In 1875, an innovative building inspector named John P. Eichleay, Jr. founded a structural moving business that would soon become renowned for completing projects believed by many to be impossible.
Believing that structures could be moved for only a fraction of the cost of demolishing and rebuilding them, John felt that all of these factors made for a lucrative business.
Although the projects undertaken during the early years were quite modest, they became increasingly bold and impressive as techniques were perfected and the reputation of the company grew.
[2] The Eichleay company is noted for being the namesake of a formula used for pricing federal change orders and/or dispute claims.
The process of delaying the work, however, resulted in losses for Eichleay due in part to maintained overhead costs during the suspension period.