Service Area · St. Jacobs
Moving in St. Jacobs
Village and rural moves in St. Jacobs, north of Waterloo up King Street, where the houses are older and the laneways are longer.
St. Jacobs is a short drive north of Waterloo on King Street, a village in Woolwich Township known for its market and its main street, surrounded by farms and a growing ring of newer housing. Moves here come in two kinds. Village houses on and around King Street and the older side streets are often a century old: two storeys, narrow stairs with a turn at the top, small front doors and back additions with a step down. A queen box spring or a tall armoire has to be planned through those, and sometimes the answer is out a window or in pieces. The newer subdivisions on the village edges are conventional family houses with driveways and wide stairs, and those moves run like a Laurelwood move at smaller scale. Then there are the farm properties on the concessions around the village, where the question is the laneway. A large truck may not make the turn from the road or may not have room to turn around at the house, so the crew asks about the lane and the yard before deciding which truck to send, and in spring a gravel lane after rain is worth mentioning. Moves between St. Jacobs and Waterloo or Kitchener are common in both directions: families moving out for the village, and older residents moving in to a Waterloo condo or retirement residence with an elevator window and a tighter door at the receiving end. Travel is stated on the quote.
Moving services in St. Jacobs
- Local Residential Moves
- Student Apartment Moves
- Condo & Uptown Moves
- Packing Services
- Single Item, Piano & Appliance Moves
Frequently asked questions
Is there a travel charge for moves outside Waterloo?
Local moves inside Waterloo Region are quoted as crew hours plus a stated travel allowance, and that is written down before you book. For St. Jacobs, Elmira and the townships the travel allowance is a little higher and is shown on the quote, not added afterwards. Short hauls to Guelph or the GTA are quoted the same way with the drive time included.
What is different about a move in St. Jacobs or Elmira?
Mostly the houses. Older village homes with narrow staircases and small doors, farm properties with long laneways a large truck may not fit down, and gravel or unpaved parking in spring. The crew asks about the laneway and the access before choosing which truck to send.
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