Moving guides
Practical writing about moving in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland — what things cost, how to plan around a building, and the mistakes that cost people a Saturday.
One of these saves you money and costs you a Saturday. The other saves you the Saturday. Here is how to tell which trade is worth making for your move.
Most apartment moves that go badly in the District go badly for one of three reasons: the elevator, the parking or the staircase. Here is the order to deal with them in.
The couch is a bargain. Getting it out of a third-floor walk-up in Petworth and into your apartment in Ballston is the part nobody priced.
Two people, most of the time. The interesting question is how many hours, and that is decided by your stairs, not your square footage.
What drives a DC moving quote, and how to compare two of them fairly.
Arlington pricing, and why the building matters more than the square footage.
The elevator reservation is the whole plan. Everything else follows it.
Why the last Saturday of the month is the hardest date to book, and what to do about it.
An evening move works beautifully or badly, and the difference is decided long before the crew arrives.
The list is shorter than people fear and more specific than they expect.
Eight weeks out to the first week in, in the order that actually helps.
A truck loaded loosely will rearrange itself on the Beltway no matter how carefully you drive.
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