Can the move also take place in the evening or at the weekend?

Saturdays can be booked with us and are in demand among working people – so enquire early. On Sundays, lorries over 7.5 t are banned from driving. Evenings are better suited to small transports than to a complete move ; use the evenings for packing instead.

How many days of leave do I need for a complete move?

If a moving company handles the carrying, transport and assembly, one day off is often enough for a move within the city. If you pack yourself, spread the packing over the evenings of the weeks before. For a long-distance move , there is usually an extra travel day.

Is a fixed price worthwhile for working people with little time?

Yes, a fixed price after a survey gives you planning certainty. It also helps with the packing plan: you know whether a packing service for individual rooms is included or whether you fill all the boxes yourself. That way you can concentrate on your job without having to renegotiate.

How do I find time to pack alongside a full-time job?

Spread the packing over several weeks: one room or one shelf per evening, larger rooms at the weekend. Start with rarely used things such as seasonal clothing or decorations. If time runs short, our packing service takes over individual rooms, such as the kitchen.

What does a move cost for working people on average?

The costs depend on the size of the flat, the distance and the service you want. With a transparent fixed price you receive an individual quote without hidden extra costs. Contact us by phone on 01625978461 for a free, no-obligation calculation for your move .

Can I also book my move spontaneously at short notice?

Yes, we also offer short-notice dates for working people with a tight schedule, depending on current availability. However, the earlier you book, the more flexibility you have in choosing the date and extra services for your move .

What is particularly important in a long-distance move for working people?

For a long-distance move , you should plan enough buffer time for the journey and the start of your new job. It is also important to register at your new place of residence in good time and to inform your employer of the change of address. Further details can be found under long-distance moves .

How can I save on moving costs as a working person?

A part load is often cheaper with few belongings because you share the transport. Sort things out consistently while packing – every box less saves time and volume. A fixed price after a survey protects you from surprises on the invoice.

Does the moving company also assemble the furniture?

Yes, on request our service includes complete furniture dismantling and reassembly at your new home. This is particularly practical for working people who have no time for DIY tasks. That way your private move is fully organised, including professional reassembly of all furniture.

How is my furniture insured during the move?

As a moving company, we are liable under the HGB for damage to your belongings, limited by law to €620 per cubic metre (§ 451e HGB). For valuable items we recommend additional insurance . Well-packed, padded boxes reduce the risk further.

Do you also come if I do not live in Berlin?

We have one location: Stromstraße 21 in Berlin-Moabit . From there we travel within Berlin and nationwide for your move . On longer routes it is particularly worthwhile to pack boxes firmly and label them well.

PART 11 · PACKING PLAN

Packing alongside your job: a packing plan for the evenings before the move

Q: How much time should I allow for planning a move as a working person?

Ideally, you start planning your move six to eight weeks before the date. That leaves enough time to compare providers, pack boxes and deal with the authorities alongside your job. For a long-distance move , even more lead time is advisable to avoid delays.

One room per evening instead of a packing marathon: how working people fill their boxes in stages after work.

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Guide for working people · Part 11

Boxes after work: in stages instead of at the last minute

Packing in stages

Unsere Firma Moving with a full-time job: pack boxes room by room on short evenings and keep using the kitchen until the end.

If you work full time, you rarely have more than an hour or two of energy left in the evening. Your packing plan should be tailored to exactly that: small, clearly defined tasks that can be finished in one evening. Start with what you do not need in everyday life – cellar, bookshelf, seasonal clothing – and work your way towards the kitchen and bathroom. That way the flat stays liveable until the very end.

If the evenings are not enough, you can hand over individual rooms, such as the kitchen with its crockery and glasses. For a smooth private move we give you the fixed price after the survey – including a packing service for individual rooms. That way you know early on how many evenings you need to plan yourself and which rooms we take over. Your belongings are covered under the German Commercial Code (HGB), and additional insurance is available on request.

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Request a packing service for individual rooms

Fixed price after a survey, also for partial packing

You pack most things yourself and only need help with the kitchen or the bookshelf? Call us on 01625978461. After the survey you receive a fixed price for your move – with or without a packing service.

Offers available individually, depending on effort, scheduling and the scope of services required.

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What we can take off your hands

You pack, we carry

Many working people pack themselves and leave the carrying, transport and assembly to us – that is often the best split. If time gets tight, we take over individual rooms on request, such as the kitchen. We set the moving date after the survey, so that your packing plan has a fixed goal. Your belongings are covered under the HGB. We have one location in Berlin-Moabit; destinations with their own page can be found under our locations.

Packing service

If you are short of evenings, we pack individual rooms – usually the kitchen with crockery and glasses, because it needs the most time and padding material.

