Moving service
Senior moving
Downsizing, retirement communities and estate clearances.
Hourly rate plus a downsizing coordinator at $55 per hour (sample rate)
The short version
How this one works
Moving out of a house you have lived in for forty years is not a logistics problem, it is a sorting problem. We work slower, we bring a coordinator who stays with you the whole time, and we do the floor-plan measuring first so you know what actually fits before you decide what to keep.
- Floor plan of the new residence measured to scale before sorting starts
- Sort sessions at your pace, keep, gift, donate, sell, dispose
- Donation runs with receipts for your records
What is included
On the truck at no extra charge
- 01Floor plan of the new residence measured to scale before sorting starts
- 02Sort sessions at your pace, keep, gift, donate, sell, dispose
- 03Donation runs with receipts for your records
- 04Beds made and the kettle plugged in on the first night
- 05Coordination with the retirement community's move-in officer
- 06Photographs of how shelves and cabinets were arranged, rebuilt the same way
Step by step
What happens, in order
- 01
Sit down first
A coordinator visits, measures the new place, and sketches where the furniture you love will actually go.
- 02
Sort in sessions
Two or three hours at a time over several days. Nobody makes forty years of decisions in one afternoon.
- 03
Move day
Smaller crew, slower pace, one familiar face from the first visit present throughout.
- 04
Settle in
Beds made, kitchen unpacked to working order, pictures hung, cartons removed.
What moves the number
The variables on your estimate
| Sorting hours | The largest variable, usually 6 to 20 hours |
|---|---|
| Community rules | Many retirement communities restrict move-in to weekday mornings |
| Disposal volume | Junk removal is priced by truck-bed fraction |
| Family coordination | We can work with an out-of-town family member by video |
Sample figures for this demo site.
Yes, and most do. The coordinator carries a tablet through the sort sessions so a son in Denver can see the same shelf you are looking at.
Donation with a receipt, consignment for anything with resale value, and disposal last. We give you the weight ticket for whatever goes to the landfill.
Often. If you have already hired one we take direction from them, and if you have not we can recommend two we work with regularly.
Yes. Some households move the bedroom first, live with it for a week, then move the rest. It costs a little more and is worth it.
Same-day moves
Lease fell through on a Tuesday?
We hold two crews back every weekday for same-day and next-day work. Call before 11:00 am and there is a good chance we can be at your door by two.
Same-day slots are first come, first served and depend on the board.