Double-brick homes, driveway access.
Five Dock runs to solid double-brick family homes with driveways and side access, so a truck usually reaches the door. We check the hallway turn and the block before the day, and fix the price at booking.
- Driveway and side access checked at the quote
- A smaller van runs where the pantech cannot
- Cover confirmed before you pay anything
Easier than the terrace suburbs
Driveways change the carry
A driveway and side access mean a truck often parks close, so the carry is short and the day moves quickly.
The interwar hallway turn
Many homes are interwar, with a narrow hall and a turn at the internal stairs. Big pieces are measured and planned before the crew lifts a thing.
Village blocks and lifts
Newer unit blocks near the village have lifts and tighter loading, so where the pantech does not suit, a smaller van comes instead.
Moving a Canada Bay home
Five Dock sits in the Inner West, in the City of Canada Bay, on freestanding double-brick blocks that give a move room the terrace streets never do. Most homes have a driveway and a bit of side access, so a truck can usually get close to the door.
The catch is inside, not on the road. Interwar layouts run narrow, with a hall that turns at the stairs, and large pieces need the route worked out first. Our moving house checklist keeps the day in order.
Reaching the door in Five Dock
With a driveway and side access, the pantech often parks near the door. Where a battleaxe rear or tight verge gets in the way, a smaller van comes instead.
The Great North Road
Homes near the shopping strip have limited kerb time, so we plan a loading window and the closest legal stop for the crew.
Around the Inner West
Plenty of moves stay local, over to Ashfield or Marrickville, or across the wider Inner West. That distance is counted once from your two addresses.
| At your home | What turns up |
|---|---|
| Driveway to the door | The pantech parks close, shortest carry going. |
| Battleaxe or tight rear | A cargo van comes instead, making more runs. |
| Unit block with a lift | A smaller van suits the loading and the lift. |
What sets a Five Dock price
The access comes first, then how much the home holds, then the run to the new address. The figure is fixed at booking and holds.
| Factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Rooms and volume | Sets the truck and base crew, studio to six bedrooms. |
| Driveway and side access | A short carry keeps the day quick and the price down. |
| Hallway turn and stairs | Big pieces that need dismantling add crew time. |
| Distance to the new home | Priced once from your two addresses, never by the hour. |
| Largest single piece | Anything over 150kg or 3m adds handling. |
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dedicated truck | Your move only, never a shared load. |
| Driver plus offsiders | Two to three haulers on a full home move. |
| The right vehicle | Matched to your access before the day, at no extra charge. |
| Dismantle and reassemble | For the pieces you flag when booking. |
Measure the tight spots
- The driveway, side access and any gate width
- The hallway turn and the stairs to the bedrooms
- Anything over 150kg or longer than 3m
Cheaper if you can: take a weekday, and clear a path from the door to the truck.
Photos help: one of the driveway and one of the hall turn. See how much removalists cost.
To book: quote online at picup.com.au/bookings, or call 1300 174 287 for anything in the Inner West.
Five Dock, in figures
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Five Dock removals FAQs
Can the truck reach the door?
Usually, yes. Most Five Dock homes are freestanding double-brick with a driveway and side access, so the pantech parks close and the carry stays short.
Where it will not fit, say a battleaxe block behind another house or a narrow rear lane, a one to three tonne van comes in its place and makes more runs. Tell us the approach when you book and the vehicle is chosen before the morning.
Will big furniture clear the hall?
That is the real question in an interwar home. The hall runs narrow and often turns at the internal stairs, where a wardrobe or a sofa can stick.
We measure the piece and the turn before the day, and the crew dismantles and reassembles anything that will not go round as it stands, which is included when you flag it. A single item has to be under 3m and 150kg for us to handle.
How does the shopping strip work?
Homes near Great North Road sit on a busy strip where kerb time is limited and there is rarely a long stretch free to park a truck.
We plan a loading window and the closest legal stop, so the crew is not circling the block. If a unit block near the strip has a lift, a smaller van often suits it better than the pantech, and where that is so it comes instead.
How do you price the trip?
By the two addresses, counted once. The kilometres from your Five Dock home to the new place go into the quote before you book.
So a slow run through Inner West traffic changes nothing you pay. We need the real destination, not the suburb, since a move ending across town adds road time at the far end. Give us both addresses and the access at each end and the timing is built in.
Do you cover Five Dock for home moves?
Business deliveries run across Five Dock 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.
Deliveries already run through the City of Canada Bay most weeks, so double-brick driveways, the shopping strip and the village unit blocks are ordinary ground for our vehicles. Send your date, both addresses and a note on the hallway turn, and cover is confirmed with the quote.
Measure the hall turn.
List the rooms, the access and both addresses. A fixed price comes back in about a minute.