Didn’t want to leave their home so took it with them

They were heartbroken at the thought of saying goodbye to the home which Casey purchased in 2008 from the Bluett family who had built it in the 1950s and gifted most of the land to the NSW Education Department to build Milperra Public School in the early 1970s.
Then the couple had a lightbulb moment – why not take the home with them?
It would not only be much cheaper, about half the price of building a new home, it meant they could reuse the hardwood in the tallow floors as well as the building’s other materials and stop them from going to landfill.
Casey says relocating buildings is a lot of work, particularly dealing with government departments and ticking all the boxes.
They got very lucky however, selling the house and land to a developer and negotiating a deal to buy back the building for $1.
“With the help of Tim Mutton Estate Agents, a further deal was made to stay on the site for eight months while waiting for approvals,” Casey said.
“For the developer, it meant he was able to save demolition and tipping fees.”
The home was split in two pieces (which left on two separate nights) and had three escort vehicles, with the top speed of the truck, with half the home top, being 70kmh.
The roof tiles had to come off so the couple could meet bushfire codes at the destination site and were gifted to a recycling centre.
“We dug out many of the plants, like the rose bushes and relocated them as well as relocating the native animals which had coexisted with us, to a nearby friend’s house,” Casey added.
“We didn’t want to see our beautiful old home demolished and are so happy we took the plunge and brought it with us – living here now feels just as special as before.”