Whew - getting closer to starting on foundation!  Had to get the small shed in the back relocated to a new spot in the back yard to free up land space for the DADU.  My contractor and I were having a hard time figuring out how to relocate a structure.  She managed to find a company out of Bremerton who moves sheds!  Better Bilt Barns, Sheds and Storage | Washington State  

Why keep the shed and not just bulldoze or crane it out?  Well, I have put a lot of time and money into that little shed and it has, over the years, really helped out a few of my family/friends get back on their feet financially by living in it and paying cheap/affordable rent.  It has a fan club and is staying in the family!

It was interesting to watch their process and the machine they use for this very specialized procedure.

Here is the shed in its original location (came with the house) and the strange little tractor/forklift thing they used to lift it on one side.  They put blocks under it and lift it a little bit at a time making sure to go slow and not break windows or crack sheetrock.  
  

As they lift and place blocks, they install two wheels on one end (the left side now has wheels under it) and use the little tractor/forklift to move the shed.

This image shows the shed being placed in its new location (you can see the wheels they installed underneath.)  It was located on the south side of the property and now it is on the north side.  It is permanently resting on skids and concrete blocks which I am okay with.  It will settle a bit but not enough to be an issue.  I am glad there is a gap underneath it so it will continue to be a refuge for transient mammals on those wet and windy nights (nothing under there for them to destroy.)

This is where the shed used to be.  We have over the years had many small mammals take refuge from the weather and night under the shed.  I was expecting to see some, The Secret of Nimh, type of activity underneath the shed once it was moved but, alas, no burrows, dens or nests of any kind.  We did find a skull attached to a spinal column and a large pelvic bone which I took to the Burke Museum for identification.  The skull/spinal column are opossum, and the large pelvic bone is turkey (probably placed there by scavengers after rummaging through post-Thanksgiving trash.)  I will be giving them a proper burial amongst my nibble garden (blueberry/raspberry bushes.) 

Now, my contractor is getting foundation bids and working out a temporary fence system to protect the fig tree during construction as required by the city.  Once we have a foundation company picked out and we pass the 'pre-construction inspection' we are good to go with the next faze!