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Hello,

We own a house on a large piece of property, where my husband grew up in.  The house is now his and in order to live there we need to move the house, which is 4 feet from a main road back approximately 30-50 feet. There is a basement under the house with a stone foundation.  We are aware of having to move the septic tank and to build a new foundation.  Aside from this, the house is very old, purchased by his g-grandather in 1919.  We have it traced back to approximately the early 1800s.  The home is located in northwestern New Jersey, Morris County.  How would I contact someone who could help look this situation over?  (Although this is one of 12 original farms listed in a historical area, the house itself is not listed as a historical home, which we have checked on previously).  Any help you could give us would be greatly appreciated.  We are planning a visit to the house in a few days, if possible it would be most helpful if you could respond as quickly as possible.

Irene and Jim

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Irene:

Thanks for your question!

It seems you've already done your homework on what's needed to move a house, now you just need a mover!

House movers are specialized contractors - you need to select yours carefully.  Look at references, talk to clients.  Below is a list of movers you might want to contact in NJ.  I'm not personally familiar with any of them but hopefully this will be a start:

Advanced Housemovers Inc
Jobstown Road
Mount Holly, NJ  08060
609-261-8820

W A Building Movers & Contractors Inc
Westfield, NJ  07090
908-654-8227
Toll-free: 800-728-8227

Cook W H Building Movers & Restoration
Serving PA, NJ & DE
570-620-2359
Toll-free: 866-782-3792

Atlantic Structure Movers
Barnegat Area
Manahawkin, NJ  08005
609-597-3538

Davis J L House Movers
Dennisville, NJ  08214
609-861-1176

Edwards Joseph House Moving
Belle Plain Road
Delmont, NJ  08314
856-785-1733

Good Luck!  I hope this helps you!

Richard Taylor, AIA
Richard Taylor Architects, LLC
www.rtaylorarchitects.com  

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