Apartment moving in Tallinn

When moving an apartment, the time goes on carrying, not driving. A five-storey panel block with no lift, a narrow stairwell in Kalamaja or Kristiine, a tiny lift in a nine-storey building in Lasnamäe: each of them changes how the day goes.

That is why we always ask:

• which floor the old and the new apartment are on;
• whether the building has a lift and how big it is;
• whether the sofa, wardrobe or fridge fits down the stairs in one piece or has to be taken apart.

Large items that do not fit in the lift are carried down the stairs. If we know this in advance, we bring more people and the job does not drag on.

In many buildings you have to notify the housing association (korteriühistu) or the building manager about a move. Some buildings require the lift to be booked separately or its walls to be covered with protective material. Check this early so nobody is kept waiting on moving day.

The other important thing is where the van can stand. In the city centre and older districts the space in front of the building is often narrow or paid. If the van can stop right at the entrance, the work goes faster. When parking is sorted in advance, the movers spend their hours carrying, not walking a long way to the van.

The crew arrives at the agreed time and first walks through the apartment with you: what goes, what stays and what is fragile. Then we:

• take apart furniture that will not fit through in one piece;
• wrap sofas, wardrobes and tables in film or blankets;
• load the van with heavy items at the bottom and boxes secured;
• carry everything into the right rooms at the new apartment and reassemble the furniture.

Write on each box which room it belongs to. It saves a lot of time in the new home.

With an hourly rate, every hour you prepare is a direct saving. Before we arrive it helps to:

• pack books, dishes, clothes and small items into boxes;
• empty wardrobes and chests of drawers;
• defrost and dry the fridge at least a day before;
• put documents, keys and chargers into a separate bag.

If some furniture is not going to the new home, tell us in advance. We can take it away on the same day, so nothing unnecessary ends up in the new apartment.

When leaving a rented apartment, the keys often have to be handed over on the same day. In that case we plan the move so the old apartment is empty early and you have time to check and clean it before the handover.

Let us know if the handover time is fixed. We then start earlier in the morning or bring an extra mover so the timetable holds. If furniture or rubbish the landlord does not want is left behind, we can take it away the same day. That way you do not have to go back to the old address after the move.