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Statement on COVID–19

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Dear Clients and Partners,

It is our desire to ensure everyone’s safety and health is not compromised while we continue to operate during this difficult time. Our management team is staying on top of the latest information to the best of their ability to ensure Nickel Bros remains compliant with the efforts of the government and health officials during the COVID–19 outbreak.

We appreciate the trust you place in us every day, and recognize that minimizing disruptions to your supply chains is more important now than ever. As we closely monitor developments related to COVID–19, we wanted to share some of the proactive measures that we are taking to supplement our existing crisis management and disaster preparedness plans. Nickel Bros is committed to continuing to provide a high level of service and support to customers like you as we navigate this unprecedented situation.

While COVID–19 has not had any immediate impact on our operations, we are taking this situation very seriously to protect our employees and avoid any disruption in our business. This includes leveraging our comprehensive crisis management plan that provides an overall framework to respond to a crisis in a timely and complete manner.

In addition, Nickel Bros has integrated the Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines into our own guidelines and policies below:

• Restrictions on corporate travel to help limit exposure. This includes a suspension of all non-essential international travel and limitations on regional and domestic travel.
• Working closely with our facility managers to develop regular cleaning and sanitization of our office locations to further reduce potential exposure. We are also proactively asking any employee that can easily work from home to do so. We are utilizing our robust infrastructure of cloud-based email, phone and video conferencing tools to enable employees to work remotely in a secure and efficient manner while still providing you with the high level of service you expect from us.
• Coordinating with our supply chain partners to identify and mitigate, to the extent possible, potential impacts to operations during this time.
• Social Distancing, including maintaining a safe distance from other people, eliminating greetings / formalities that involve personal contact such as embracing and shaking hands, and no gathering in a confined space (meeting rooms, cars, office trailers, etc.) unless a safe minimum distance can be maintained at all times.
• Habitual Cleaning of “High Contact” objects and surfaces in offices and on sites to help remove germs.
• Mandatory glove policies for all on-site team members.

As mentioned above, we are acting with an abundance of caution as this situation unfolds, not only to ensure the safety and well being of all of our people, but also to ensure continuity of our services. We will continue to watch for new developments and will provide you with additional updates as appropriate.

We value our relationship with each of you and want to work together in taking preventative measures to ensure everyone’s safety.

Thank you for your continued business and support.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Nickel
President
Nickel Bros Ltd.

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PORT TOWNSEND — Aiming to bring affordable homes to Port Townsend, a local developer chose to bring in recycled homes on a barge, a strategy that was meant to cut construction costs and get the houses on the market faster.

“We’re a small company, so we really only have a few options when it comes to making things affordable,” said Joe Johnson of Johnson Family Properties NW, a company he and his wife, Katie, founded in 2014.

“You can build cheap, which is bad for the homeowner and not something we want to do, or you do something like this.”

The Johnsons, who now live in Port Townsend after residing in Seattle and Bainbridge Island, are bringing four homes into town. They will be placed on four lots in Port Townsend near 21st and Sheridan streets.

Three homes were brought in from Victoria by barge Tuesday night and moved through town Wednesday and Thursday. The fourth home will coming in from Mount Vernon on Wednesday.

Johnson said he hopes to have the homes on the market in December and plans to price them in the $230,000 to $300,000 range — lower than the average price of homes in Port Townsend, which is currently hovering around $395,000.

“It’s hard to call them affordable because affordability is relative,” Johnson said.

“We just wanted to bring in houses we could sell on the lower end of the spectrum in Port Townsend. Prices here are really expensive, especially considering the labor force we have here.”

Johnson said recycling houses means the company is paying less on construction costs and working on a much faster timeline.

“That’s less interest we have to pay on loans and obviously less construction cost,” Johnson said. “As far as cost effectiveness goes, it really balances out.”

Johnson said all the houses will get new foundations, updated interiors and be rewired up to code. All the homes are roughly 1,000 square feet with two bedrooms and one bath.

Two of the homes will be provided with basements, which will add some square footage and living space.

