How much to 'crane' something over your house?

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Thinking of having a small rigid building/or caravan put in the back garden but we don't have wide enough access.

They're always cring stuff about on Grand designs and George Clarke's TV shows - have you ever had it done?

Any idea how much it would cost and what limitations there are in terms of how far the item can be swung from front to back - street to back garden?

Depends on the weight of the thing being lifted, height of property it is going over, if a road closure is required.
A small hiab is quite cheap but a sectional crane very expensive.

No idea but I'm interested!
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Not sure, but what about flat-pack stuff that the manufacturer comes and puts up for you?

I watch TV and I think every second house has something craned over the roof - clearly it's rarer than I thought!

My DH runs a mobile crane depot. If you look at a static caravan going over an average height house without access issues ie road closures, overhead cables, etc it would be somewhere between £650-£1000. You'd struggle to get a hiab to be able to lift the weight at a far enough radius.

You'd be paying for the crane, the driver, a supervisor, a technical rep etc etc.

Alternatively, if you're local to me (SW) my DH will come and do it for £200 and a bacon sarnie!!

Brilliant!!!

Thank you so much AllIWant - we're probably too far from you - SE London way - but that sounds feasible for what I had in mind.

The plan would be to lift a small caravan (not a mobile home) over a two storey house from suburban street - don't know about need for road closure.

Would the company check that out beforehand? There's a layby near the front of the house - but I have no idea how big the crane would be/space needed .... huge I guess

You'd be surprised, they aren't huge as they travel down the roads. The company would check out all road closures etc for you. If you are SE London there are a couple of big crane firms near you that would do a site visit free of charge. Pm me if you'd like company names or if you pm your postcode my DH could probably give you a fairly good idea of what size crane, if you'd need road closures etc by looking on Google maps.

Thanks ALLIWant - pmed you

I wonder if you could help me ALLIWant. We need a static caravan lifting over a bungalow into the back garden. We live in a close with only 5 bungalows so there wouldn't need to be any road closures. We are near Portsmouth in the south. Do you know of any companies who could help?

Hi,
I want to move a static 3.5 tonnes caravan into my garden from the road can you help or have you any information on how to go about it?

Hello, ALLIWant85, would you be able to PM me contact details for the cranes? Sounds like the thing I need to get a shed over my house! Thankyou!

HI, I know tis is an old post but I wondered if AllIWant was about as we live in the South West and need our caravan craned into the garden at our new house. Thanks in case! x

Hi, I'm new to mumsnet, saw this thread and have exactly the same question / requirement, to get a Static Caravan hoisted over my house from back garden to the road, quite a stretch, about 35m I reckon. Any info about Crane hire around Oxford would be really helpful. Thanks.

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Hi there AllIWant85

I wonder if you could put me in touch with your husband in relation to him moving a static caravan about 10 feet further into our garden from our paddock area please? We cannot tow it it has to be lifted because it has sat where it is for 3 years and the wheels have sank into the ground a little. I would be greatful for any contact.

Please send a PM if possible.

Hi AllIWant85

Could you crane a pizza oven over my 3 story house?!

Pleased to hear,

Thanks,

Phil

HI all i need a static caravan moved over my side enterence anyone out there can help me please

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Morning All, could anyone give me AllIWants contact details please. Urgent need to rehouse Grandma in a comfy place of her own. Thank you.

Can you recommend a crane company in Kent to move a static over a house please?
So far had a quote for £5k

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could you contact me to discuss re locating my static caravan to my back garden
thanks tommy