Victory Gardens is one of the smallest municipalities in New Jersey, and it is effectively on our doorstep. Most of it was built in the 1940s to house workers at Picatinny Arsenal, which is why the housing stock is so consistent and so compact.
That consistency is useful for us. We have a good idea what your move involves before we arrive, because the homes are broadly similar and the constraints repeat.
What Moving In Victory Gardens Usually Involves
Small rooms, narrow stairs
Wartime-era housing was built efficiently. Sofas and bedroom sets sometimes need to come apart to get out cleanly.
Street parking
Streets are narrow and parking is limited. Where the truck sits matters, and a spot near the door saves real time.
Right next to our shop
Our base is minutes away in Dover. Travel time is close to the minimum we can offer anyone.
Parking is the variable worth planning here. If you can keep a space clear near the door on moving day, it genuinely shortens the job.
What We Move
Everything we do locally is covered on our local moving page, and if you are leaving New Jersey entirely see long-distance moving. For pianos, safes, pool tables and antiques, see specialty moving.
Why Victory Gardens Families Call Us
We are a sixth-generation family moving company based at 76 N Sussex St in Dover, and we have been doing this since 1888. We are licensed and insured in New Jersey — NJ #39PC00002200, US DOT #43124 and MC #81955 — and when you call, you get Tim, Sheila or Tony rather than a call center.
How much does a move in Victory Gardens cost?
It depends on volume, access and how ready you are when the truck arrives. We will not invent a number before we know what you own. Our guide to what a move costs explains exactly how the figure is built and how to spot a lowball estimate.
Do you serve all of Victory Gardens?
Yes, all of Victory Gardens and the surrounding Morris County area. We are based in Dover, so most of this region is a short run for our trucks.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. NJ #39PC00002200, US DOT #43124 and MC #81955. Ask any mover for these and check them.
Can you move a piano or a safe?
Yes. Both need flagging at estimate time so the right crew and equipment come. See piano moving and gun safe moving.
How far ahead should I book?
As early as you have a date, particularly for month-end or summer. Mid-week and mid-month moves are easier to schedule and easier to price.
Moving in Victory Gardens?
Describe the job honestly, including the stairs and the driveway, and you will get a real estimate.
The Homes We Move In Victory Gardens
Wartime-era housing
Built to a consistent plan in the 1940s, which means we broadly know the room sizes, the stair widths and the door openings before we arrive.
Compact interiors
Efficient layouts with limited turning room at the top of the stairs. Large case furniture often needs disassembly.
Shared streets and tight parking
The main practical constraint here. Where the truck sits changes the carry distance more than anything inside the house does.
Moving Day In Victory Gardens
The single most useful thing you can do for a Victory Gardens move is sort out parking. If a neighbor can leave a space clear near your door on the morning, it shortens the carry and therefore the job. If that is not possible, tell us in advance and we will plan the load order around a longer walk rather than discovering it at eight in the morning.
Being Based In Dover
We are effectively next door in Dover. That proximity keeps travel time close to the minimum we can offer anybody, and it makes short-notice and same-week bookings realistic here in a way they are not further east.
There is nowhere to park a big truck on my street. What happens?
We plan for it. Sometimes that means a smaller vehicle shuttling, sometimes it just means a longer carry that we have priced honestly rather than discovered on the day.
The houses here are all similar. Do you already know the layout?
Broadly, yes, and it helps. We still ask what you own, because the furniture varies far more than the buildings do.