Moves we do most often
- A house to something smaller. Forty years of a family home into a one-bedroom, which is as much a sorting job as a moving one.
- Into a senior or assisted living community. A fixed move-in window, a shared lift and a list of rules from the office.
- In with family. Often one room's worth of furniture plus the things that matter, and the rest to sort out.
- Between apartments in the same community. No truck needed — see same-building moves.
- Clearing a parent's home. Usually with the family there, sometimes after a loss, always at whatever pace the day needs.
What we do differently
Same licensed crews as every other job — the difference is how the day runs.
- At your pace. Nobody is hurried past a decision, and the crew works around the person, not the other way round.
- The first night works. Up to about an hour at the end of the job goes on settling in: the bed assembled and made up, furniture where you want it, kitchen and bathroom boxes opened.
- Labels that mean something. Boxes marked by room and by what is in them, so nothing is hunted for at 9 PM.
- Medicines, papers, chargers. Tell us the essentials box and it travels where you can see it, not at the bottom of the load.
- One person to talk to. Whoever is organising the move — the person moving, a son or daughter, a care manager — gets the same number and the same answers.
The part that is not moving
Downsizing usually stalls on the same question: what happens to everything that will not fit. The decisions stay with the family — we are movers, not sorters — but once they are made, we can clear it in the same visit.
- Packing what is going, room by room, or just the fragile rooms — see packing.
- Hauling away what nobody is taking, with junk removal on the same day.
- A donation run. Furniture and household goods that are still good can go to a donation site on the same trip instead of a dump.
- Cleaning the old place once it is empty, if it is being sold or handed back — see cleaning.
Moving into a community
Senior and assisted living buildings run these days tightly, and that is a good thing — it just has to be planned for. Send us whatever the office gave you and we will work to it: the move-in window, the lift or loading-dock rules, where the truck may stand, and any paperwork they want from the movers before the day.
Rooms in these buildings are smaller than the furniture people bring, which is the other thing worth sorting out early. Measure the room before deciding what travels; it is cheaper than moving a wardrobe twice.
What it costs
Our ordinary rates, with 5% off for anyone 60 or over — the same 5% we take off for paying in cash. A smaller move often fits inside the minimum charge, so it can come to less than people expect. The full picture, by home size, is on the moving cost page.
Splitting the move over two days, packing help and a donation run all change the number, and we say by how much before anything is booked.
If you are arranging this from out of state
- We can survey by video call instead of in person, with you on the call.
- One written estimate and one invoice, whoever is paying.
- The crew lead calls about 30 minutes before arriving, so somebody knows.
- We will tell you plainly if a plan is not realistic for the day rather than agreeing to it on the phone.