Small jobs · CR2
Man and van in Croydon
Two crew and a van for the jobs a full removal would overserve. Across CR0 and CR7 in particular this is the majority of what gets asked for, because the housing is dense, the rental market moves quickly, and a great deal of what shifts is one room rather than one household.
If you have a four-bedroom house in Sanderstead, this is the wrong service and we will say so rather than quote it.
What comes with the van
Where most of this work is
Thornton Heath, Norbury and the denser CR0 streets, where shared housing is common and rooms change hands often. The van is rarely outside the door, so the carrying distance is most of the job and the street matters more than the inventory.
The town-centre blocks, where a studio or one-bedroom flat is a perfectly ordinary part-load and the constraint is the lift rather than the volume.
And the tail end of bigger moves everywhere else: the garage that got left, the second run to storage, the pieces that did not fit.
Where it is the wrong call
Any real household. Booking man and van for a three-bedroom house to save money produces three trips and a very long day, which costs more than the removal would have. We will put you on the right service rather than the one you asked for.
Also where both ends are difficult and there is volume. Two people being optimistic is not a plan for a fifth-floor flat with no lift.
Tell us the street and the floor
Those two facts determine nearly everything about a small job in this borough. A ground-floor flat in Shirley with a drive and a third-floor room in a Thornton Heath conversion are completely different half-days.
We know which streets have nowhere to stop and which have a drive, but only if you tell us the road rather than the postcode.
Short notice
Often possible midweek. Fridays and the end of the month are hardest, because that is when tenancies end. Ask and we will tell you what we actually have rather than taking a booking we cannot staff.
Man and van
Questions about man and van
- 01
Is it really two people?
Yes. A job quoted for one that needs two goes badly for everyone. If your load genuinely is a few boxes, say so and we will scale it.
- 02
Can you come this week?
Often midweek. Ask rather than assume — we would rather tell you we are full than let you down on a check-out day.
- 03
Do you take single items across London?
Yes, an ordinary job. For longer distances ask about joining a run we are already making.
- 04
Can you clear rubbish?
A drop at a charity shop or the recycling centre, yes. Licensed waste clearance needs a waste carrier and we will say so when that is what you need.
- 05
Do I need to help carry?
No. The job is quoted on us doing the work.
Tell us the district and the floor
The two addresses, what is moving, and what sits between your front door and the road. We read it, ask what the form could not, and come back with a written quote.