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Walk-up and apartment moves at Balmoral Beach
The interwar flats along the beachfront were built with curved stairwells, narrow landings and no lifts, and people have been moving in and out of them for ninety years. It's a craft, and it's one of ours.
The stair carry, done properly
A lift-less move is a rhythm job. The crew splits: two on the stairs working the awkward turns, the rest cycling between landing and tailgate so nobody stands idle and nothing stacks up in the common hall.
- Rails, corners and doorframes padded before the first piece moves
- The tricky pieces measured against the tightest turn before move day, not on it
- Common areas left as found: your neighbours shouldn't know we were there
- The truck wins its kerb spot early; on the beachfront that's half the job
Buildings with a lift get their own plan: the lift window booked with the building manager, the car padded, the load sequenced so the lift works full both ways.
End-of-lease, on the date
Most beachfront moves run to somebody else's calendar: settlement, lease end, the day the agent wants keys. We plan backwards from that date, and we're straight with you about what fits in a morning and what needs two.
- Weekday 7am starts recommended on the Esplanade, before the metered kerb fills
- Out-and-in on the same day where the distance allows it
- Cartons delivered ahead of time if you're packing yourself
The full timing story is in the Esplanade kerb window guide.
What it costs
The crew for a flat
Most one and two bed flats run with 2 movers + 1 truck at $250/hr. A larger apartment, or one with a serious stair count, sometimes earns a third pair of hands; if it does, we'll say so on the callback and explain why the extra $100 an hour finishes the day cheaper.
