Pretty and strong guys!

First our house was                        Then it was here!

                                                                this height ...

How did they do that?!  Well,  here is my attempt at photojournalism....

First they removed            Our fireplace too         Then they sort of shaved        They propped up the porch

the chimney                                :(                             the plaster off the side 

                                                                                        of the house

Then the real work began.  Solares Housemovers came in. 

I have never seen men work so hard...

6 by 6 blocks of wood            Like Janga!            Then the big toys came in            Crane Driver

    Stacked up ...                6 stacks in all - in the             THE CRANE!                    Solares Brother

                                           important pressure points

They steered 20' steel                        The beams were placed            One of the steel beams

beams through the gaping holes            atop of the cribs            had to be carried by hand to the rear

in the front and rear of our house                                                                          of the house!

Slowly they used hand jacks to

raise the beams to the top of the joists        

sliding the 6 by 6 cribs in as they went        

Once the house was balanced on the beams (only one large "Crack!"), there was no need for walls!

No need for these            Or these...                    Take 'em away        Last few boards        Yeah, we got in

                                                                                                                                                        on the action

While we were having fun with the sawzall, the hydraulic jacks were gaining 3000 psi of pressure.  

Then, when the beams were all level, and there was nothing attached to the foundation,

they let the hydraulic jacks do their work.  Mighty fast the house levitated like a Houdini magic trick!

     Hydraulic Jacks         Compressor and Hoses

TA DA!!!!

                                    Now we need an 8'                    And there is no                    Our new friend