Big rooms, fragile things and lofts: packing in the Heatons
Houses on Heaton Moor Road, Broomfield Road and Peel Moat Road went up from the 1850s onwards on a grand scale, and big rooms hold a lot. Fragile things are wrapped first because they take the longest, then the rooms are boxed, and any loft, cellar or garage is left until last. Your photos or a video call show how full each one is, so the quote counts it. Heavy books go in small cartons for the walk down the front path.
Terraced streets in Edgeley and Reddish need the reverse approach, because there is nowhere to stack. Upstairs rooms are packed first and their boxes wait on the landing until the van has arrived, which keeps the stair and the front room passable. In a Lancashire Hill flat cartons are sized for the lift. Whatever you are not taking should be dealt with before packing day, through the council's bulky collection or a charity such as Renewal North West on Shaw Heath.
What to sort before packing starts in a Stockport home
- Show any loft, cellar and garage on the video call or in photos, so the quote is complete
- China, glass and framed pictures go first, as wrapping them is the slowest part
- Hanging clothes move in wardrobe cartons and come out ready for the rail
- Keep one box back for the first night: kettle, mugs, towels and chargers
- Clear out what is not coming before packing day, as packed boxes all go on the van
Stockport homes where packing saves the most time
- Heaton Moor and Heaton Chapellarge Victorian and Edwardian houses set back behind gardens
- Heaton Merseyolder villas close to Didsbury Road and Heaton Mersey Common
- Edgeley and Reddishterraces with little floor space for stacked cartons
- Lancashire Hillhigh-rise flats where boxes are sized for the lift
- Town-centre mill flatsapartments where the move runs to a booked slot
Packed and moved: Stockport runs near and far
- Bradford → Stockport43 miles over the M62 and M60, 55 to 70 minutes
- Heaton Moor → Bramhalla packed house moved south through the centre, about 6 miles
- Stockport → Londonthe M60, M56 and M6 south, about 198 miles
Rooms, fragile things and lofts: a Stockport packing price
The number of rooms, the amount of glass and china, any loft or cellar, and whether packing happens the day before the move set the figure, agreed in advance. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Packing Service in Stockport: your questions
Can packing be done the day before the move?
Yes. The house is packed one day, you keep a first-night box for the evening, and the van is loaded the following morning.
Can I just book the kitchen and fragile things?
Yes. Pack the clothes and books yourself if you like and book only the kitchen, glass and pictures; the price then covers just those rooms.
Do I need to buy boxes?
No. Cartons, paper, bubble wrap, tape and wardrobe boxes are supplied as part of the packing service.
Is packed china and glass covered on the move?
Yes. Goods in transit cover of up to £10,000 applies to everything in the van, including the boxes packed for you, and public liability cover is £5 million.