Apartment Movers in Tucson

Apartment moves are billed by the hour based on crew size. A two mover crew is $120 to $150 per hour and suits most studio and one bedroom moves. A three mover crew is $160 to $200 per hour and usually finishes a two bedroom apartment faster than two movers would. The truck, the moving pads and the equipment are included in that rate, and travel time and fuel are quoted for your job. You get the figure in writing before you book. See our Tucson moving cost page for worked examples.

There is no separate stair fee. Because the move is billed hourly, stairs and long carries cost you time rather than a surcharge, and time is the bill. A third floor walk up will take longer than a ground floor unit with a door near the parking bay. The way to keep it down is to add a mover rather than hours: a larger crew on stairs usually costs less overall than a small crew carrying everything twice as slowly. Tell us the floor and whether there is a lift at survey.

Yes, and they matter more than most people expect. Many Tucson apartment buildings, particularly around the university, downtown and the Broadway and Speedway corridors, require a reserved freight elevator window and a certificate of insurance naming the building owner and management company before a crew is allowed to work. Ask your building manager what wording they need and give us a few days’ notice so the certificate is issued correctly the first time. Without it, buildings will turn a crew away at the door.

As a general guide in Tucson, a studio or one bedroom apartment typically runs three to five hours with a two mover crew, and a two bedroom apartment four to seven hours with a three mover crew. Stairs, a long carry from the door to the truck, a lift shared with other residents, or a home that is not fully packed will push it to the higher end. An accurate inventory at survey is what makes the estimate match the day.

Finish packing and seal and label every carton by room. Strip the beds, empty drawers of anything loose, and set aside a box of essentials you want to keep with you. Confirm the lift booking and the certificate of insurance with your building. Reserve a parking space close to the entrance, because a shorter carry is a shorter bill. Keep passports, medication, jewellery and irreplaceable documents with you rather than on the truck.

Usually yes. A typical one bedroom apartment fits comfortably in one truckload, and we size the vehicle at survey to the inventory so there is no second trip. Where a second trip does happen it is generally because a garage, storage unit or patio was not mentioned when the estimate was made. That is why the survey asks about storage spaces as well as rooms, and why an accurate inventory keeps the final invoice close to the estimate.

Two to four weeks is comfortable for a local Tucson apartment move. Allow four to six weeks if you are moving at the end of the month, over a weekend, or during the University of Arizona move in weeks in August, which are the busiest windows in this market because lease turnovers cluster together. Mid week and mid month dates give you more choice of crews and start times. If your date is tight, call anyway, because we do hold same week availability.

Yes. Gated communities and managed complexes around Oro Valley, Rita Ranch, Marana and the Catalina Foothills usually need the gate notified in advance and sometimes restrict which entrance a truck may use or how long it can stand. Some have move in and move out windows set by the HOA. Tell us the community and any rules at survey so the crew is expected, the route suits a full size truck, and the day is not spent waiting at a gate.