Movers charge by weight and time. Every box of stuff you don't move is money kept — which makes a pre-move dumpster one of the few moving expenses that pays for itself.
Two weekends out: the purge
- Book a 15-yard (apartment/small home) or 20-yard (full house, garage, shed).
- Work room by room with the mover's question: "Would I pay $2 a pound to move this?"
- Old furniture, broken equipment, mystery garage boxes, worn-out everything — through the rear doors it goes.
One weekend out: the finish
- Donate the good stuff early in the week.
- Final sweep: attic, shed, under decks — the spots that ambush you on moving day.
- Schedule pickup for the day before the truck so the driveway is clear.
Selling the house?
A decluttered home photographs better and shows bigger — realtors book us for exactly this. See realtor cleanouts, or if it's a family property, the estate guide.
Book the pre-move can online — sixty seconds now saves a very expensive truck-day later.