Apartment moves fail for one reason more than any other: the crew shows up sized for a phone guess instead of the actual building. A two-bedroom on the third floor of a walk-up needs a different crew than the same unit with a service elevator you have to reserve in advance, and Cardinal Moving doesn’t quote either one without seeing it first. Darnell Osei walks the unit — or does it over video for a straightforward layout — and sets crew size around the real stairs, the real elevator, and the real distance from the loading zone to your door.
Elevator buildings across New Brunswick and Edison often require a reserved service elevator window, and we build the crew’s arrival time around that reservation instead of hoping the timing works out. Walk-ups get the opposite problem — no elevator to reserve, just stairs, so crew size is what keeps the hourly clock from running long. Either way, the crew Darnell assigns at the walkthrough is who shows up on move day, which matters in a building where the loading dock, the freight elevator code, and the super’s rules are all things the crew already learned once.
Apartment and condo moves are billed on the same hourly local rates as any Central Jersey move, with the deposit credited to your final invoice.
- Crew size set at the walkthrough, not guessed over the phone
- Elevator reservations and building loading-dock rules factored into arrival timing
- Walk-up staircases priced with the right crew size to keep the hourly total predictable
- Same crew from the estimate through the last box off the truck
- Hourly local rates: $135 (2 movers) to $215 (4 movers), +$45/hr per added mover
- Basic released-value coverage included free
What Comes With This Service
- Walkthrough-based crew sizing for your specific building
- Elevator reservation and loading-dock timing coordinated in advance
- Same crew from estimate to last box off the truck
- Furniture pads and doorway/hallway protection
- Hourly local rates, $150 deposit credited to final invoice
- Basic released-value coverage included free
What This Service Runs
Crew size sets your hourly rate — $135/hr for two movers, $175/hr for three, $215/hr for four — or if you'd rather have a firm number before move day, Darnell can walk the place first and write one up
That hourly rate covers the truck, dollies, furniture pads, and shrink wrap — nothing billed separately: $135 for two movers, $175 for three, $215 for four, and $45/hr for each mover beyond that. A $150 deposit holds your date and comes straight off the final invoice. Basic released-value protection rides along at no charge on every job, and Renee will walk you through full-value coverage when she books your date if the higher payout ceiling is worth it to you.
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