Boxes

Sturdy moving boxes and padding material should be ready at the start of the packing plan – otherwise the first packing evening already loses half its time.

Assembly service

We dismantle wardrobes on moving day – you only empty them. That saves you an evening with tools and screws before the move.

Furniture transport

We carry heavy items such as the washing machine or a chest of drawers. Your job is limited to emptying them and securing the drawers.

THE PACKING PLAN

One room per evening

A good packing plan spreads the work so that every evening has a visible result. This order suits working people with little time before the move – from the cellar to the box for the first night.

Cellar and storeroom

Start around four weeks ahead with things you will not miss: cellar, loft, storeroom. Whatever is not coming along, sort out straight away as bulky waste.

Books and shelves

Books go into small boxes so that they stay portable. One shelf fills several boxes – feel free to plan a whole evening for it.

Seasonal clothing and decorations

Winter coats in summer, summer clothes in winter, pictures and decorations: everything you do not need every day is packed in the second stage.

Labelling

Every box gets the room and contents written on two sides. It takes seconds and saves long evenings of searching when you unpack after work.

Kitchen last

Leave a few plates, cups and a pan out until the end. The rest of the kitchen is packed or handed over in the final week.

First-night box

The evening before, pack bedding, chargers, your work laptop and toiletries into a box that you transport yourself – for your first working day.

FEW BELONGINGS

Only a few boxes? Consider a part load

The low-cost alternative

After sorting out, often only a few pieces of furniture and boxes are left. A part load is suitable for amounts like these: your belongings share the journey with other orders on the same route. That saves costs, but the time window for collection and delivery is more flexible than with your own transport.

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TOPICS IN PART 11

Packing
without a packing marathon

One team, every service

The eleventh part of our series Moving for working people is about packing after work: which rooms come first, how many boxes one evening can manage and what stays unpacked until moving day. If you start four weeks ahead, short evenings are enough. If a long-distance move is coming up, boxes should be packed particularly firmly and labelled, because the journey takes longer.

Set the order

Whether a private move, senior move or student move: first the rarely used items, then books and decorations, and finally the kitchen and bathroom – that way the flat stays liveable until moving day.

Hand over what eats up time

A packing service for the kitchen, furniture transport for heavy items and small transport for individual pieces: if you hand over selectively, you save the evenings that take longest when packing.

Workspace last

Your desk goes into the last box. For an office move, company move or public authority move, the employer does the planning; privately, a part load or a furniture taxi helps with individual items.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions on packing alongside your job

Answers on packing order, time required, boxes and a packing service for individual rooms.

Ideally, you start planning your move six to eight weeks before the date. That leaves enough time to compare providers, pack boxes and deal with the authorities alongside your job. For a long-distance move, even more lead time is advisable to avoid delays.

One room per evening: drawing up the packing plan

First count the evenings until moving day and subtract those on which you will definitely have no energy – team evenings, sport, long meetings. Spread the rooms over the remaining ones: cellar and storeroom first, then books, seasonal clothing and decorations, later the children's room or study. A packing plan on paper or in your calendar shows whether you are on schedule.

The key is to finish every evening: better one shelf completely than three halfway. Label each box straight away with the room and contents. You will find labelling tips in the article Labelling moving boxes with a colour system.

The final week: what stays until the end

Things get tight in the final week, so by then only what you need every day should be left: part of the kitchen, the bathroom, bedding, work clothes and your workspace. Keep one place setting per person and a pan; pack the rest of the kitchen two to three evenings before, or have it packed.

The evening before, everything for the first night and the first working day goes into a box that you take with you: laptop, chargers, ID, medication, bedding. That way you can carry on working straight after the move.

Prices – with or without a packing service

1-room	€365
2-room	€589
3-room	€879
4-room	€1,344
House/villa	individual
Long-distance move	€3.85/km

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What influences the price

Volume, distance and structural conditions such as the floor or a lift are decisive for the final price. We charge the route from €3.85/km, plus a no-parking zone (Halteverbotszone) where needed. Optional services such as furniture assembly or a part load round off the offer.

Services for everything that does not fit into your evenings

Whatever does not fit into your evenings, you can hand over individually.

Private move – your move to the new flat, well organised.

Move with assembly – furniture assembly and dismantling included.

Company move – your business moves without a long interruption.

Part load – cost-effective thanks to a shared load.

House clearance – professional clearing of items you no longer need.

Furniture transport – individual pieces of furniture transported safely.

On the road nationwide from Berlin

We are based in Berlin (Stromstraße 21) and operate nationwide. Destinations with their own page can be found in the locations overview. For longer routes, read more under long-distance moves.

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