Moving a garden room (wendy house)

dilby00

Hi all - I have moved to a house that has a wendy house in the backyard which I would like to move. I am planning on having a proper insulated garden office built and would like to put it in it's place, but don't want to get rid of the wendy house and instead put it up the back of the garden.

It's just like the one on this link: https://dunsterhouse.co.uk/standard-rhine-w3-0m-x-d3-0m (it's one of the tongue and groove locking ones)

Has anyone had any luck moving something like this before? I not too concerned about the moving in and of itself, as a bunch of friends and some rollers should do the trick - more concerned about it surviving!

Thanks!

Hoploz

It sounds like you are planning to move it assembled. I haven't done that but I have moved one by dismantling and reassembling at new house which was fine.

Ches

Can you explain what rollers you are going to use please. I am hoping to get my shed moved back about a metre and don't want to take it apart to do it. Family of DS and DGS's will help. (I hope)

SailorSam

I wouldn't call that a Wendy House. If you insulated that it would make a nice office.

Davesnave

Ches wrote: »

Can you explain what rollers you are going to use please. I am hoping to get my shed moved back about a metre and don't want to take it apart to do it. Family of DS and DGS's will help. (I hope)

The rollers 3 big guys used to move an Aga from my house were just pieces of scaffolding poles. They had fairly smooth surfaces to work on though.

An Aga has great structural strength and won't deform under the stresses a few blokes might apply to it, whereas a shed is much less rigid, especially where a lateral force is concerned. OK if it rolls, but it may break at a joint if it sticks.

It might therefore be better to lift it, using scaffolding poles or stout timbers, rather than try to push it.

getmore4less

One way to move sheds is ropes under and a few people.

Lift and walk it.

Silver-Surfer_2

Backyard, so the ground is either concrete of flags?
Is it all one level, without and ridges or changes of level?

dilby00

Hi all -

Yes for rollers I was just thinking some scaffolding poles with some planks as tracks. In terms of lifting it's actually really heavy as I think the wood holds a fair bit of moisture, so i don't think I know enough bodybuilders for that one! I looked at disassembling too but I think because the wood has swelled so much it would just be far too hard to remove each and every slat.

And yes it would work as an office but I'd much prefer something more substantial with double glazing.

Ches

Thanks for replying to me re the rollers. My area is paved so scaffold poles may work but as only the front, back and 1 side are accessable it may mean dismantling. I will leave it to the DS2 and DGS I think.