House moving in Tallinn and Harju County

Years in a house fill every corner. The living room furniture is only part of it: the garage has tyres and tools, the cellar has preserves and old furniture, the attic has boxes nobody has opened for years.

That is why for house moves we usually come and take a look first. The visit tells us:

• how big a vehicle is needed and whether one trip is enough;
• how many people the crew should have;
• which items are especially heavy or awkward, such as gym equipment, a safe or a piano;
• what is worth removing before the move, so you do not take unnecessary things to the new home.

It is not always easy to get a large vehicle close to a private house. A narrow gravel road, low branches, soft lawn or a steep driveway may call for a smaller vehicle or longer carrying. Tell us about access and we will choose the right vehicle.

In winter we plan around short daylight and slippery paths: if you can, clear the snow and grit the way between the van and the door. In spring and autumn it is worth thinking about protecting floors from mud. We cover floors and doors where needed.

A house move brings a lot that an apartment does not: a ride-on mower, wheelbarrows, garden furniture, a barbecue, bicycles, ladders and tool cabinets. It helps to prepare them a little:

• empty the fuel tank of the lawnmower and other machines;
• clean the barbecue and remove the gas bottle, which travels separately and upright;
• take apart swings and trampolines, or tell us to do it.

A piano or another very heavy item needs separate planning. If you know something like that is coming, mention it in the first conversation.

People often move from Tallinn to the surrounding municipalities of Harju County or the other way round, for example to Viimsi, Harku, Saue or Kiili. We usually do these moves in one day.

If the new home is in another county, we plan loading and unloading for the same day or agree on a two-day schedule. In that case the price is based on time, vehicle and kilometres, and agreed before work starts.

Often the old house has to be vacated before the new one is ready: construction runs late, renovation is still going on or the sale dates do not line up. In that case the move can be split in two.

On the first trip we take your things to a storage unit of your choice or temporary accommodation, on the second to the new house. To make the second stage faster, we pack and label things so the right boxes are easy to get out of storage. If you need some things in between, keep them separate and close to the door.