Living in Saratoga Springs, and what moving there is like
A quiet small city ten months a year and a very busy one for the other two. What that means for where you live and when you move.
Moving notes
Practical guidance for people about to move in New York's Capital Region, written by the crews who do it.
Living in Schenectady, and what moving there is actually like
A historic river city with a working downtown, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the country, and staircases to match.
How to choose a moving company, in the order that matters
Most bad moves were decided at the comparison stage. A short list, the same inventory for everyone, and a few checks that take ten minutes.
How to move an upright piano, and when to call a specialist
Heavy, top-heavy and less sturdy than it looks. What a safe upright piano move involves, and the two situations to hand to a specialist.
The questions worth asking a mover before you book
Price is the question everyone asks. These are the ones that tell you whether the day will go well.
How many boxes you actually need, room by room
Everyone runs out in the last week. A room-by-room count, and why the attic is where it goes wrong.
A moving checklist for the Capital Region, from eight weeks out to the week after
Eight weeks out to the week after, with the parts that are specific to Albany: permit parking, building paperwork and the August crunch.
Storage unit math: what size you need, and whether you need one
The standard sizes, what fits in each, and the question the unit cannot answer for you.
Moving in winter in upstate New York without losing the day to the weather
Winter is when the calendar is open. What has to be cleared, what the plow does to your parking, and what should never ride in a cold truck.
The apartment move-out checklist that gets the deposit back
Notice, the walkthrough, the furniture that is not coming, and the last hour in the empty apartment. Written for Albany renters.
What movers will not move, and what to do with it instead
The hard no, the soft no, the things you carry yourself, and where the propane tank goes instead.
Dorm move-in day around Albany, hour by hour
The time slot, the unload loop, the one shared elevator, and the things that should have stayed in the car.
What a certificate of insurance is, and why your building wants one
The one piece of paper that stops a move at the loading dock, and the two weeks of lead time nobody budgets for.
How to get ready for the crew
The week before matters more than the day itself. What to sort, what to leave alone, and the things that quietly cost an hour.
How far in advance to book movers in the Capital Region
Four to six weeks most of the year, and a lot more for the last Saturday in August. The local calendar has its own crunch.
How to pack a kitchen for moving
The room that takes the longest and gets left until last. Plates on their edges, glasses upright, and why small boxes are not optional.
Are movers worth it?
Sometimes no. A straight answer about when a crew is worth it, when labor-only is enough, and when you should just rent a van.
College moves in the Capital Region
Move-in week has its own rules, and they are mostly about parking. What to plan for around UAlbany, RPI, Union, Siena and Skidmore.
Albany neighborhoods, read as moving jobs
Every neighborhood here has a personality and a staircase. A guide to both, from the people who carry the sofa up.
Living in Troy, and what moving here is actually like
The best nineteenth-century streetscape in the region, and the narrowest staircases. Both halves of the same fact.
Moving to Albany: the logistics nobody mentions
Relocation guides cover schools. This covers permit parking, winter, and why the last weekend of August is a bad time to arrive.
Downsizing a family home without deciding everything in one weekend
A sorting order that works when a house of forty years has to fit into four rooms, and how to stop every decision arriving at once.
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