Moving 130m down the road!

rachpid · 4 May 2018 at 3:24PM

Hi all, at the end of the month we're moving to a new house that is within a 2 min walk of our old one. I did directions on Google Maps and it is 130m away. Does anyone know if it's possible to hire removal men to just carry the furniture between the properties? We don't have any wardrobes to move, biggest items are our bed, which dismantles, king size mattress, sofa, kitchen table and tumble dryer (we rent so rest of white goods are supplied).

Or is it just easier to attempt to move this stuff by ourselves, perhaps renting a flat bed style trolley? There's a road between us and the new house but not a busy one. I can also borrow a van from work but that seems pointless seeing as it's under a minutes drive.

comeandgo · 4 May 2018 at 3:26PM

Use the van, what happens if it's pouring rain when you move? 100 m is a long way carrying a heavy item.

Aylesbury_Duck · 4 May 2018 at 3:32PM

Absolutely agree with comeandgo. I moved a similar distance and hired a van for the day. In the context of the cost of moving, the van was peanuts and if you have the use of one for nothing, grab it. Moving house yourself is physically hard work. Adding a 230m round trip ten, twenty or more times a day, half of those carrying stuff, and you'll be knackered.

rachpid · 4 May 2018 at 3:38PM

Thanks, we won't have to do the whole move in one day as will have a couple of days overlap but yeah i think I'll investigate getting the work van. Trying to do this as cheaply as possible as its the second move we've had to do this year.

hazyjo · 4 May 2018 at 3:39PM

Definitely another vote for a van! Even if it's only 10 houses up, it's exhausting! Much easier to transport it. I know it seems a bit embarrassing to pack it all up, get into first gear and prob park before you reach second LOL but sofas, beds, mattresses, tumble dryer, etc are heavy!!!!

Me & my OH carried a bed frame (in sections) half a mile from near our house and I was in tears by the end of it where I kept bashing myself with bits of it, and managed to walk into a branch. We wanted so much to laugh as we both knew exactly what would happen if we tried carrying it home, but were bickering at the same time. Pathetic really. It's never as easy as you imagine lol!

westernpromise · 4 May 2018 at 3:39PM

rachpid wrote: »

Hi all, at the end of the month we're moving to a new house that is within a 2 min walk of our old one. I did directions on Google Maps and it is 130m away. Does anyone know if it's possible to hire removal men to just carry the furniture between the properties? We don't have any wardrobes to move, biggest items are our bed, which dismantles, king size mattress, sofa, kitchen table and tumble dryer (we rent so rest of white goods are supplied).

Or is it just easier to attempt to move this stuff by ourselves, perhaps renting a flat bed style trolley? There's a road between us and the new house but not a busy one. I can also borrow a van from work but that seems pointless seeing as it's under a minutes drive.

I would definitely want to be carried from the old house to the new one actually in the bed. I would wave and throw sweeties to passers-by.

dunroving · 4 May 2018 at 3:40PM

I moved from a small flat to a house literally across a small street, with the help of a bunch of football players (of the "American Football" variety), and even we used vehicles for many of the items. We literally loaded the flatbed truck, drove it across the street to the driveway of the other property and then unloaded it. I can't imagine transporting a houseload of stuff by hand to a house 100m away. It could end up being a very expensive "saving" if there is an accident of some sort or you get caught in a downpour.

rachpid · 4 May 2018 at 3:42PM

westernpromise wrote: »

I would definitely want to be carried from the old house to the new one actually in the bed. I would wave and throw sweeties to passers-by.

Haha if only we could get the bed down our stairs without taking it apart!

dunroving · 4 May 2018 at 3:46PM

rachpid wrote: »

Thanks, we won't have to do the whole move in one day as will have a couple of days overlap but yeah i think I'll investigate getting the work van. Trying to do this as cheaply as possible as its the second move we've had to do this year.

As per my comment above, there's "cheap" and then there is "expensive cheap".

[Deleted User] · 4 May 2018 at 3:57PM

In a moment of insanity I did move a very solid office chair from where I purchased it to our house. With my small 9 year old sitting on it for part of the way lol (he begged and begged so once we were on a smooth part of the walk with few roads to cross I gave in). It was fun, but the chair was quite heavy (not the usual sort of desk chair otherwise I wouldn't have risked it) so although we were both laughing, I'd not do it again.

Remember its not just furniture, its the bags and bags of clothes and stuff that have to be carried. Even with a stringent clear out beforehand.., there's always twice what you think you will be taking lol. I had to move by hand, really didn't have much, it was about 200m and I was suffering by the time we completed. Never again lol. Crossing roads with bed bits, a tumble dryer - no chance lolol. getting up and down kerbs is not as easy as it seems with big heavy stuff. One jolt in the wrong direction and you have pulled muscles and possibly run away white goods to lift up again.

rachpid · 4 May 2018 at 4:05PM

The carrying stuff is partly why I was asking about if removal companies would do that for you! Our last move involved them doing a 40m walk down stairs and across a car park to get to their truck.

I think if we did it ourselves for the small stuff we'd hire some sort of trolley rather than carry stuff, we already have a small one that could take a few boxes in one go. We have a few weeks to work this out anyway. Thanks for the advice everyone.

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