How to float a house through the Ballard Locks

Our project English Country Estate commenced on Monday by removing the existing house and floating it up to the San Juans via barge. That’s roughly a 100 nautical miles or so from where it started.
The process went smoothly, and everyone had a really fun time watching the feat of engineering take place.

McDonald House Move 156 — They began by hoisting the house over 8 feet up onto the apparatus that would move it down the hill onto the barge

McDonald House Move 296 — Left side of the house

McDonald House Move 302 — The home moving through two trees on the property. Quiet the snug fit!

McDonald House Move 309 — The right side of the house.

McDonald House Move 373 — Down the hill, onto the barge, and out to Sea!

photo_through_locks — Seeing a house move through the locks is awe-inspiring.

To see what is replacing this house, and for project update please visit our the project on our website English Country Estate .