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What the first five minutes of a move tell you

Before a single box is lifted, a crew has already shown you how the day will go. Here is what to watch for, and why it matters.

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Moving guides

Planning an office move in Toronto

An office move is mostly decided before anyone lifts a box. A working timeline, from the day the lease is signed to the first Monday in the new space.

A calm, light-filled living room with a cream sofa, a round coffee table and a painting on the wall
Moving guides

Leaving the family home

Moving out of a house that held a whole family is less a move than an edit of a life. A guide for parents, and for the adult children helping them.

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Moving guides

Moving long distance from Toronto

A move to the cottage, to Ottawa or to Montreal is planned differently from a move across town. Here is what changes when the road gets longer.

A white-gloved hand rests on the arm of a dark green velvet chair, checking the fabric
Moving guides

Moving insurance: what happens if something is damaged?

Many people find out how their move is covered only after something breaks. Here is what the paperwork means, and what to do on the day if it happens.

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An open-plan office with rows of desks, monitors and chairs beside tall windows
Moving guides

Planning an office move in Toronto

An office move is mostly decided before anyone lifts a box. A working timeline, from the day the lease is signed to the first Monday in the new space.

A calm, light-filled living room with a cream sofa, a round coffee table and a painting on the wall
Moving guides

Leaving the family home

Moving out of a house that held a whole family is less a move than an edit of a life. A guide for parents, and for the adult children helping them.

A single vehicle on a long road winding through open green countryside under a cloudy sky
Moving guides

Moving long distance from Toronto

A move to the cottage, to Ottawa or to Montreal is planned differently from a move across town. Here is what changes when the road gets longer.

A white-gloved hand rests on the arm of a dark green velvet chair, checking the fabric
Moving guides

Moving insurance: what happens if something is damaged?

Many people find out how their move is covered only after something breaks. Here is what the paperwork means, and what to do on the day if it happens.

Curved balconies of a glass condo tower catching warm evening light
Moving guides

Moving into a Toronto condo? Read this before booking your elevator

A condo move is decided less by the furniture than by the building. Here is how to plan for the rules, the elevator and the paperwork.

A Yugo crew member in a maroon uniform works between large white stone panels in a bright showroom
Moving guides

How far in advance should you book a moving company?

Booking a mover is less about the mover’s calendar than the building’s, the month’s and the crate maker’s. Here is how much time to allow, and why.

Crew members in white gloves lift a padded upholstered piece off its carved stone base
Moving guides

How a white glove move is priced in Toronto

What sets the price of a careful move, and how to read a quote before you compare.

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Moving guides

What is white glove moving?

White glove moving is a real standard of service, not a marketing term. Here's what it actually means, and how to know if you need it.

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Partner stories

Why interior designers need more than a delivery company

A beautiful room is designed on paper and delivered in boxes. For a designer, the space between the two is where projects often go wrong.

A sitting room with a velvet sofa, white armchairs, shelves of books and a wall of framed prints, lit by lamps beside tall windows
The craft

What the first five minutes of a move tell you

Before a single box is lifted, a crew has already shown you how the day will go. Here is what to watch for, and why it matters.