General Shelters of Texas manufactures the largest finished portable pier-and-beam buildings in the United States. This is not easy, though their fifty years experience makes it look simple enough.
They are wood-framed buildings, clad and roofed in steel, so they flex when moved. This is where General Shelters’ experience comes in. They have A/B tested techniques and processes so that the structure stays intact and holds together, such that only minor fixes need to be performed after delivery.
This is the final stage of installation, when the building is carefully lowered into place. Blocks have been placed where the pressure-treated interlaced skids will rest, expertly placed so the entire building is square and on the level.
Funny enough, they positioned the cabin at our location the day before to get an early start the next morning. Dimebox over in Lee County is about forty miles away, so I gave them a thirty minute or so head start and waited at the entrance of the property and waited for them. I chose an alternate route roughly the same length of time, so I thought I would arrive earlier then the install crew.
After forty five or so minutes I drove into the property to find they had already positioned the cabin and blocks! This is a short video showing the custom Chapparal being lowered into place:
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