Things you need to know when moving house with us:
Estimates and quotes- you can get a house removal estimate online by filling in a quote form an estimate will be emailed to you within one day. This online quote is a good guideline of your removal cost, although for most removal jobs we also do a site visit to inspect your furniture for any problematic items and to look at the access to your property for our removal lorry. You can book a site visit when you have a firm removal date during a site survey I will need to look in every cupboard, drawer and storage area in order to provide an accurate quote. A written quote will be given within one day of the site visit.
We care about your possesions and you are automatically accept a limited liability for anything moved. This means thay we will pay you up to £50 for each item lost damaged or stolen. If you already have home and contents insurance speak to your insurance provider as they often provide free cover for your possessions when you are moving.
Sample prices you can expect to pay:
- A few items - 100 cubic feet around £50 to £120
- Pianos - local move £120 we only move ground floor pianos
- 1 bedroom flat - 500 cubic feet 35 item £420 one Luton van and two men (add £40 per floor for upper floors)
- 2 bedroom flat - 700 cubic feet 60 items £570 one Luton van and two men (add £50 per floor for upper floors)
- 3 bedroom house - 1150 cubic feet 90 items £900 two vans and three men
- 4 bedroom house - currently we are not taking on work this size
Some small removals are charged at our hourly rates below there is a minimum charge of two hours on these bookings:
- £96(£80+vat) per hour for two men in a van
- plus fuel costs at a rate of £1 per mile
- You will be billed from when we leave our depot near The Royal Mail Office, Cumberland Road, North Shields, NE298RD to when we return to our depot.
Packaging - we can provide all the packaging materials needed for every removal job we do, heavy duty double wall boxes, packing paper and tape.
- Boxes will be charged at a cost of £1:32 for small boxes (48cm by 28cm by 38cm) or £1:44 large boxes (40cm by 40cm by 58cm). Boxes will have been used once before but will be in excellent condition.
- Tape is charged at £1:32 per roll
- Wrapping paper full ream £22 half £11 third £7
- Bubble wrap is available but we charge you £24 per roll 0.5m by 100m (pre-order only)
- Portable wardrobe boxes are also available free of charge on request on the day of your removal but we will take them away. If you want to buy them then we charge £12 each.
Packaging will be provided when you book your removal and pay a deposit to reserve your date. A professional packing and unpacking service is available if you wish at an additional cost, this may be carried out on your removal day or prior to your removal depending on the size of your move.
Additional services - on occasions your furniture will not fit into your new property or out of your old property meaning that it will have to be dismantled and rebuild. We can help you with this but we will charge as it adds time to your removal. A member of staff will advise you if we need to do this on the day of your move or during the site survey. Your other option is to put the offending item in your garage and do it yourself at a later date or ignore our advise and force the item in which could result in damage. You will be charged the following:
- remove and replace a screwed door £10
- split and reassemble a bed or a childs cot or cotbed £15-20 (divan beds are free)
- split and reassemble an ottoman bed £25 or a day bed £20
- split and reassemble a bunk bed £30
- split and reassemble a single wardrobe £25 (£12.50 to strip £12.5 to build)
- split and reassemble a double wardrobe £30 (£15 to strip £15 to build)
- split and reassemble a tripple wardrobe £40 (£20 to strip £20 to build)
- remove and replace arms on a sofa £15 each arm
- remove and replace doors on an American fridge £40
Moving additional items - when we carry out a site survey we can provide you with a quote to move a list of items. Should you require use to move additional items that are not on the list then here are the prices that we will charge on a standard local move so long as we have the capacity to do so on our vehicle. If we need to use an extra vehicle then you will be charged more. These items are often items that the client had planned to move themselves, sell or take to the dump.
- move 10 additional boxes, suitcases or single carry items £24
- move a washing machine, chest of drawers or an armchair £10
- move a 2 seater sofa, large sideboard, single bed £15
- move a 3 seater sofa, double wardrobe, king size bed £24
Delays - moving can be very problematic and delays with key release are common. If we are delayed and cannot unload our vehicle after 2pm then you will be charged £24 per employee per hour on your removal until the keys are released and we can unload. If you have booked an hourly rate move then you will pay the full hourly rate for any time that we wait.
Storage - we can provide a range of storage options to suit everyones needs. We will recommend one depending on your requirements and your budget. The cost of storage is payable on a monthly basis read more here liability will be accepted on containerised storage but is not provided on storage provided by any 3rd party provider.
Rubbish removal - we can offer a rubbish removal service by our selves or a parthner company Noble Removals its best to call us to discuss your requirements. You can use North Tyneside council for this.