From an apartment to a house
For many families, Englewood is the step from a city apartment to a house with a yard, a driveway and a garage.
A week-by-week plan for a family move
Six to eight weeks out
Book your free estimate. For a city apartment, a video walk-through works if you open every closet. Pick a date. If children change schools, a school break or early summer keeps the first weeks calmer.
Four weeks out
Sell or donate what you won’t use. Everything you keep gets packed, carried and unpacked. If your closing date and lease end don’t line up, plan storage now.
Two weeks out
Get the city building’s move rules: elevator booking, hours and the COI. We issue the COI and send it with your contract. Order packing materials, or book our packers for the whole home or only the kitchen and fragile rooms.
The last week
Pack one box for each child with sheets, a night light and a favorite toy. Put kitchen basics in a box you’ll open first. Check that a truck can reach the new driveway, and move your own car out of the way on the day.
Moving day
The crew loads at the city building inside its elevator slot, crosses the bridge and unloads at the house. Ask us to set up the beds first, so everyone can sleep that night.
When the closing date and the lease do not match
Buying a house rarely lines up with a lease. We can move your things out when your lease ends, keep them in affiliated self-storage, and deliver after the closing.
How pricing works: your rate and terms are in writing before moving day, and your final cost depends on how much you move. If you add items or services, we confirm the change in writing first.
What often comes with a house move
- A piano.
- Art and mirrors that need a crate rather than a box.
- Outdoor furniture, grills, bikes and a lawn mower.
- Beds and cribs to take apart and put back together.
Moving from a house instead? Leaving a large home on the cliffs for somewhere smaller is a different job; see our Englewood Cliffs notes. Still choosing a town? Palisades Park, a little to the south, has more two-family houses.
Englewood questions
Is Englewood too far for a crew from Brooklyn?
No. Our trucks start in Brooklyn and serve all of Bergen and Hudson County.
Can you move us on a holiday weekend?
Yes. Book early, because many families want the same dates.
Can we pay with Zelle?
Yes. We take cash or Zelle.
Can you split our move: some things to the house, some to storage?
Yes. Tell us on the estimate which items go where, and we plan both deliveries.
Coming from the city? Our NYC to New Jersey page explains the crossing from each borough.
