Removalists in Hunters Hill
Original floors, and a long way to the gate.
Hunters Hill homes tend to be old, substantial and set well back behind established gardens. The furniture is often as old as the house. Neither responds well to being rushed.
5.0 from 247 Google reviews Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 247 Google reviewsMoving in Hunters Hill.
- The main constraint
- The approach. Many Hunters Hill houses sit behind deep front gardens on narrow peninsula streets, so the carry from the truck to the door is long before anything is even lifted.
- How we handle it
- We plan the route and lay protection along it — garden paths, thresholds and original floors — and add crew so the distance does not turn into hours.
- Typical job
- Large four and five-bedroom heritage homes with antique furniture, artwork and frequently a piano. Usually a full day, often two.
- Floors and joinery
- Original timber, encaustic tiles and sandstone thresholds are the things most easily damaged and least easily repaired. Runners and door protection go down before the first item moves.
- Parking
- Streets are narrow and often without a legal stop directly outside. We confirm where the truck goes before the day rather than working it out on the morning.
- On-site quotes
- Free, and worth having for anything with antiques or a long garden approach.
The floor is older than the furniture.
In a Hunters Hill house the original floorboards, the tessellated verandah tiles and the sandstone step at the front door are frequently the most valuable things in the building, and the easiest to damage on a moving day.
So protection goes down first and comes up last. It costs us twenty minutes at each end and it is included, because the alternative is a repair bill on a heritage floor that nobody wants to be responsible for.
- 01 Floor, threshold and doorway protection as standard
- 02 Long garden carries costed into the figure
- 03 Antiques and artwork wrapped and handled separately
- 04 Smaller trucks on narrow peninsula streets
- 05 Pianos surveyed and quoted before the day
- 06 Storage where settlement dates do not align
01 How do you protect original floorboards?
Runners along every route, protection at the thresholds and padding on door frames, laid before anything is carried and lifted at the end. It is standard on a Hunters Hill job rather than an extra.
02 The truck cannot park outside the house. What happens?
We plan the position and the carry beforehand and add crew so the distance does not become hours. It is in the quoted figure rather than an adjustment afterwards.
03 Do you handle antiques and artwork?
Yes, and they are surveyed separately rather than counted as general furniture. Where a piece warrants it we crate rather than wrap.
04 Do you cover Woolwich and Henley?
Yes, along with Huntleys Point, Gladesville and the rest of the peninsula. The access and protection considerations are much the same.
How it went for other people.
Pruthvi P.
We've used Sydney Relocators twice now for house and office moves. Ansul talks you through exactly how the job will run before he starts, so there are no surprises on the day.
Sudheer S.
Ansul and the team were professional and clearly knew what they were doing, right down to reassembling the furniture at the other end. Easily the best removalist I've used in Sydney.
Neha S.
The crew turned up right on time and worked hard the whole way through. They were careful with the building's walls and lifts, and wrapped every piece of furniture properly.
Shweta A.
A genuinely stress-free move from start to finish. The team was professional and efficient, and even helped us pick up an extra piece of furniture along the way.
Amin B.
Second time booking Sydney Relocators and it was outstanding again. Ansul and his crew kept everything smooth and organised — we'll be calling them for the next move too.
Matthew M.
I spent hours comparing companies before booking — a lot of the '5-star' ones had a pattern of one-star complaints about damage once you dug in. Ansul and Vishal were a different standard entirely.
Dipankar C.
Used them again for our latest move and they were excellent as always. Ansul's team disassembled and reassembled every piece of furniture with real care — the workmanship is second to none.
Ramakrishnan N.
Moved us from Parramatta to Stanhope Gardens and the service was outstanding throughout. The team was punctual, professional, and particularly skilled at dismantling and reassembling furniture.
Moving in Hunters Hill?
Send the address and we will look at the approach and the floors before we quote.
- Telephone
- 0402 592 492
- Response
- Same day, business hours
Services in Hunters Hill
- Home & apartment removals Harbourside houses, heritage terraces and high-rise apartments. Scoped in advance, wrapped properly, moved once.
- Fine furniture, art & pianos Pieces where replacement is not the remedy. Antiques, artwork, pianos, marble and commissioned furniture.
- Packing & unpacking The whole house, or only the kitchen, the glassware and the artwork. Materials supplied, cartons labelled by room.
Nearby suburbs we cover
All Sydney areas- Removalists Mosman Harbourside houses on steep blocks. The driveway, not the volume, is what decides the day.
- Removalists Chatswood Dense high-rise around the interchange, and substantial family homes in the streets beyond it.
- Removalists North Sydney Commercial towers and high-rise residential. Docks, after-hours windows and compliance paperwork.
- Removalists Cremorne Art-deco walk-ups with no lift, and harbourside houses below the street. Both are decided by stairs.
- Removalists Northbridge Homes built down the hillside on several levels. The front door is rarely where the truck can stop.
- Removalists Longueville Quiet waterfront peninsula, steep drives and no through traffic. Getting the truck in is the planning.