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What does a moving company do in Schiedam?

A moving company will load your belongings, drive it to your new home and put everything in its place. Schiedam movers also dismantle cupboards and beds, pack fragile crockery and rent a moving lift if the stairs are too steep. This happens regularly in the city center.

Private relocation, business relocation and moving materials

• Private removals, from an upstairs apartment on Hoogstraat to a house in Spaland.
• A business move or office move, scheduled outside your opening hours.
• Furniture transport when only a cupboard or sofa needs to go to the new address.
• Disassembly and assembly of beds, cupboards and kitchen units at both addresses.
• Special transport for a piano, a safe or an aquarium.
• Packing service, moving supplies such as boxes and blankets, plus storage and moving cleaning.

Mention your wishes immediately, because additional bookings almost always cost more. Also ask if the company handles international moves if your new address is across the border.

How much does a moving company cost in Schiedam?

The price is based on the volume of your contents in cubic meters, the number of floors, the loading distance and the services you purchase. Schiedam rates are somewhat lower than those in Rotterdam or The Hague, mainly because parking outside the center is easier and the distances within Schiedam remain short.

For a studio you usually pay 300 to 525 euros. A three-room house in Gorzen or Schiedam-Oost costs 600 to 1,050 euros, a single-family home in Kethel or Spaland costs 850 to 2,100 euros. Take those series as a direction; an amount only becomes firm after someone has seen your stairs.

Which increases the costs of a move

• Floors without elevator. From the third floor onwards, the team records time per floor.
• A narrow or steep staircase. Then the facade lift is added, for 140 to 350 euros per day.
• Charging distance. If the car is on the other side of a port, a surcharge often applies.
• The weekday. A Tuesday along the Lange Haven is a quarter cheaper than a Saturday.
• A piano, a safe or an aquarium. They will have their own rule and their own rate.

Search every quotation for missing lines. Boxes and blankets, the facade lift and hours that run through a late key transfer: that's what we talk about afterwards. Enter amounts including VAT.

What to pay attention to when moving in Schiedam

Parking and the rules of the municipality of Schiedam

Paid parking applies in and around the center, divided over sectors such as Center, Town Hall, North, East and South. For the moving van, this mainly means: count on a location further away and on lugging, unless you arrange something in advance. If you want to have a parking space cordoned off or the car does not fit in a normal space, please contact the municipality of Schiedam well in advance. The costs vary per street and your moving company will usually handle this for you.

Also pay attention to the rules for large vehicles. The Schiedam ordinance prohibits the parking of vehicles longer than six meters or higher than 2.40 meters within built-up areas between 6:00 PM and 8:00 AM, except in designated places. If the move extends into the evening, this will become a problem for the car. If your new address is within the Rotterdam ring road, check whether the box truck is allowed to enter the zero-emission zone.

Protected cityscape, wooden floors and steep stairs

The city center of Schiedam has the status of a protected cityscape. Along the Lange Haven and Korte Haven are seventeenth- and eighteenth-century gin warehouses and narrow workers' houses, often with wooden load-bearing floors and a staircase that was not built for modern furniture.

The fortresses are home to the largest historic windmills in the world, including De Walvisch and De Nieuwe Palmboom. The surrounding quays are cramped and the double cast-iron drawbridges over the Lange Haven date from 1860. A mover who knows this route chooses his car and time accordingly. If you live in such a building, please send photos of the stairwell, facade and street.

Nieuwland, the Gorzen and the new construction on the water

Outside the center, Schiedam looks very different. De Gorzen emerged at the end of the nineteenth century as a working-class neighborhood with terraced houses and upstairs apartments. Nieuwland is a large post-war district that has been extensively renovated in recent years, with renovated flats and new construction. These porch apartments usually do not have a lift, but the stairs are wider and straighter than in the city center and the car can be parked right in front of the door.

When you need a moving lift in Schiedam

Almost always in the city center. The warehouses and workers' houses on the Lange Haven are deep but narrow, and their stairs date from a time without box springs. A facade lift costs 140 to 350 euros per day. In Nieuwland and Groenoord it depends on your floor: from the third floor onwards the lift usually saves more than it costs.

Removals in Schiedam and the surrounding area

Schiedam borders Rotterdam and can be quickly reached via the metro and the A20. Many Rotterdam moving companies include Schiedam in their schedule as standard, so you have more choice and usually no extra call-out costs. Please state in your request that regional quotes are welcome, but do ask if they know the city center, because the narrow quays require different equipment.

This is how you choose the right moving company in Schiedam

Collect three prizes and put them together. Count the men, the hours and what's in the package; that says more than the number at the bottom. If a quotation is significantly out of place, a line is omitted.

• Look up the Chamber of Commerce number and see if there is a business premises behind the address.
• Along the narrow quays, a cupboard simply rubs against a facade. Have it recorded to what amount you are insured.
• Browse the latest reviews and see how the company handles a claim.
• Is the mover affiliated with a trade association? Just ask.
• Ask whether experienced movers with years of experience or individual workers will come for each assignment.

A prize that comes from a telephone conversation is not a prize. Invite the mover or film your home room by room, including the attic under the roof. Anyone who saw nothing is gambling, and such a gamble rarely turns out favorably.

Your move from quotation to key transfer

1. You request a quote without obligation and receive the movers at home or by video call.
2. They count your cubic meters and quote a fixed amount or an hourly rate.
3. The date goes on paper. The company is discussing the location for the car.
4. The boxes are delivered well before the day itself, or the packing service packs everything.
5. Moving day: dismantle, load, drive and rebuild in Kethel or Gorzen.
6. You walk through both houses together. You only sign when you are satisfied.

Don't skip that last step. Photograph a dent while the plow is still in the street and have the foreman sign it. Also say so during the move if something needs to be done more carefully; that saves discussion afterwards.

Busy and quiet weeks: choose your moving date

Movers are full most quickly around the first and last working days of the month. The summer months are the busiest; then book three to five weeks in advance. That may be a little shorter than in Rotterdam, because the offer in the region is extensive. If you are flexible, put that in your request: a Tuesday or Wednesday in the middle of the month often provides a discount.

Frequently asked questions about moving companies in Schiedam

Questions about the price, the location for the car and the evening rule for large vehicles are most often asked. They are detailed at the bottom of this page.

Compare quotes from moving companies in Schiedam via Moving.nl

If you need a moving company, list your move on Moving.nl. Companies from Schiedam, Vlaardingen and Rotterdam then respond. Next to each name is a number and the number of reviews, so that experience with narrow quays weighs as much as the price. According to the Consumers' Association, there is an average difference of 400 euros between four quotes for the same job. It costs nothing to apply and does not obligate you to anything.

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