Johnson said he’s seen a lot of support for neighbors of the new development, even though one of the houses on a truck blocked the end of 21st Street for several hours Thursday afternoon.

“It’s hard to say sitting in the middle of all this now, but the noise impact from construction is minimized since the houses are already done,” Johnson said, “and everyone has just been really accommodating.

“I think everyone in Port Townsend realized there’s a need for housing here.”

Adequate housing for residents of all income groups, including sufficient housing affordable for low- and moderate-income groups, is among the goals of revisions to the city’s 2016-36 Comprehensive Plan, although rentals are the major concern.

Johnson found the homes through Everett-based Nickel Bros. Structural Movers. Johnson said Nickel Bros. works to recycle homes that are scheduled for demolition and then helps move them to a new location.

Johnson began looking for homes through Nickel Bros. and went to Victoria to see the houses before they were moved.

“They’re cute houses,” Johnson said. “Most came from nice neighborhoods in Victoria with an owner that just wanted an upgrade.”

Nickel Bros. handled all the moving of the homes — from the barge that anchored in Port Townsend Bay to the trucks that drove them through town.

“As far as the barges and everything went, they dealt with all that,” Johnson said. “I just had to let the city know and get permits.”

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The incredible (real) journey of one house, two owners and a team of miracle workers.

What do you do when you find the perfect house in the wrong location? You move it. Which is exactly what Tawny Davis and her husband Ian Wilson did. Why? The things the couple was looking for in their next home—history, character and high ceilings (Ian is 6 feet 9 inches tall)—just weren’t to be found in any of the houses they toured. Maybe two but never all three. So they kept looking, until one fine day when everything came together.

What do you do when the house has everything except the right postal code? You make your own rules. That’s the spirit behind custom home building—tailoring not just the design, but the location, the lifestyle, and even the quirks. For Tawny and Ian, finding the right house meant realizing that maybe the house didn’t need to be found—it needed to be created.

That’s where working with the best project home builders in Sydney becomes a game-changer. These professionals understand that some dreams don’t fit neatly into listings. With custom building, you can chase the charm of heritage windows, vault your ceilings sky-high, and still position your front door on the street you love. It’s about starting with what matters most—your vision—and letting the rest fall into place, brick by thoughtful brick.

Love at First Sight

a.k.a A historical heartthrob

The Weitzel House. It definitely had high ceilings. Character? Put it in a movie and it would get top billing. And since according to the records it was built during or before 1908, there was no doubt the house had a history, but what exactly was it?

Way back when, before skyscrapers and condos spanned the gray Seattle skyline, before the tech boom and the influx of new residents, even before the Smith Tower, the Weitzel House was built on a lot 13 miles down a muddy road near some railroad tracks south of the city.

The house was home to several enterprising families over the years, including its builder, I. J. Weitzel. The eccentric original owner ran a general supply store across the street where he used his own currency to serve hopeful miners traveling through the area during the gold rush. In more recent times, the house served as a candle shop; a business which left it minus a kitchen.

The only obstacle: the house’s location. Tawny and Ian wanted to live in Seattle. The Weitzel House sat south of the city near the West Valley Highway in Tukwila in an area previously known as Orillia—a once small but thriving rural community complete with its own post office, school and voting precinct.

One man’s trash is definitely another’s treasure and Tawny and Ian weren’t going to let this small detail of location rob them of their historical dream house. It was too perfect and they were smitten.

So they decided to move it. All of it. The entire house.

Tales of Adventure

a.k.a Don’t worry, we got this

Finally, the time had arrived. With tension in the air and stress levels high, the crew got started. First, they removed the porches, eaves and chimneys (brick by brick) and added temporary supports to overhanging roof sections. House prepping took two days. Finally, eight lifting jacks were placed strategically underneath the whole structure. Up went the house.

Problems arose, of course. Extra support beams had to be added underneath the home to keep it from buckling, a solution which also brought the house closer to power lines and other dangers along the route.

With all the problems solved, the house began its move in the early hours of a December morning. Through narrow streets and around tight corners, even over a bridge, it headed for the Renton Airport. There, at the end of the runway, the house would board a barge and set sail for Seward Park. As dawn approached, the house was ducking under I-90 on Lake Washington. Things were looking good.

