Waltham, MA Movers & Moving Company

Complexes, walk-ups and the Moody Street stretch

Waltham has more large apartment communities than most towns around it, plenty of them off Route 128 and Route 20. Those buildings tend to have rules, such as a reserved elevator, a move window and sometimes a certificate of insurance request from management. Ask the leasing office what they need as soon as you sign, and forward it to us.

Closer to Moody Street and the river, it's more two- and three-family houses with outside stairs and porches. Those moves are about stair count and parking. Street parking near the center fills up, so tell us if there's a driveway we can use or if we'll be carrying from down the block.

Some houses on the hills north of Main Street have steep driveways. A heads-up about that saves guessing on the day.

For a move out of a complex, the walk from the apartment door to the loading area is the hidden time cost. A unit at the far end of a long hallway on the fourth floor can take longer than a two-family walk-up across town. Tell us the floor and roughly how far the elevator is from your door.

Students and short-notice moves

Brandeis and Bentley bring a wave of small moves at the start and end of the school year. Most are a studio or a shared apartment, a mattress, a desk, a lot of boxes and a bike. Two movers and a truck, starting from $129/hr, is usually plenty for that.

If several roommates are moving out the same day, put everything on one quote and tell us whose stuff goes where. It's easier to sort that in advance than in the parking lot. We can also bring boxes and tape if you are packing in a hurry.

Short moves inside Waltham, or over to Watertown or Newton, are regular work for us. Moves out to the North Shore or down to the South Shore are no problem either, since both are part of the area we cover around Boston.

Mattresses and bed frames are the first things to sort out. If you're buying a new mattress for the new place, have it delivered there and let us know the old one is going to the curb or to junk removal. One less mattress to carry is a real time saver on a student move.

Timing around Route 128

Route 128 and Route 20 get heavy at commuter hours, and the office parks along 128 add their own traffic. We schedule start times so the truck isn't sitting in that. Our hours are 7am to 9pm every day, so an early start or a later evening load are both on the table.

Office and lab moves in Waltham work differently. They need dock time, a freight elevator and sometimes an after-hours window. Tell us the building's rules and the number of workstations, and we'll write up the crew and the timing.

Blankets, pads, dollies, straps, tools and basic furniture disassembly and reassembly come with every job at no extra charge.

When your new place is on the North Shore, ask about an evening load in Waltham and a morning unload the next day. It doesn't suit everyone, but for some people it spreads the work out and keeps the truck off the highway at the worst hours. We'll tell you if it saves money on your particular move.