Overhead utility lines can be very expensive and time consuming to move. For this reason, most of the moves that we do on the East Coast stay within several miles of the original site location. Overhead lines can be as low as 13′ 6″ above the road, although in most rural areas they are usually more around 15′ to 18′ above the road. Even a single-story house will usually be up into the lowest of these wires by the time we get it onto the steel and dollies that we use to move it. To check into the cost of moving these wires, you or your contractor should plan a route for the house, get a “loaded height” from Wolfe House Movers, and call each of the utility companies that own wires along that route. Usually this requires calls to electric, cable, and telephone companies. They will likely have to come out, drive the route themselves, and then they may give you a firm price or they might give you a per-hour charge for each of their crews that they will send out to lift the wires on the day of the move. This can be a deciding factor in some moves, so it is wise to check into these prices before making the decision to move ahead with your project.