Moving guides
Get ready for moving day
Practical guidance on costs, packing, appliances and handover. Use these guides to prepare your move and provide useful details when requesting a quote.
Practical guides for your next step.
Broom-clean handover: make the requirements clear
Start with the handover requirements for your own property. “Broom-clean” alone does not define expected repairs, cleaning or removal of materials.
How many cubic metres do your belongings take up?
Estimate volume by measuring furniture and boxes and adding them together. It is a starting point: gaps, protection and awkward shapes mean the truck cannot be packed as one perfect solid block.
How many moving boxes do you need?
There is no reliable box count that fits everyone with the same number of rooms. Consider cupboard and drawer contents, box size and how much weight each box can safely hold.
How much do movers cost?
Understand hourly rates, team size, the truck, travel costs and extra work. See how a moving price is built up with a worked example.
Moving a fridge: preparation and switching it on again
Empty, dry and prepare the fridge according to its manual. Do not automatically switch it on immediately after transport: instructions depend on the model and how it travelled.
Prepare a washing machine for transport
Drain the machine and use the correct transport protection. Follow the manual for your model.
Moving checklist: from planning to the final check
Start with the date, access and inventory. Then work room by room towards packed boxes and clear routes.
What affects moving costs in Amsterdam?
A short journey in Amsterdam says little about the carrying work. Stairs, parking and the route through a building can matter more than the distance between streets.
Moving into storage: pack for later access
Choose storage around volume, access and what you may need during the rental. Arrange the unit and then coordinate transport.
Moving without a lift: assess the whole stair route
Without a lift, stairs and turns determine how furniture can be carried. Measure the route, take photos and discuss heavy or large items beforehand.
Prepare parking for a moving truck in Amsterdam
Before moving day, work out where the truck can stop and how items will reach it. Check current address-specific rules with the municipality; do not assume a free space or a suitable exemption.
A good place to start
Tell us what’s
coming with you.
An initial idea is enough. We’ll work through the details together.