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Moving Companies
There are essentially three types of house moving companies:
- Local house moving companies
- Interstate house removalists
- Overseas shipping companies
It is obvious that each method depends on your needs. Using overseas shipping companies is the most expensive method and can run in thousands of dollars. Most interstate house moving companies also provide local services. The price of house moving depends on the:
- number of crew,
- type of trucks and
- number of hours needed to move the goods.
All professional house moving companies will provide advice and the free quote for the service. Therefore, a lot of people choose to use shipping companies even though there is a substantial cost involved with this option.
House Moving Companies Melbourne
House moving companies in Melbourne are quite frequent. High property prices force many people to rent and move around. Generally, moving companies Melbourne wide charge per hour. Melbourne moving companies hourly rate depends on the day of moving and the number of movers.
- HomeMove charges between $75-$90 per hour for one mover and 4.4 tone truck. Two movers cost between $94-$104 per hour while three movers can reach $140 per hour.
- Crown Relocations are very professional with their quotes. They will provide estimate based on details such as: who packs the goods, access to property, itemised belongings etc. Generally, you can expect that Crown Relocation can cost about $92 per hour to move an average 3 bedroom house. Not bad, provided that the figure is comparable with smaller businesses.
- Metro Movers is another good example of house movers Melbourne wide. For a basic service of lifting boxes and small furniture they charge between $99-$109. This only applies to one mover. Goods requiring 2 to 3 movers are more expensive. Other removalists Melbourne can offer do not provide substantially better deals.
- Quick Pick Movers provide services from $89 per hour per mover.
- Fragile Removals and Storage are currently hot on the deal. They offer $82 per two man and the truck.
What Interstate Removalists Melbourne Can Offer?
Many local house removalists Melbourne-wide also provide an interstate service.
However, it is recommended that you choose company which specialises in moving things across the state.
Yes, some of the local removal companies can be cheap.
However, the unforeseen costs, overtime loading and truck usage may in fact be more expensive than the guaranteed quote from the interstate house removalists.
YouPack removals is a great way to save on unnecessary costs. You pack your things, the company ships them and then you unpack them or store them in your new place.
This interstate service provide online free quotes which include boxes and loading. Other interstate house moving companies also provide similar services.
Interstate Movers, Jones Removals and I Move U are examples of good value for money house removalists. The prices are comparable and start at $550.
On average, interstate moving companies Melbourne-wide will charge +/-$1500. This estimate is based on:
- 2-3 hour drive
- Loading furniture and goods from 1st level
- Unloading furniture and other goods to 1st level
All interstate house moving companies are fully insured. There are also standards and work safety requirements which registered operators have to adhere to.
Overseas Shipping Companies
Here, you have to be prepared to pay in thousands rather than hundreds of dollars.
However, it is still much cheaper to ship your belongings than to buy new furniture and appliances.
There are many moving companies Melbourne-wide which offer service of packing, loading, shipping and unloading the goods.
The price depends on the size of the container and (to the lesser degree) the amount of items to carry.
Ocean Sky, Trans Global, MovingYourWorld, Freight Care and many others are moving companies which specialise in overseas shipping.
Generally, you can expect to pay around $5000-$6000 to move 3 bedroom house.
However, there are ways to reduce the cost of international shipping.
For starters check free online quotation of all house removalists who specialise in overseas transport.
Find out if you can actually share container with someone else. The shipping company can help you with it.
Finally, ensure that the price of removalists who unload the goods on the other side are fully covered by the initial price.