Kitchener
Downsizing and senior moves in Kitchener
We sort the house, pack it, move it and set up the new home, anywhere in Kitchener. Free walkthrough and one written price before we start.
The Kitchener homes we get called to
Most of our Kitchener work is in the neighbourhoods that were built between the fifties and the eighties and are still lived in by the people who bought them new, or close to it. Stanley Park, Forest Hill, Forest Heights, Country Hills, Pioneer Park, Doon. Bungalows, side splits and back splits on decent lots, with a finished basement, a garage and often a shed.
These houses are deceptive. A three bedroom side split does not look big from the street, but it has four levels, and after forty years every one of them is full. The rec room has the old living room set. The crawl space under the family room is packed solid. The cold cellar has jars in it from another decade. A family that plans for a weekend of sorting finds out fast that it is a month.
Closer to the core, around Victoria Park, the East Ward and the Auditorium area, the homes are older brick with steep, narrow staircases and tight turns. Getting a dresser down from the second floor of a hundred year old house without marking the plaster is a skill, and it is one of the reasons we wrap every piece before it moves.
Where Kitchener downsizers are going
The moves we see most in Kitchener are from a long held family home into one of three places. A condo, often downtown or along the LRT line where everything is close. A smaller bungalow or a unit in an adult community. Or a retirement residence, which Kitchener has in every part of the city.
Each one needs a different plan. A condo move means booking the elevator and working inside the building's hours. A residence move means fitting a life into a suite and having it set up the same day. A smaller house is more forgiving, but the basement at the old place still has to go somewhere. We plan around wherever you are headed.
Want to talk it through first? Call or text (289) 670-3146, or book a free walkthrough.
What we do on a Kitchener job
The whole thing, with one crew. We walk the home and give you a written plan and one written price. We sort with the person moving, at their pace, and they decide what stays, what goes to family, what is donated and what is sold. We pack, wrap and move. Then we set up the new home so the bed is made and the pictures are up on the first night.
After the move, we can clear and clean the old house so it is ready to list.
Where everything else goes
Good furniture and household items go to a local registered charity partner, and you receive a donation receipt. Valuables can be sold through our auction partner if you choose. What is truly finished gets disposed of properly through the Region of Waterloo's waste sites, including the things that cannot go to the curb, like old paint, propane tanks and electronics. Basements in Kitchener always seem to have plenty of all three.
Selling the Kitchener house
If the home is being sold, we work hand in hand with our real estate partner, a local brokerage that knows the Kitchener market. We handle the downsizing, they handle the sale, and it all runs on one plan from the first visit. When the home is listed with our partner, the transition is included, along with clearing and cleaning the house so it is ready to show.
Questions families ask
Which parts of Kitchener do you cover?
All of it. Stanley Park, Forest Hill, Forest Heights, Country Hills, Pioneer Park, Doon, Huron, Bridgeport, downtown and everywhere in between.
How long does a typical Kitchener side split or bungalow take?
The move itself is usually a day. The sorting ahead of it is what varies, from a few sessions to a few weeks, depending on how full the home is and the pace the person moving is comfortable with.
Can you handle a condo move downtown?
Yes. We book the elevator and loading area with the building and work inside their move in hours.
Do you charge by the hour?
No. We quote on your home at a free walkthrough and give you one written price before anything starts.
Tell us about the move
Share a few details and we'll prepare your free move plan, a walkthrough, a listen, and a clear written plan with one written price. No obligation, no meter running. We'll be in touch within one business day.