Land, old houses, and life in East Texas


Moving a Little Frame House to Pine Mills

Got a good deal this week on a nice little frame house about two miles from Pine Mills, and we had it moved out to my land in Pine Mills.

Little frame house loaded on a moving truck near Pine Mills, Texas
Frame house being moved down a country road near Pine Mills, Texas

The move was not exactly smooth. The house rode so low that it almost bottomed out the truck on the way over. Then, on the last stretch, the truck could not make it up the hill on my land to where the house needed to sit.

Following a house move on a two lane road near Pine Mills, Texas

So we brought in a dozer to push the truck up the hill. It took some doing, but we finally got the house in place.

Dozer pushing a house moving truck up a hill in Pine Mills, Texas

Moving a good, solid frame house can be a smart way to put a home on a piece of country land, as long as you find the right house at the right price. Once we finish the remodel, this one should make a nice country home.

Greg McKinney, Mineola, Texas

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