The company
assures that the house does not have any damage due to the relocation.
Permits or particulars (regulatory and legislative) that are necessary to attend
before doing the task
Moving a house is only half of the battle. Acquiring various useful and mandatory
permits could be most of the time a matter of connection among the local municipalities and

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home owners (El Menshawy & Shafik, 2016). Usually the company takes care of the necessary
permits for the movement of the house itself. Depending on the place where the owner lives, the
relocated home can be considered as a completely new construction and need update in order to
meet the codes of building.
People might face problems sometimes, suppose an inspector had classified a particular
house as a recently built, after the owner clarifies that the house is just getting relocated, the
owner might get questioned by some another inspector just after some time (Ford & Roberts,
2015). Some regulations that are to be considered before relocating the house are as follows
 The trading licensing and permits vary from state to state and municipality especially for
these services (Laszczkowski, 2016). Verification of the status of the license owned by
the movers should be done by the Department of Transportation of the state. Some states
provide the contractor’s license to a structural mover. This means that the person who is
in this business since a long time has a high priority of getting the license.
 The organization should make sure that the mover carries the insurance that is covered by
the workers, the property and the public (Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann, 2014).
When the house is shifted from its foundation the license of the homeowner is void or
useless. That license would no more be useful for further purposes. The company should
also have cargo insurance in order to cover the numerous contents and structure while the
house is of its foundation.
 The company should check with the numerous local building departments in order to see
what permits are to be carried out (Großmann, Buchholz & Buchmann, 2014). The
company would need to grant permit for the move that has to be made, a permit is also
required for that particular new foundation. The company should also assure that it gets

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the permits required to be done by the DOT. Police escorts are also needed to be arranged
if it is necessary (Rulleau & Rey-Valette, 2017). The escorts should be arranges because
it would help the company as well as the owner in the moving process.
Conclusion
From the above report it can be concluded that there are numerous companies that
provide services in which they shift or relocate the entire house of an owner. People buy houses
according to their choice and then relocate it to their existing land or newly bough lad that is
empty and ready to hold a house. People then approach to a company which would help them to
relocate the house in exchange of a lump sum of money. The company then prepares for the
project like arranges personnel and vehicle depending on the size and weight of the house. The
company also needs to assure that the vehicle follows all the rules and regulations while
travelling on the public road. Huge trucks are selected for relocating the house. The number of
personnel required and the size of the truck depends on the size of the house. A route has to be
selected which is rarely used by other public transport facilities and which does not get much
traffic. This would help the vehicle to travel properly and avoid traffic jams. There are many
more aspects that are to be kept in mind while carrying out this project. These aspects are
discussed in details in the discussion part of the report.

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Appendices
Figure 1: 100 foot truck

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Figure 2: 14 foot truck
Figure 3: 17 foot truck

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Figure 4: 20 foot truck
Figure 5: 24 foot truck

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Figure 6: 26 foot truck

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Figure 7: Brinton House movers at their work

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