Piano Movers

Yes piano movers are a rare breed, it takes a particular kind of rugged and resilient individual to move pianos for a living. This article will assist you to discover what you need and find a trusted transporter to suit your requirements.

What kind of piano mover do I need?

Lets approach this question by asking three further questions:

1. What type of piano do you have? 2. What is the access like (Eg. up a flight of stairs or ground floor only), 3. What is the sentimental and monetary value of the piano to you?

A standard upright or small piano can often be moved by a trusted local mover, . Pianola’s and Baby grands, again can be moved by trusted local removalists provided they have the right equipment, training and experience. Grand pianos and concert pianos or pianos of high dollar value: you might want to consider leaving  these for the specialist piano movers.

Specialist piano movers

Specialist piano movers as the name suggests just move pianos, all day every day. This gives the extra knowledge a know how, and resources to tackle difficult or out of the ordinary piano moves. Keep in mind this option may prove more expensive, particularly if you are moving household items at the same time. You will have to engage a furniture removalist as well as a piano mover.

What questions should I ask my piano movers?

You don’t just want any removalists to touch your piano, make sure your removals team know what they are doing. You can start by asking these basic questions. 1. Do you move piano’s regularly? 2. Do you have specific piano trolleys and lifting equipment?

Make sure you also give full and frank disclosure to your prospective furniture removalists. Let them know the approximate size, weight and type of piano to be relocated.  Also be very clear on the type of access the removals team will need to negotiate. Access types can include: sloping driveway, stairs, 3 steps at front porch, narrow turn in a hallway.

All these factors will help a couple of things. Whether your chosen furniture removals company can perform the piano move. It  will also determine, the manpower and resources needed to ensure your piano is transported safely and smoothly.

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Value for money office removalists

The  perfect office removalists for you. So you have an office relocation and the boss has given you a minuscule budget to work with. How do you get the office move,  smooth, on time and on budget?

 

Finding the right office removalist

Where to start looking? We recommend the usual places: Google search, online review sites and of course ask your friends and business colleagues. Consider your budget, larger firms with complicated moves may want to go with a specialist commercial/ office removalist, while smaller to medium size businesses could typically use a local removalist with loads of office moving experience. A smaller local mover, may not offer the full service, bells and whistles, but, they can certainly work with you to keep costs under control.

 

Keeping office removals costs down

Here are some tasks you can take on yourself and some helpful tips to streamline your move:
1. Packing services for office furniture removals: Unpacking and Packing of your smaller items into boxes for your office move can cost you more than the move itself. Keep costs down, by getting your own staff to do their own packing of personal belongings. Your staff will also feel more secure knowing they have sorted, packed and are responsible for their own paperwork and equipment.
2. Files and Folders: Remember to pack these office items in a logical sequence or order so they can easily be filed away ant the drop off address. It could take days for the office junior to re-sort files which have been jumbled. Remember to label boxes with appropriate information. Consider moving highly confidential or critical documents in your own vehicles.
3. Dismantling and Reassembly of furniture: Although any office removalist in Melbourne worth their salt should be able to dismantle and reassemble your furniture, this can be a time consuming undertaking. Think about getting a member of staff who has some basic handyman skills to make a start on the nuts, bolts, clips and screws! Remember to keep track of all your odds and ends, we suggest sealing screws, bolts etc, in a zip lock bag and taping them to the furniture item they belong to. If you come up against the challenge of a particularly complicated piece of furniture consider, taking photos during each step of the dismantling process. Take it from experienced office removalists, it will save much heartache come reassembly time.
4. Colour code and draw maps: Draw a nice map for your Melbourne movers, indicating where your office furniture items need to be placed. Colour code office furniture with small dots, each colour representing a different room or area. Your office removals team will love you, and if will make the move faster and funner (I mean more fun) ….. like a big treasure hunt!
If you want more tips in relation to your office move simply call us on (03) 9077 3120. HomeMove 7/420 Victoria st, Brunswick Victoria 3056.

 

Removalist Trucks

 

Well it all depends. From small vans to massive semi-trailers, moving vehicles come in all shapes and sizes. Each has its own pros and cons!

 

Removalist Vans

Removalist vans are nimble and good for getting into tight spaces, small driveways and quick to load when you only have a few items of furniture to move. However, on the downside they are limited to about 11 to 15 cubic metres in size, which really only makes them good for transporting a few items, 1 bedroom or 1 bedroom apartments. When it comes to securing a load it can also be more challenging to place and tie down furniture as most vans have slightly rounded sidewalls and are limited in height.

 

10 Tonne Trucks

Larger 10 tonne trucks are suitable when moving furniture in 3 and 4 bedroom homes. They are also easier to pack with a generous square space with ample tie rails. Their height, typically 2.4 metres to 2.7 meters, also means they can accommodate taller shelving and couches which may not stand up in smaller modes of tranport.

On the flip side, their length and height can restrict access especially in low tree lined streets or where parking is at a premium. The furniture removalists may have to walk some distance, or on a bad day may not find a park at all. Don’t loose heart they can always use a smaller vehicle as a ferry or shuttle.

 

4 Tonne Trucks

In between we have the 4 tonners, affectionately also known as “pie carts”. These are a good compromise between volume and accessability, but, you may have difficulties transporting large 4 seater couches. how mcuh can they hold? As a rough rule of thumb a 4 tonne removalist truck can transport the furniture of most 2 bedroom apartments and smaller 2 bedroom homes.

 

Comparing removals vehicles

Most importantly when comparing different truck sizes always compare in terms of cubic metres NOT truck tonnage.

When talking in terms of tonnes, things can get very confusing in the removals world as tonnage can refer to different things such as:

– Gross vehicle Mass which is the weight of the vehicle plus its carrying capacity or

– Tare weight,  just the weight of the vehicle.

Furthermore two removals trucks of the same tonnage could be very different in their volume (carrying capacity). We recommend you ask your movers, how many cubic metres is your removalist truck? Talking in cubic volume is a better reflection of how much of your furniture can be transported, and dimensions are always easier to visualise.