Packing a Selby home before the van has to load
Flats above the shops on Gowthorpe, Micklegate and Finkle Street are loaded from the nearest road or from a council car park such as Audus Street, so every minute the van spends parked counts. With the packing done the afternoon before, the sealed cartons wait in a stack at the top of the stair and start going down as soon as the driver walks in. Round Market Place, a Monday pack followed by a Tuesday load also steers clear of the market.
Houses on Staynor Hall and the Abbots Road estate are a longer pack. Each kitchen, bedroom and garage adds cartons, and the new-builds keep a surprising amount in built-in cupboards and under the stairs. Bungalows in Brayton and Thorpe Willoughby put it all in the loft instead, which can hold a bedroom's worth, so mention it when you ask for a price. Sort out what is not coming first, since the van carries only what goes to the new address.
What happens on a Selby packing day
- Cartons, wardrobe boxes, paper and tape travel with the driver and sit inside the quoted figure
- Plates and glasses are each wrapped and stood on their edge in the box
- Keep the house keys, documents, medicines and jewellery in a bag of your own
- For a flat up a steep inside stair, each carton is filled to a weight that is safe to carry down it
- A bed or flat-pack unit you already own can come apart on packing day if you can manage a night without it
Selby homes and the packing each one needs
- Staynor Hallfamily new-builds whose built-in cupboards fill a stack of cartons
- Abbots Road estatesemis with a full kitchen, three bedrooms and a shed to clear
- Flats over Gowthorpe and Finkle Street shopsa few rooms, boxed early so the van is not kept waiting
- Brayton and Thorpe Willoughby bungalowslofts that can hold as much as a spare room
- Barlby Bridge terracescompact rooms, cartons kept light for the front step
From packing day to moving day in Selby
- Bradford → Selbyfor packing day the van takes the M62 to junction 34 and the A19, 39 miles, 50 to 65 minutes
- Packing day → moving daycartons sealed one afternoon, loaded the following morning
- Gowthorpe flat → Staynor Halla cross-town move, boxed the day before and loaded early
What sets the hours on a Selby pack
How many rooms there are, how full the loft and garage are and how much china and glass needs wrapping set the hours, with the materials counted in the one fixed figure agreed in advance. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Packing Services in Selby: your questions
Can I book packing for the kitchen only?
Yes. Boxing your own clothes and books and leaving the crockery, glass and pans to the driver works well. Name the rooms you want packed when you ask for a price.
How long does a three-bedroom Staynor Hall house take to pack?
Most of a day for a full house and garage, less for lightly furnished rooms. Photos of each room and the loft give a firm idea before booking.
Are the boxes included?
Yes. The cartons, wardrobe boxes, paper and tape arrive with the driver on packing day and are already part of the agreed price.