No one likes to move house. Well, they do if they're escaping a pit and arriving at luxurious new…read moredigs, but the actual moving part - has anyone ever enjoyed this process? I certainly haven't, and even if I wasn't such a prolific magpie with mountains of things, I would still not enjoy it. The fact that I have hoards of stuff only makes this more insufferable. And so, with my recent transition to the new abode came the responsibility to find help. I don't drive, my furniture is too large and heavy a task to ask friends with small cars, and I just needed help.
I asked around, and found a company through a friend, but they estimated potentially a 5+ hour job to move one bedroom's worth of things at £45/hour. Hmm, not happy about that. So I looked up 'man with a van Leeds' and came across James's site. I emailed him, assuming not to hear back for a while, and despite my request being ever so last minute, he got back to me within hours. I sent over as much detail as I could regarding the room of things, and he sent over a very reasonable estimate, which wasn't time limited - just a total for the items to be moved.
We agreed a time and date, and boom - about a day later they arrived all set to move me. It was Friday evening, and even though I'd not been able to pack every last thing up, the guys made fast work of my stuff. James seems to have his system down, making note of what looks fragile, and has an order he likes to pack the van in so as to make sure nothing breaks. He also doesn't waste time -Â where bookshelves could be moved without unpacking, that's what he did, and so on.
And they don't drag their feet either! It's always hard to estimate how long a job might take, but with their fast work, two flights of stairs (1st floor in both the old house and new), several heavy items of furniture and many little bits to be taken care of, the job was just 3 hours. They even stopped off at the new place for 10 minutes or so in case I wanted things arranging, which was lovely. (I hadn't planned at all where I wanted things, so we just moved bits with a rough idea!) He'd quoted me £80 for the job, which felt far too little for all their hard work ('Wozza' was also there, and worked extremely hard) so I offered £100.
The van is absolutely gargantuan, so fear not if you've a whole house to move, and it seems as though almost any job is considered. They guys are really personable, friendly, and careful even at speed, so I'd highly recommend giving them a shout. I still have some left over things, so as and when I need to move those I know who I'm calling. Definitely give them a shout if you've a move coming up, if at least to get a reasonable and competitive quote to consider.
