Moving someone who has accumulated belongings for decades will likely cost more than a move for someone who has gotten rid of stuff over the years. And Harris said that once the move is finished, the apartment will be complete, down to books in bookcases and pictures hanging on the walls. Once a conventional moving company is finished, everything will still be in boxes. From Here To There will help her decide what furniture will fit. The company can arrange to sell or donate to charity the furniture that won't.
Workers pack everything up and arrange for the movers, the utilities, the change of address.
If need be, they can arrange to have plumbing, electrical work and painting done on your grandmother's house to get it ready to sell. On the other end of the move, the workers come in and make certain the new apartment or condo is functional, that all the furniture is in place and the beds made so that the occupants can stay there for the night. The following day, they come back, unpack everything and hang window treatments and pictures. Anything that has to happen with a move, if we don't do it ourselves, we have someone in place to do it,'' said Glasgow. After eight years, the business stays booked six weeks to eight weeks in advance.