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Kepley Construction Company moves brick house from Salisbury to China Grove


Time for a change: The housemovers change a tire underneath the platform the house is resting on. Apparently, it is not uncommon for a tire to blow when a heavy load such as this is being moved. Photo by Frank DeLoache, Salisbury Post.



Going south: When a family liked this house that was located on Sherills Ford Road in Salisbury, but really wanted to live in China Grove, Kepley Construction Co. agreed to move it there. Here, the house is traveling down U.S. 29, south of Webb Road, from Salisbury to China Grove. Photo by Frank DeLoache, Salisbury Post.


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By Sarah Nagem

snagem@salisburypost.com

This takes "wide load" to a different level entirely.

Kepley Construction Co. maneuvered a one-story brick house from Salisbury to the China Grove area on Tuesday.

The feat caused some traffic delays, but someone's new home made it safely to its new foundation, Kay Kepley said.

The Kepley company bought the house with the intention of selling it where it sat in Cornelius.

"We couldn't sell it down there, so we brought it here and sold it," Kepley said.

All 80,000 pounds of it.

About a month and a half ago, workers moved the house from Cornelius to a temporary spot on Sherills Ford Road.

A family became interested in the house but wanted to retire in China Grove, Kepley said. So the company agreed to move it there.

The process of moving an entire house might seem unfathomable. But not to Kepley, whose company moves a house every two weeks or so.

"It's fairly easy," she said.

Workers used a sledgehammer to knock out the foundation under the house, Kepley said. Then they put blocks and steel beams under the house. They jacked up the whole thing and hooked the beams to a device that attached to a truck.

A driver made his way down Mooresville Road to Jake Alexander Boulevard, then on to N.C. 152 and Castor Road.

Kepley said company drivers try to be considerate of others on the road and let vehicles that aren't hauling houses pass them by.

But the site inevitably attracts attention.

"We're used to it by now," Kepley said.





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house : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:03 PM

This house was not move to China Grove, it was moved to the Salisbury area. The zip code of the area it when to is 28146. Now I no why the Salisbury Post can't get there newspaper to the right person(s).
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China Grove fan
High Salisbury Taxes : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:57 PM

China Grove has the advantage of a much lower tax rate than Salisbury. The difference is 38 cents per $100 evaluation versus 59.5 cents (or over $200 per year savings). That will save the owners a lot of money versus living in Salisbury.
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Resident of Sherrills Ford Road area
It's not that bad : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:03 PM

The sight where they keep the homes until they are sold is not that bad. I pass by it atleast twice a day. I can think of plenty of other sights I see in and around my neighborhood that are far worse and cause more agony than a couple of houses sitting in a field. Granted they SHOULD choose a better time to transport, they aren't creating an eyesore!
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Kepley's mess : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:15 PM

Their mess visible from Harrison Road looks awful too. How can they keep old unused trucks on their property? Isn't there a law against that? Move your own stuff, instead of the ones you get paid for.
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: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:50 AM

Someone should ride down Sherrills Ford Road and look at all the houses setting around, the Kepley's should take in consideration of what it looks like and how degrading it is to the neighbors and their property as well.
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: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:48 AM

The Kepley's need to choose a time when the traffic is lighter, if you leave in time to be somewhere and you get behind a house, you cannot be on time. I don't know who chooses the time, but someone should consider the time and traffic.
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: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:07 AM

the mess on sherrill's ford rd is awful to look at and a shame to the neighbors.
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: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:13 AM

FOR A HARD JOB, KEPLEY DID A GREAT JOB!!
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d.t.
good job : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:41 AM

they are the best at this.
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