Removals in Salford
Covering Salford, the Quays, Ordsall, Eccles, Swinton, Worsley, Walkden and Irlam.
- Fixed written quote
- Apartment moves handled properly, buildings and all
Our customers' reviews
Moving in or out of an apartment block
If you are moving to or from one of the blocks around the Quays, MediaCity or the city fringe, the flat itself is usually the easy part. The building is what needs organising.
Managed blocks tend to have rules, and they are not the same from one to the next.
Usually booked in advance
Many blocks require the service lift to be reserved and will not let a move proceed without it.
Often run on time slots
Bays frequently work to allocated slots rather than first come, first served.
Some blocks are weekdays only
A number of buildings only allow moves during set hours on weekdays, which quietly rules out the Saturday you were planning.
Notice, and sometimes sign-in
Concierge desks usually want warning, and sometimes want the crew signed in on arrival.
This is the part we take off you. Tell us the building when you get in touch and we will find out what it needs and deal with the management directly. You should not have to become an expert in your own block’s moving policy on top of everything else.
Where the building has requirements we cannot get around, better to know at quote stage than at nine on a Saturday morning with a van outside and a lift nobody booked.
Getting furniture into a flat
The other apartment problem is geometry, and it catches people out because the furniture went in once already.
Service lifts have a footprint, and a two-seater sofa that walked through a front door will not necessarily stand up in a lift. Corridors on upper floors can be long, with turns that a mattress does not enjoy. Some blocks have a genuine bottleneck between the bay and the lift.
Usually there is a way, and often it involves taking something apart that you would not have thought needed it. Occasionally the honest answer is that a particular item will not go, and it is far better to hear that before you have paid to move it.
Tell us the floor, whether there is a lift, and anything large you are bringing. That is enough for us to work out the rest.
We are the other side of the Irwell
The river is the only thing between Salford and our base at Swan Street in Manchester city centre, which makes most Salford jobs a couple of miles rather than a journey.
In practice that means we can come and look at a flat or a house properly instead of pricing it over the phone, and it means there is no travel time built into your quote before anyone has picked anything up.
Get a price for your Salford move
Tell us where you are moving from and to. If it is a managed block, give us the building name and the floor, and we will take it from there.
Things worth mentioning when you book
- Which building, if it is a managed block, so we can sort the lift and the bay
- The floor, and whether the lift is working. It happens
- Packing, if you would rather not do the kitchen yourself
- Furniture that needs dismantling, especially beds and anything bought flat-packed
- Storage, if the dates at either end do not line up
- Parking, if it is a house rather than a flat and the street needs a permit. We arrange it
Any of these is straightforward with notice. The awkward version is the one nobody mentions until the morning.
Two minutes of detail, and the price stands
Two minutes of honest detail is the difference between a quote and a guess.
For a flat: the building, the floor, the lift, and anything large. For a house: where the van can stand, the stairs, the loft, the garage.
Salford covers everything from new apartments at the Quays to Victorian terraces and suburban semis out towards Worsley and Swinton, and those are three quite different days’ work. Telling us which one you are in means the price we give you is the price that stands.
On dates, it is worth knowing that Fridays and the last working day of the month are the busiest and dearest across Greater Manchester. Midweek and mid-month are cheaper and calmer, and if your building restricts moving hours, a weekday may be your only realistic option anyway.
Where we cover
- Salford & the Quays
- Ordsall
- Broughton
- Pendlebury
- Eccles
- Swinton
- Worsley
- Walkden
- Irlam & Cadishead
Salford sits directly west of Manchester across the Irwell, so moves into the city, out to the west, or further afield are all routine from our base.
Questions people ask
Do I need to book the service lift myself?
No. Tell us the building and we will deal with the management and sort the lift and the loading bay.
My block only allows moves on weekdays. Is that a problem?
Common, and no. It is one reason a midweek move often suits apartment residents better anyway.
Will my sofa fit in the lift?
Sometimes it does not, even though it came in that way, because a lift is a different shape from a stairwell. Tell us about anything large and we will plan for it, dismantling included.
Do you cover Eccles, Swinton and Worsley?
Yes, along with Walkden, Irlam, Cadishead, Ordsall, Broughton and Pendlebury.
How far ahead should I book?
Thirty days or more if you can, and earlier if your building needs the lift reserved. Your price is held for 14 days while dates get settled.
Do you do small flat moves as well as houses?
Yes. A one-bed flat at the Quays and a four-bed in Worsley are both normal work.
Get a price for your Salford move
Tell us where you are moving from and to. If it is a managed block, give us the building name and the floor, and we will take it from there. We will come back with a fixed written quote, and if the building is going to need anything arranging we will tell you at that point rather than later.
RCM Removals
20 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JW
Telephone: 0161 768 2056
Email: info@removalscompanymanchester.co.uk