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As the leading provider of professional services to the relocation industry, The Relocatable House Co is now offering houses as a Full Relocation Package! The package includes everything you require from a professional relocation specialist to get your house from A to B. We are excited about this as we are making it even easier […]

As Marketing Manager I find it quite important to get a good understanding of what is going on in each part of the business. This morning I experience what our Operations Manager, Justin, does. An on-site shift in which Justin takes care of the Project Management. The main job for the project manager is done […]

As Marketing Manager sometimes I just sit and listen to our amazing hub team… (don’t tell them I do this :-P) The hub team members are those that answer your calls and follow-up if you have requested some information. Conversations they have can be amusing at times. Like today. Claire Hutchinson, owner, hub-leader extraordinaire, wicked […]

  The quandary facing a lot of families over time is deciding on the best option to meet their changing needs when their current home is no longer ideally fit for purpose.  Traditionally people have taken to renovating, adding the necessary rooms to grow the home with the family, or they sell and buy a […]

From the desk of Richard, Managing Director of The Relocatable House Co.: Now I know that everyone has had so much ‘get rich quick talk’ that you are full to the brim, so I am going to just pass on some wisdom from someone who has seen a bit in his day. I was speaking […]

At The Relocatable House Co. we believe in win-win. Always. The best win-win, in our opinion, is selling your house for removal instead of demolishing it.   By having your house taken off your site, you save on demolition fees – which could be between $10,000 and $20,000 – and you provide someone else with […]

What do I need to know about asbestos?   Here at The Relocatable House Company, we have found that when you are planning to relocate or demolish a building, one essential is to make allowances for the discovery of asbestos. Asbestos has been given a bad rap, which means people can be put off if […]

You’ve bought your house for relocation, but what happens when it arrives on your section? The truck arrives at your site in the early hours of the morning.  There are regulations that dictate when house movers can have their trucks on the roads in order to keep traffic flowing, and for the safety of other […]

So You Want to Relocate and Renovate a Villa?   At The Relocatable House Co. we get a lot of enquiries from people who are looking to relocate a Villa to their section.   Relocating and renovating a Villa can be a rewarding experience. http://www.renovate.org.nz/villa/ has some fantastic information about Villas. We think this is […]

  At The Relocatable House Co. we sometimes hear from people that they are cautious about shifting Stucco houses because there is a perception that, due to the fact that Stucco cladding has little elasticity, the houses are difficult to move.   In our experience Stucco houses usually shift quite well – there is of […]