Jim Koepke
10-16-2017, 12:48 AM
One of the things in life my mind, body and soul do not like to do is moving. Nine years ago we moved from the San Francisco area of California to Southwest Washington. It came to a point where I didn't want to make another round trip and since we were not selling at the time a few things were left behind. On one of my trips down there a few things were brought up.
Our daughter and her husband have been renting from us for the last 9 years. Recently my wife's mother passed away and left her house. At this point we are not sure how the will reads or anything, doesn't matter as the kids are moving to that house. We are going to sell our former house. Besides all the other things to take care of before selling my wife would like to move the cobblestone that is in the yard. There is no cement between the stones, so removing them shouldn't be too difficult. Hopefully if it comes to that we can hire some helpers to move it.
Wow! Just consulted Dr. Google about the cost of cobblestone. Looks like it is about $7-$10 per sq/ft. That is the cost of the stone without installation. There are a few hundred square feet to pull up and load.
It seems like it might cost more to move it up here than it is worth. My wife doesn't want any cobblestone, she wants that cobblestone. Well it is from old San Francisco, but being able to prove that is a different story.
Hopefully she can be convinced it adds more value to the house and we can leave it, since it will be me doing the moving.
Any thoughts or ideas are welcome.
jtk
Our daughter and her husband have been renting from us for the last 9 years. Recently my wife's mother passed away and left her house. At this point we are not sure how the will reads or anything, doesn't matter as the kids are moving to that house. We are going to sell our former house. Besides all the other things to take care of before selling my wife would like to move the cobblestone that is in the yard. There is no cement between the stones, so removing them shouldn't be too difficult. Hopefully if it comes to that we can hire some helpers to move it.
Wow! Just consulted Dr. Google about the cost of cobblestone. Looks like it is about $7-$10 per sq/ft. That is the cost of the stone without installation. There are a few hundred square feet to pull up and load.
It seems like it might cost more to move it up here than it is worth. My wife doesn't want any cobblestone, she wants that cobblestone. Well it is from old San Francisco, but being able to prove that is a different story.
Hopefully she can be convinced it adds more value to the house and we can leave it, since it will be me doing the moving.
Any thoughts or ideas are welcome.
jtk