Apartment moving

In an apartment move most of what you own is small: crockery, clothes, books, appliances, children’s things. That is the part that eats the day if it has not been packed in advance — and it is where providers’ prices differ most.

So two things decide the phone assessment: how many rooms there are, and whether you pack the small items or the crew does. Crew size and time follow from that — and so does whether it finishes in one day.

If the new flat is still being renovated and some things have to go somewhere else for a while, say so in advance: a call-out to two addresses is charged separately everywhere.

An approximate match — the exact answer comes from the provider on the call.

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If the flat holds a lot of books, tools or workshop equipment, the volume is larger than usual — mention it on the call.

Indicative ranges. The price of a full move usually covers the vehicle call-out, the crew, and taking standard furniture apart and putting it back together.

These are indicative prices, not an offer. Only the provider sets the final amount — based on volume, floor, lift and the distance between addresses.

Packing small items, floors without a lift and packing materials are separate lines — see the prices page.

Five questions that separate a serious provider from a casual crew while you are still on the phone:

1. 01 “Will it finish in one day?” — if the answer is vague, the crew is probably small for the volume.
2. 02 “Who packs the small items?” — if it is you, that is another 1–2 days of your own time.
3. 03 “Are the packing materials yours or mine?” — cardboard and film are often a separate line.
4. 04 “Can you call at two addresses?” — if some of it is going elsewhere.
5. 05 “Can you take away the old furniture too?” — on the same call-out it is usually cheaper.

If you are packing the small items yourself, this list saves time and money:

• crockery and glassware — individually, in paper, in small boxes (a big box of crockery cannot be lifted)
• books — small boxes only, or the box tears
• clothes — in bags or boxes; anything on hangers separately
• documents, jewellery, money, keys — with you, not with the crew
• appliances — use the original box if you have it; switch the fridge off the day before and let it warm up
• label boxes with the room, and with “fragile” where it applies
• medicines, chargers, kettle — in one separate bag, for the first day

Mattress, pillows and bedding are packed last — you need them until the final night.

A typical two-room apartment move goes like this:

1. 01

   Stage 01

   Morning — packing and disassembly

   The crew arrives with cardboard, film and tools. Wardrobes and beds come apart; appliances, mirrors and crockery are wrapped. Boxes are labelled by room.

2. 02

   Stage 02

   Carrying down and loading

   Things come down from the flat and are loaded in order: large furniture first, then boxes, fragile items last. Everything is secured with straps.

3. 03

   Stage 03

   Transport and carrying up

   At the new address boxes go into the rooms they are labelled for — not into one pile in the hallway.

4. 04

   Stage 04

   Reassembly and hand-over

   Furniture is reassembled where you want it, drawers and doors are checked, and the leftover packing is taken away. The final walk-through is done together.

In Tbilisi’s older buildings there is often no lift, or it does not work. That does not stop a move, but it changes two things: more loaders and more time — and both are money.

A narrow or winding staircase is its own problem: some sofas and wardrobes will not go down it and have to be taken apart in the flat. If the stairwell is narrow, say so on the call.

Counting floors should be transparent — from 10 ₾ per floor, per load. If a provider will not give you that figure on the phone, you will probably learn it on the day.

Providers work in every district, and between districts in any direction:

Moving out of the city is agreed with the provider separately.