Moving
Moving in Vancouver
This is labour, not a moving company. We supply the people, the care and the muscle; you supply the truck or the van, or you have already hired one. For a lot of moves that is exactly the right split.
Choosing between labour-only and a full move
The honest test is distance and value. If everything is going from one address to another across the region, and it includes things you could not replace, a full-service mover with their own vehicle and cargo insurance is the right call — and we will tell you so rather than take the booking.
Labour-only is the better answer when you are already handling the vehicle, when the move is within one building or one house, or when a container has been dropped on your driveway. It costs less because you are supplying the part that carries the risk, and at $190 an hour for two that saving is real.
What is covered if something breaks
This is the question people do not ask until afterwards, so here it is plainly. We carry WorkSafeBC coverage, which protects the people working on your property if they are injured there. That is not the same as cargo insurance, and we are not a licensed moving company.
Licensed movers carry valuation coverage on the goods themselves, at levels you select. If you are moving anything genuinely valuable — art, antiques, instruments, anything irreplaceable — that coverage is the reason to use one, and it is worth more than the difference in hourly rate. Ask any mover what their valuation actually pays per kilogram before assuming you are covered.
Planning a move that does not overrun
Moves overrun for three reasons and none of them are the carrying. Packing is not finished when the crew arrives, so paid time is spent putting things in boxes. The elevator was not booked. Or nobody measured the one piece of furniture that turns out not to fit.
Fixing all three is free and happens the week before. Be genuinely packed and sealed, book the service lift at both ends, and measure anything large against the tightest point of the route. Crews are fast when there is nothing to work around, and slow when there is.
Moving pricing
$190/hr for two movers · three-hour minimum
Labour only — we do not supply a truck. In-home moves, loading and unloading are all charged the same way, with floor and doorway protection included. All figures exclude GST. See the full rate card.
Common questions
Should I hire movers or do it myself?
Use a full-service mover for a cross-region house move containing anything you could not replace — their cargo insurance is the reason, not the muscle. Labour-only makes sense when you already have the vehicle, when the move is within one building, or when a container is sitting on your driveway.
Is my furniture insured while you move it?
We carry WorkSafeBC coverage, which covers our people for injury on your property. That is not cargo insurance and we are not a licensed moving company, so the goods themselves are not covered by us. For anything genuinely valuable, use a licensed mover with valuation coverage — and ask what theirs actually pays out before relying on it.
How long should I allow for a move?
Longer than the carrying takes, because moves overrun on packing, elevators and one piece of furniture nobody measured. Be fully packed and sealed before the crew arrives, book the service lift at both ends, and measure large items against the tightest point of the route. All three are free to fix the week before.