Removalists for Mosman's steep harbour streets.
Mosman falls from Military Road down to the water, in narrow streets with grand homes and older blocks. Each address asks something different of a crew, so we size the vehicle and the team from yours. The price is fixed at booking.
- Harbourside slopes and the Military Road corridor, handled
- High-value furniture wrapped and carried with care
- Cover confirmed before you pay anything
Why Mosman needs planning
Streets fall to the harbour
Many of the best addresses sit on the steepest slopes, on crowned streets with no off-street parking. The carry runs up or down, and the walk from a legal stop is the work.
Military Road will not wait
The main corridor is a clearway with no stopping in peak. We load off it, or at either end of the day, so a vehicle never blocks a lane or courts a fine.
Long internal stairs, one turn
Federation homes here run three levels with a turn in the staircase. Wide, heavy pieces have to be steered, not carried straight, so we plan the route before we lift.
What Mosman streets are like
Mosman reads as one affluent suburb, but a removal crew meets four or five different jobs inside it. The harbourside streets, the Military Road corridor, the grand federation homes and the interwar apartment blocks each set their own problem. Below is the honest version of each, drawn from what our crews meet.
The drive is rarely the issue, since most moves here stay on the lower North Shore. The stairs, the slope and the parking are where the time goes, so that is what we price, address by address.
| Area | What the access is typically like |
|---|---|
| Harbourside streets | Steep and crowned, no off-street parking, a long carry up or down to the van. |
| Military Road corridor | Clearway with no stopping in peak, so we load early or late. |
| Federation homes | Three levels, long internal stairs with a turn, wide pieces steered slowly. |
| Apartment blocks | 1930s and newer, small lifts or none, so walk-ups are common. |
| The Spit and lower streets | Tighter lanes near the water where only a smaller vehicle fits. |
High-value pieces handled with care
Antiques, cabinetry and art turn up in Mosman homes more than most. Fragile and valuable pieces are wrapped and padded before they move, corners protected, and carried by hand where a trolley would risk the timber. We would rather take an extra minute than a chip.
Where the pantech will not fit
One vehicle does each job. A 4 tonne pantech with a tail-lift suits a big federation move, but a narrow, steep street or a small basement garage will defeat it. Where the pantech cannot get in, a smaller vehicle comes instead and makes more runs. You are never billed for two vehicles.
| Situation | What happens |
|---|---|
| Narrow steep street | A smaller vehicle comes instead and makes more runs. |
| Small basement garage | Loaded by a ute or van that clears the height. |
| No off-street parking | We load from the nearest legal stop and carry. |
| Military Road in peak | Loading shifts to early morning or evening. |
Moving on the lower North Shore
Plenty of moves stay local, Mosman to Cremorne, Neutral Bay or Chatswood. That is one job, one crew and one fixed price. For the wider region see removalists on the North Shore, or removalists in Chatswood next door.
How a Mosman price forms
Volume first, then access at both ends, then the short distance. Quote it online and the number locks before you commit, with the stairs and the carry already counted.
| Factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Rooms and volume | Sets the vehicle and base crew, studio to a large home. |
| Flights and the turn | Counted at the quote, never billed on the day. |
| Slope and carry | A steep street or long walk lengthens loading. |
| High-value pieces | Extra wrapping and hand-carrying add crew time. |
| Day and time | Military Road peak pushes loading early or late. |
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| One dedicated vehicle | Your move only, sized to the street. |
| Driver and offsiders | Two to three haulers on a full home. |
| Wrapping and padding | Blankets and corner protection as standard. |
| Placed in the room | Furniture set down where you nominate. |
Worth flagging at booking
- The slope, and whether the van can park
- Flights inside, and any turn in the stairs
- Antiques, or anything over 150kg or 3m
Cheaper if you can: take a weekday and keep the stairwell and driveway clear.
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To book: quote online at picup.com.au/bookings, or call 1300 174 287 for a large home. Photos of the street and the stairs price it right first time.
Lower North Shore moves
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Mosman removals questions
Can your truck get up my street?
Usually, and where it cannot we adjust rather than cancel. Many Mosman streets are narrow and steep, with cars on both sides, so a 4 tonne pantech does not always fit. When it will not, a smaller vehicle comes instead and makes more runs.
One vehicle does the job either way; we never send two. Tell us the street and the parking at the quote and we match the vehicle to it, so nothing is a surprise when the crew arrives on the day.
How do you deal with Military Road?
By loading off it, not on it. Military Road is a clearway with no stopping through the peaks, so we schedule Mosman loads for early morning or later in the day when a vehicle can stand safely and legally.
For a home just off the corridor, we load from the side street or the nearest legal stop and carry from there. That walk is counted at the quote, so it never appears as an extra on the day.
Do you handle antiques and valuable furniture?
Yes, and carefully. Fragile and high-value pieces are wrapped in blankets and padding before they move, corners are protected, and heavy timber is carried by hand where a trolley could mark it. Mosman homes hold a lot of this, so it is routine for our crews.
There are limits. Anything over 120kg sits outside the fleet, so we cannot take pianos, pool tables or safes. Single items up to 3m and 150kg are fine, and we will tell you plainly at the quote if a piece is out.
Is a move within Mosman one booking?
Yes. Mosman to Cremorne, Neutral Bay or elsewhere on the lower North Shore is one job, one crew and one fixed price. The drive is short, so nearly all the work sits at the two doors.
We ask about flights, the turn in the stairs, the slope and the parking at each address separately, because the two ends of a local move are rarely alike. Both are priced before you book.
Do you cover Mosman for home moves?
Yes. PicUp vehicles already run through Mosman and the lower North Shore on business deliveries every day, so a crew and the right vehicle are close by whenever you move.
Cover for your address is confirmed before you pay anything. Enter both addresses at the quote, and if a crew cannot reach one the booking does not complete, so you are never charged for a job we cannot do.
Get a Mosman price.
Tell us both addresses, the stairs and the street. The price comes back in about a minute, fixed at booking.