Moving within Watertown

[Alisa Volkova]

Good afternoon. Moving within Watertown, one triple decker to another, second floor to third floor. Anyone who knows these buildings knows the stairs are the whole problem, plus street parking that is permit only and a truck that will absolutely annoy the neighbors for a morning. It is not a big move, one bedroom plus a home office, but I suspect the stairs will make it slower than the square footage suggests. What should I expect this to cost, and do I need a parking permit from the town?

[Konstantin Eremeev]

The stairs are the cost driver rather than the square footage, so expect it to price like a much larger apartment and do not be shocked by a stair fee on the quote. That is normal rather than a shakedown. On parking, check with the town about a temporary permit for the truck, it is cheap and it saves you both a ticket and a long carry. When I hired movers in Watertown, MA the crew told me which side of the street to reserve, which prevented an argument with a neighbor. Take the doors off the hinges on anything wide before they arrive, triple decker stairwells are unforgiving. Book the earliest slot of the day too, because these moves always run longer than the estimate and you do not want a crew finishing in the dark.

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