By midnight the next night, the house was back on dry land and still moving. Soon after, the house reached its final destination. Tensions subside. Hands shake. Cheers commence. Move accomplished.

Once the house reached Seward Park, the real work of breathing new life into the old walls began. Reviving a house with such character means walking a tightrope between preserving heritage and upgrading for modern comfort.

That’s where expert partners become essential—especially when it comes to infrastructure that supports both form and function. The roof, often overlooked in renovation storytelling, is one of the most crucial elements in preserving the integrity and longevity of a home, especially one with a storied past like the Weitzel House.

Choosing the right roofing company makes all the difference. It’s not simply about shingles and gutters—it’s about matching the roof’s performance to the architectural soul of the home. A professional roofing team with historical renovation experience understands how to retain charm while delivering weather resistance, energy efficiency, and structural support.

When the bones of a house have already made a legendary journey, the roof becomes the protective crown, finishing the job and anchoring it into its next era. Thoughtful upgrades—inside and out—honor the past while securing the future.

Happy Endings and Plot Twists

a.k.a Just one more thing

Two years later, the house sits proudly in its new home, complete with an added basement. Since then, Tawny and Ian have worked tirelessly, adding a beautiful new kitchen, stripping solid wood moldings of decades of paint and rebuilding the fireplace—all in keeping with the house’s original design.

Today, the couple and their two-year-old daughter Brooke reside happily in the lovely historical treasure—one that would’ve cost hundreds of thousands more if had been originally located in Seward Park.

The final plot twist that makes this good story even better? Tawny is now part of the crew at Nickel Bros., spending her days (and nights) assisting other dreamers in making their similarly far-fetched housing wishes come true.

And so the story comes full circle. A unique piece of Northwest history continues to live on thanks to one couple’s dreams, one company’s incredible engineering expertise and a fair amount of good old fashioned chutzpa.

Call it the ultimate recycle or just a really cool feat of engineering. This story captivates because it is so fantastical.

It’s like an “Up” version of the Lewis and Clark Expedition—a house navigating its way through our complex Northwest geography to find its new, perfect plot of land near the shores of Lake Washington.

There it will sit, happily cradling another succession of enterprising residents, for yet another century.

See the listing online at https://www.nickelbros.com/residential/statement-on-covid-19/.

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A historic Trueblood Victorian farmhouse moves to a church parking lot for temporary storage. Built in 1889 and weighing 65-tons, the structure will be moved again once it is sold.

The historic Trueblood Victorian farmhouse moves down 7th Avenue in Kirkland on Wednesday as owner Tim Currier, gets into position to photograph its turn into a church parking lot for temporary storage. Built in 1889, it’s one of Kirkland’s oldest homes and is on the market for $116,500, plus moving costs and a lot to be placed upon. The Nickel Bros will move the 65-ton structure to a new Kirkland lot or barge it to the San Juan Islands. The three-bedroom, one-bath has 1,480 square feet. A new structure will take its place.

A Nickel Bros Moving Company worker looks under the historic Trueblood Victorian farmhouse before it is relocated for temporary storage half a block away on Wednesday. The 1889 house is for sale, with details on the Nickel Bros website.

Neighbors and the owners gather at the curb across from 127 7th Avenue in Kirkland to watch the 65-ton house being moved by Nickel Bros on Wednesday.

Workers move plywood into place Wednesday so the historic Kirkland house can be moved from the street to temporary storage in a church parking lot in Kirkland. It’s a slow-speed move as a driver takes the farmhouse half a block down 7th Avenue in Kirkland.

After about two weeks of prep, the roads around the historic Trueblood house in Kirkland were closed only briefly Wednesday morning.

People come out to watch Nickel Bros move the 65-ton historic Trueblood Victorian farmhouse. It’s for sale for $116,500, plus moving costs and the necessary lot to place it upon.

See the listing online at https://www.nickelbros.com/residential/statement-on-covid-19/.

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