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Apartment and Unit Moves

Compact moves for flats, units and apartments, including stairs, lifts and tight driveways.

Bright apartment living room with armchairs — apartment and unit moves in Christchurch

Small moves, done in a day

Flats and units are compact but fiddly: three flights of stairs, a lift that must be booked, a driveway a truck cannot enter, a property manager with opinions about hallway scuffs. Arthur Paine Removals runs apartment and unit moves as tight one-day jobs — surveyed for access first, then executed in a single clean pass.

The method suits buildings. Common areas are protected before anything moves, lift windows are kept, and awkward pieces — the couch that came up the stairwell in the first place — are measured against every turn before lifting starts. Boxes ride in upgrade order: bedroom and bathroom essentials first so the new flat sleeps properly on night one, kitchen close behind. At the old address, everything goes, including the things behind the laundry door, leaving the flat empty and ready for its bond clean.

This service fits renters shifting between Halswell and the wider city, first-home buyers moving out of a unit, and downsizers heading the other way. Shared driveways, body-corporate rules and key handover timings are all handled as routine. One call to +64 3 322 8361 with the two addresses and the floor levels is enough to lock the day — the business works seven days, 8am to 6pm, so Saturday shifts are standard.

What's included

Every apartment move covers

An access survey for stairs, lifts and parking at both ends, protection for common areas and doorways, wrapped furniture carries, boxed goods in room order, and full clearance of the old flat. Disassembly and reassembly of standard beds is included, and packing help can be added when the week is short.

Bond-clean readiness is the benchmark: nothing left behind, nothing scuffed on the way out.

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The short version

  • Stairs & lifts planned — building rules kept.
  • One-day execution — most units done in a day.
  • Bond-ready handover — fully cleared, protected exits.
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Questions about this service

Yes — stair carries and lift bookings are planned in advance with the building's rules.

Most one- and two-bedroom units complete comfortably inside a working day.

Furniture and goods are fully cleared with walls and floors protected, ready for your cleaner.

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