Top floor first: packing a three-storey stone house in HD9
In the weavers' houses around Greens End Road and Huddersfield Road, packing starts at the top. Everything on the third floor comes down the narrowest flight, so it is boxed in sizes one person can carry round a turn, with heavy books in small boxes and bedding in large ones. Wardrobe boxes keep hanging clothes off the stairs, and mattress covers go on before a mattress is carried down past stone walls.
The kitchen takes the longest in any house. Crockery and glasses are wrapped a piece at a time and packed on edge in double-walled boxes, labelled by the room they are going to. On the estate roads, where the van stands at the door, a full pack is often the day before the move; a fragile-only pack of the kitchen and pictures is a shorter job if you would rather box the rest yourself.
Planning a pack in a Meltham house
- Say how many floors the house has, and what is in the attic or cellar
- Choose a full pack, a kitchen and fragiles pack, or just the top floor
- Book the pack for the day before the move, or the same morning for a small flat
- Set aside anything you are taking in the car, so it is not boxed
- Unpacking at the new house can be booked as extra time
Meltham homes where packing helps most
- Greens End Roadweavers' houses where the top floor is two flights up
- 55 to 61 Huddersfield Roadan early 18th-century stone row with original layouts
- Thick Hollins Roadolder stone houses on the way out towards Holmfirth
- Meltham Hallapartments where everything goes down a shared stair
- Derwent Road and Grasmere Roadestate homes where packing is quick to load
Packed moves out of Meltham
- Meltham → Huddersfielda short move down the B6108, packed the day before
- Meltham → Sheffieldaround 26 miles on the A635 and A616, worth packing well
- Bradford → Meltham40 to 50 minutes on the M62, about 20 miles
Rooms, floors and fragiles: what packing costs in HD9
The number of rooms and floors, how much is in the kitchen, attic or cellar, and whether it is a full or partial pack decide the fixed price, with the materials included. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Packing Service in Meltham: your questions
Do I need to buy boxes?
No. Boxes, paper, bubble wrap, tape, wardrobe boxes and mattress covers are all included.
How long does it take to pack a three-storey house?
Allow most of a day for a full pack, longer if the attic or cellar is full. Send photos of each floor for a better estimate.
Can you pack just the kitchen?
Yes. A kitchen and fragiles pack takes a few hours, and you can box the rest yourself.
Can packing be done the day before?
Yes, the day before is the usual plan, so the move day is just loading.