Moving guides
Everything we get asked on the phone, written down properly. Crate counts, packing, strata lifts, parking and what hire actually costs in Sydney.
Latest · Moving day
Everyone plans the packing and nobody plans the parking. Here is how to reserve kerb space, which of the six councils to apply to, and why the lift booking decides everything else.
· 8 min read
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Planning
There are four ways to get moving boxes in Sydney: scrounge free cardboard, buy new cartons, buy second-hand, or hire plastic crates that arrive at your door. Here is what each costs, how much effort it takes, and which suits your move.
· 9 min read
Sustainability
Plastic sounds worse than cardboard until you count the uses. One crate does hundreds of moves. A carton does one, maybe two.
· 4 min read
Pricing
Straight answer: $5 a crate for two weeks with a five-crate minimum, or packs from $109 to $309 with delivery and collection included. Here is what that covers, how it compares with cardboard, how many crates a home really needs, and when crate hire isn't the right call.
· 10 min read
Apartments
Lift bookings, dock heights, strata paperwork and where the truck can actually stop. Apartment moves are won or lost before anyone lifts a crate.
· 6 min read
Packing
Plates on edge, glasses in tea towels, and the pantry rule that saves a whole crate. The kitchen is the room that breaks things, so pack it properly.
· 5 min read
Planning
Lift bookings, parking permits, utilities and crate delivery, laid out week by week so nothing lands on you the night before the truck arrives.
· 7 min read
Planning
Most people guess low by about a third. Here is the room by room count we see on real North Shore moves, from a studio to a four bedroom house.
· 6 min read
