Removing a mobile home requires permits and the work of licensed professionals.
Removing an older mobile home that cannot be pulled requires the work of licensed professionals. While there are steps you can perform yourself, you still need assistance in disconnecting the home from utility and sewer hookups and in loading the trailer onto a flatbed to transport it.
Contact your treasurer's office before you attempt to move any mobile home. Some states require a permit before a mobile home can be moved and another permit before a title can be transferred. In these states it is illegal for a mover to proceed without a permit, and the mover must maintain possession of the permit while the trailer is being transported. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Visit your local treasurer's office and obtain your required permits. You may also need a Move Sheet from the assessor's office.
2. Remove the skirting from around the base of the mobile home. Wear heavy-duty work gloves and safety goggles as you lift the initial skirting piece halfway up. At this point, you can disengage the two pieces at the base. Repeat this process until all the skirting pieces have been removed. Have a sharp pair of tin snips available for stubborn pieces.
3. Release the ground ties by loosening them from the anchors.
4. Hire a licensed electrician to disconnect the mobile home from its energy source and a licensed plumber to disconnect the water and sewer lines.
5. Hire a licensed crane-lift operator and crane lift to pull the trailer off its foundation and load it onto a flatbed for transport.
6. Secure the trailer atop the flatbed with chains. Do not do this yourself. Rely on the experience of a professional.
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