Your move is more than a bedroom count.
Home size is a starting point. A useful estimate also considers what you are moving, the route, service requirements and access at each stop. Give a complete inventory and ask how the charges are calculated.
Details that may affect the price
- Shipment size and the items included in the inventory.
- Pickup and delivery locations, extra stops and requested dates.
- Packing materials, packing labor and specialty-item handling.
- Stairs, elevators, long carries and access limitations.
- Storage, additional handling and requested extra services.
Understand the estimate type.
Ask whether the written estimate is binding or nonbinding, what that means for your move and which services it covers. Do not treat a phone conversation or a website request as the final written price.
Ask these questions before booking.
- Which legal company is responsible for my move?
- What inventory and services does this estimate include?
- Which circumstances could create additional charges?
- What are the payment, deposit and cancellation terms?
- What pickup and delivery arrangements are actually confirmed?
- What valuation options and claims procedures apply?
When your plans change.
Tell the team before pickup if the inventory, route, dates or services change. Request a revised written estimate where applicable, and review it before authorizing the changed work.