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Worked moving examples

Compare a small move, a family flat and a long-distance move with explained results.

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These examples use two workers, €55/hour for the team, €0.85/km, €3/m³ and a 15% margin, without packing or assembly. These are example values, not market prices.

01

Ten boxes, a 20 km journey

One room and ten medium boxes, with no furniture or stairs. With two workers, minimum handling time is 2.5 hours. Driving adds 20 ÷ 70 = 0.29 hours.

Volume0.7 / 10 m³
Est. weight120 / 650 kg
Trips: 1 · Payload per trip: 650 kg
Total time
2.79 h
GUIDE ESTIMATE
€146–€198
02

A home with the initial inventory

Two rooms: 25 boxes, a sofa, a bed, two wardrobes, a table with chairs and two appliances. Second-floor pickup with a lift, street-level delivery and a 120 km journey.

Volume12.15 / 16 m³
Est. weight903 / 1,000 kg
Trips: 1 · Payload per trip: 1000 kg
Total time
8.93 h
GUIDE ESTIMATE
€535–€724
03

Low volume, two trips due to weight

Seventy medium boxes and one room, with no other items or stairs, over 100 km. The volume fits within 10 m³, but 840 kg exceeds the assumed 650 kg payload: the calculation requires two trips.

Volume4.9 / 10 m³
Est. weight840 / 650 kg
Trips: 2 · Payload per trip: 650 kg
Total time
6.36 h
GUIDE ESTIMATE
€454–€615