02/10/2026
Some jobs are big, some are complicated, and then there are jobs like Eparaima.
This incredible two-storey piece of New Zealand history has been standing for around 150 years and now the PBR crew has successfully pulled off one hell of an operation to move it 🙌🏻
Originally built in Castlepoint, Eparaima was farmed by George Moore, a Wellington merchant with interests in Hawke’s Bay and after 1885 it became one of the homes of the Moore family.
And this relocation was anything but straightforward 👀
Multiple weeks on site.
A massive two-storey structure.
Careful separation of the building.
Extensive temporary bracing.
Cranes.
Multiple loads.
Heavy machinery.
Tight working conditions.
Day shifts rolling into night shifts.
And a huge amount of planning, patience and teamwork.
Watching an entire upper storey suspended from a crane while another section sits loaded beneath it gives you some perspective on just how serious this operation was 😮💨
Every stage had to happen in the right sequence.
There is something pretty bloody special about taking a home that has already survived generations and giving it the opportunity to survive generations more.
We don’t just move houses. Sometimes, we move history 🏠❤️
This was old-school craftsmanship meeting modern heavy haulage and exactly the kind of challenging, technical relocation PBR lives for.
An absolutely massive effort from everyone involved in getting this one done. Multiple weeks of hard graft, problem-solving and some seriously impressive work on site.
Now THAT is a house relocation🔥
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