Bigger houses, longer driveways, more packing
Short Hills is mostly large single-family homes on wooded lots, and two things follow from that. The first is the driveway: long, sometimes steep, occasionally with a turn and overhanging trees that will not clear a trailer. Where a tractor-trailer cannot get in, the load is shuttled in a smaller truck, and that is a planning decision, not something to work out with the truck already at the kerb.
The second is volume. A house with three floors and a finished basement holds far more than its bedroom count suggests, and most moves at this size involve full or partial packing. That is generally a separate day before the move, with materials billed as used rather than guessed at in advance.
A good share of the work here is corporate relocation, which brings its own requirements around inventories, reporting and coverage. We work inside those programmes regularly and the paperwork is not an obstacle.
What we ask before we quote it
- Whether a full-size truck can get up the driveway and turn
- How many levels, including the basement, and what is stored in each
- Whether you want full packing, partial, or none
- Whether a relocation programme or employer is involved
