Walk-up flats, no lift.
Bankstown is houses and older walk-up blocks. In the flats there is no lift, so the flights and where a truck can wait decide the day. Tell us the floor.
- Floor and flights counted at the quote
- The crew sized for the stairwell, not the boxes alone
- Cover confirmed before you pay anything
The flights set the day
Older walk-up blocks
Many Bankstown blocks are two or three storeys with no lift. Every item goes up or down the stairwell by hand.
No lift, only stairs
With no lift to book, the stairwell width and the landing decide what fits. A big lounge may need to come apart.
Houses in the mix
Between the blocks sit brick houses on ordinary streets. Those come down to volume and parking instead.
Moving in Bankstown
Bankstown is mixed housing on a single map. Older walk-up flats sit near brick houses, and the two behave very differently once the furniture starts moving.
In a walk-up with no lift, the stairwell is the whole job. The floor, the flights and the turn on each landing decide the crew and the day. For a house, it is volume and parking instead. Reading tips for moving house helps either one along.
Counting the flights
Tell us your floor and how many flights sit between your door and the street. Three flights is three times the carry of the ground floor, and it sizes the crew.
The carry up the stairwell
Width and the turn decide what fits. A wardrobe or a modular lounge often comes apart to clear a tight stairwell, and the crew rebuilds it at the other end. Measure the narrowest point.
Houses and the trip across
A house move is the simpler one, and many run east towards Liverpool or into the inner suburbs. That distance is counted once, from your two addresses.
| Your home | What decides the day |
|---|---|
| Walk-up flat | Your floor, the flights, and the turn on each landing. |
| Brick house | Room count, volume and where the truck can park. |
| Either of them | The biggest single piece, and the run to the new home. |
What a Bankstown move costs
In a walk-up, the flights size the crew. In a house, the volume does. The run to the new address does the rest, fixed at booking.
| Factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Floor and flights | Each flight with no lift adds carry time and crew. |
| Rooms and volume | Sets the truck and base crew, studio to six bedrooms. |
| Stairwell width | A tight turn means some pieces come apart. |
| Largest single piece | Dismantling, or anything over 150kg, adds crew time. |
| Distance to the new home | Priced once from your two addresses, never by the hour. |
| The stairwell | How we work it |
|---|---|
| Ground or first floor | A short carry, a standard crew, quick to load. |
| Second or third floor | More haulers so the flights do not slow the day. |
| Tight turn on the landing | Big pieces dismantled to clear the corner. |
| No parking at the door | The shortest legal spot found, carry noted in the quote. |
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dedicated truck | Your move only, never a shared load. |
| Driver plus offsiders | Two to three haulers on a full home move. |
| Stairwell carry | Up and down the flights, already inside the price. |
| Dismantle and reassemble | For the pieces you flag when booking. |
Send the stairwell
- Your floor and the number of flights to the street
- The stairwell width and any turn on the landing
- The biggest single piece, and where the truck can stop
Cheaper if you can: take a weekday, and hold the parking spot at the door for the window.
Photos help: one up the stairwell and one of the biggest piece. See how much removalists cost.
To book: quote online at picup.com.au/bookings, or call 1300 174 287 for a third-floor walk-up.
Bankstown, by the numbers
Google rating and review count pulled June 2026. The 50,000+ figure counts residential jobs since 2020.
Bankstown removals FAQs
How do stairs with no lift work?
By adding hands, not hours you cannot see. Each flight is more carry, so a second or third-floor walk-up gets a larger crew and the price is set from that.
Send us your floor and the flights between your door and the street, plus any half-landing turn. A three-storey walk-up is three times the carry of the ground floor, and knowing it up front means the crew arrives sized for the stairwell.
Will a big sofa fit the stairwell?
It depends on the narrowest point, not the sofa on its own. A straight run of stairs takes most lounges, while a tight turn on the landing is where they stick.
Where one will not go, the answer is to take it apart and rebuild it, part of the booking for the pieces you name. A modular lounge usually splits into sections that clear the turn. Measure the stairwell and the landing, and send a photo.
Can the truck park near the block?
Usually close, though not always at the door. The crew finds the shortest legal spot and the carry from there is noted in the quote.
What helps most is holding a space out front the evening before, with a bin or a car, so the truck stands as near the stairwell as the street allows. If the block has a driveway or a shared bay, tell us whether a truck can use it.
Is a move into the inner suburbs dearer?
A run across the city sits a little above a local move, and it is settled once. The kilometres are in the quote before you book.
The bigger factor is the two ends. A walk-up that empties into another walk-up doubles the stair work, while a house at the far end is a straight carry. Send both floors and the flights at each address, and the crew is sized for the harder of the two.
Do you cover Bankstown for home moves?
Business deliveries run across Bankstown today. For a home removal, send your address and the date you have in mind, and we will confirm cover before you pay anything. We do not move pianos, pool tables or safes, and offer no packing or storage.
Business deliveries already take our haulers up these stairwells most weeks, so walk-up blocks with no lift are ordinary ground here. Send your date, your floor and the flights to the street, and cover is confirmed with the quote.
How many flights up?
Send your floor, the flights and both addresses. A fixed price comes back in about a minute.