Four Generations of House Movers
Since 1954 the Matyiko family has done one thing and done it well: pick up buildings, and put them back down safely.
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A Family Business, Not a Franchise
Expert House Movers is a family name. The Matyikos have owned and run structural moving companies in Virginia, Maryland, Missouri and Texas for four generations, going back to 1954.
The trade got passed down the way most trades used to - on the job. Kids grew up around jacks, steel and cribbing. They learned how a house shifts when it comes off its foundation, how old lumber behaves, and why you never rush a lift. You can't learn that from a manual.
The company was built on a few simple ideas that haven't changed: be honest with people, do the work yourself, and stand behind it. That's earned the family lasting relationships with homeowners, architects, engineers, contractors and government agencies from the East Coast to the Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
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Some of the Stops Along the Way
- 1954 - The Matyiko family begins lifting and moving houses.
- 1993 - The Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island is moved back from a failing bluff - named the industry's "Most Innovative Move."
- 1999 - The Shubert Theater in Minneapolis rolls down the street and into the Guinness Book as the heaviest building relocated on wheels.
- 1999 - The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - 4,830 tons of brick - is moved 2,900 feet inland. It wins the ASCE Opal Award and becomes known as the "Move of the Millennium."
- 2001 - Newark Airport's original terminal building is relocated and named among the best construction projects of the year.
- Flood country - After repeated flooding in Rhineland, Missouri, residents decided to move their town up onto a nearby bluff. Expert House Movers elevated and relocated the homes one by one.
- Today - Joe Matyiko Jr. runs EHM of Texas from Galveston, lifting, leveling and moving homes along the Texas Gulf Coast and into Louisiana.
What Four Generations Taught Us
Own the Equipment
Unified hydraulic jacking machines, steel, cribbing and dollies are ours. We are not waiting on a rental yard - or on somebody else's crew.
Do the Work Ourselves
We don't subcontract the lift. The people who give you the price are the people under your house.
Tell People the Truth
Sometimes a house needs a full lift. Sometimes it just needs leveling. Sometimes it doesn't need us at all. We'll tell you which.
Respect Old Houses
A lot of our family's work has been historic buildings. Old houses deserve slow, careful hands.
Related Services & Guides
Awards & Record Moves
The Opal Award, Guinness records and the moves behind them.
House Moving
Moving homes and buildings - and what it involves.
About EHM of Texas
Our Galveston office, our crews and what to expect.
Talk to the Family Behind the Name
Call Joe or send a few details. We will call you back and set up a free on-site visit.
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