Old brick or new build?
Fairfield streets are wide and easy to park on, so the move is decided indoors. An older brick home and a newer build behave differently once the furniture starts moving. Tell us which you are in.
- Doorways and halls checked at the quote
- Wide streets, so parking rarely slows the day
- Cover confirmed before you pay anything
The age sets the difficulty
Older brick homes inside
The post-war brick homes have narrow halls, tight doorways and a turn at the entry. That is where a wardrobe or a lounge slows down.
Newer builds, wider openings
The recent builds open up. Wider doors and a straight entry mean big pieces go through without a fight, so the day comes down to volume.
Wide streets to park on
Across Fairfield the streets give a truck room at the front. Parking is rarely the argument, which is why the house interior is.
Moving a Fairfield home
Fairfield is a mix of eras on the same street. Post-war brick homes sit next to newer builds, and the two ask different things of a removal even when the block looks the same from the kerb.
So the useful detail is the house itself. The doorway width, the hallway turn and the room count tell us more than the address does. Reading tips for moving house is a quick way to get the place ready.
The doorways and the hall
In an older brick home the entry is the pinch point. Measure the front door and the narrowest hallway, and flag any piece that only just went in last time. Some come apart, which we handle at both ends.
Newer estates nearby
If your home is one of the recent builds, the entry is not the worry. Wider openings take the furniture, so the quote turns on how many rooms there are and how full they are.
The trip to the inner suburbs
Many Fairfield moves head east towards Liverpool or on into the inner suburbs. That distance is priced once, from your two addresses, and the access at the far end is worth a photo.
| Your home | What decides the day |
|---|---|
| Older brick home | Door width, the hallway turn, and pieces that dismantle. |
| Newer build | Room count and volume, with the entry rarely a problem. |
| Either of them | Where the truck stands, and the run to the new home. |
What a Fairfield move costs
The house sets how the furniture moves, the room count sets the truck, and the run to the new address does the rest. The number is fixed at booking.
| Factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Rooms and volume | Sets the truck and base crew, studio to six bedrooms. |
| Doorways and halls | A tight entry adds handling and the odd dismantle. |
| Largest single piece | Dismantling, or anything over 150kg, adds crew time. |
| Distance to the new home | A run into the inner suburbs sits above a local move. |
| Access at both ends | Stairs or a lift at the far end add carry time. |
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dedicated truck | Your move only, never a shared load. |
| Driver plus offsiders | Two to three haulers on a full home move. |
| Handling at the entry | Tight doorways and hallway turns, already priced in. |
| Dismantle and reassemble | For the pieces you flag when booking. |
Tell us the era
- Whether the home is older brick or a newer build
- The front door width and the narrowest hallway
- The room count and the biggest single piece
Cheaper if you can: take a weekday, and measure the doorway before the crew arrives.
Photos help: one of the hallway 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 tight older home.
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Fairfield removals FAQs
Does an older brick home move slower?
Sometimes, and it is the entry rather than the age that does it. A narrow hall and a tight front door mean big pieces are handled with more care.
Knowing beforehand is the fix. Tell us the door width and the hallway turn, and flag anything that only just came in last time. Where a piece will not make the corner, the crew takes it apart and rebuilds it at the new place, inside the one price.
Will our furniture fit the old doorways?
Usually, though the answer depends on the widest single piece rather than the room. Most lounges and beds clear a post-war doorway with the feet off.
Where one will not, dismantling is the answer, and it is part of the booking for the pieces you name. A single item still has to be under 3m long and 150kg for the crew to handle. Measure the biggest thing and the narrowest opening.
Is a newer house an easier move?
Often, because the wider doors and the straight entry take furniture without a struggle. The day then comes down to how much there is.
That shifts the planning to the room count and the full cupboards. A newer four bedroom home holds more than people expect once the garage and the linen press are counted. Walk it room by room before you quote, and the crew is sized for the volume rather than the doorway.
How is a move into the inner suburbs priced?
By the two addresses, settled once. A run east towards the inner suburbs sits above a local move, and the difference is in the quote before you book.
What changes more than the drive is the far end. A house empties into a flat with stairs or a booked lift, so the load takes longer to put away than to pick up. Send the floor and any lift window at the new place.
Do you cover Fairfield for home moves?
Business deliveries run across Fairfield 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.
Those delivery runs already take our vans down both the older brick streets and the newer estates, so the mix here is known ground. Send your date, your street and a photo from the front door, and you will get a straight answer.
Which era is your home?
Tell us the rooms, the doorways and both addresses. A fixed price comes back in about a minute.