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Moving Guide
Helpful information to plan your move, estimate your time, save money, and avoid common moving-day problems.
Estimated Loading Time
1 – 1.5 hours
1.5 – 2 hours
4 – 4.5 hours
4.5 – 5 hours
Vehicle Size
10 ft.
12 – 15 ft.
16 – 17 ft.
20 – 26 ft.
1 – 1.5 hours
What adds time?
• Add 20% of the time for each floor or flight of stairs.
• Add 20% of the time for each 50 ft. of distance from door to ramp.
• Add 30% of the time for an elevator; do not add time per floor.
• Add 2-10 minutes per piece of disassembly.
• Add 1-5 minutes per unboxed item, open box, or poorly packaged item.
Example:
A 12 ft. truck, third floor, 75 ft. from the door, 10 unboxed items, and 2 beds to take down.
Estimated loading time:
1 hour + 36 minutes + 12 minutes + 10 minutes = 1 hour 58 minutes
Then add:
To estimate unloading time, use the same equation again and adjust by approximately 25%.
The largest factor which affects the time in an unpredictable way is the quality of the boxes and the way they are packed (a heavy-duty 18-inch square box can be full of no more than 80 lb). Moving boxes are different than other boxes. It's simply quicker to handle good boxes vs. not-so-good boxes. Additional time may be required if your move involves narrow hallways and/or tight staircases, disassembling and reassembling furniture, hoisting, and moving oversized, antique items, ones with glass and/or marble, appliances move, and items over 300lb. It is important to understand, that the move time will also depend on how well you are packed and organized: all drawers of all the furniture must be emptied and all miscellaneous items packed neatly into moving boxes of correct sizes.