There is one way in, and it is narrow.
Longueville is a quiet no-through peninsula of large homes on steep blocks running down to the Lane Cove River. Everything about a move here is decided before the truck arrives, because there is nowhere to reconsider once it has.
Moving in Longueville.
- The main constraint
- Access and turning. The peninsula streets are narrow, largely no-through, and many driveways drop steeply to a garage well below the road.
- How we handle it
- We confirm where the truck can stop and turn before the day, and bring a vehicle sized to the street rather than to the invoice. Where the drive is too steep we shuttle from the kerb.
- Typical job
- Large established family homes, four to six bedrooms, with substantial furniture and often a boat shed or waterfront storage to clear. Usually a full day or more.
- Waterfront properties
- Some addresses run a long way down to the water with steps rather than a driveway. That carry is measured and costed rather than discovered.
- Parking
- There is rarely a legal stop directly outside. The truck's position is agreed in advance so the crew is not circling on the morning.
- On-site quotes
- Free, and effectively necessary here. A phone estimate for a Longueville waterfront address will be wrong.
A truck that cannot turn is a truck that cannot work.
The peninsula streets end rather than continue, and several are too narrow for a large truck to turn at the bottom. Sending the wrong vehicle means reversing several hundred metres uphill, or not getting in at all.
So we establish the street, the turning circle and the driveway gradient before we quote, and match the truck to them. It is unglamorous planning that removes most of what goes wrong on a waterfront move.
- 01 Truck sized to the street, not the invoice
- 02 Turning and stopping confirmed in advance
- 03 Steep driveway shuttles planned and priced
- 04 Long waterfront carries measured beforehand
- 05 Boat sheds and waterfront storage counted in
- 06 Free on-site assessment before quoting
01 My driveway is too steep for a large truck.
Common here. We either bring a smaller truck that can get down, or shuttle from a larger one parked at the kerb. Both are decided and priced before the day.
02 We have a boat shed and a lot of waterfront storage.
Tell us when you enquire and it is counted in. It is the most common reason a Longueville job needs a second trip, and it is entirely avoidable.
03 Is an on-site quote really necessary?
For a Longueville waterfront address, effectively yes. The gradient, the carry and the turning space are the three things that decide the day and none of them can be assessed over the phone.
04 Do you cover Northwood and Riverview?
Yes, along with Greenwich, Lane Cove and the surrounding peninsula suburbs.
Moving in Longueville?
Let us look at the street and the driveway first. The quote will be worth having.
- Telephone
- 0402 592 492
- Response
- Same day, business hours
Nearby suburbs we cover
All Sydney areas- Removalists Lane Cove Family homes on bush blocks and newer apartments by the village. Two different jobs in one postcode.
- 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.