moving house & workshop

Hi I am having to mo houes&workshop in the west midland/ birmingham area, does any one have experience of companies doing this?as our local firms are shying away from the task, thanks mark

Edited By Mark Willis on 23/09/2017 08:10:16

I moved ten years ago and ended up using a regular removal company for the house move and a machinery mover for the workshop. It cost more to move the machines than the house contents, I was lucky it that the vendor allowed me to take the machinery to the new house before the move day. A lot of solicitors would not allow this so a good relationship between purchaser and vendor is required.

There is a company called "Landylift" which advertises on the "HomeWorkshop" site, of which I have seen and read good reports. Based in Yorkshire, I shall be getting a quote from them myself when I move later this year. I can't get on to the Homeworkshop site right now, there appears to be a problem with it. I'm sure somebody will be able to give you the removal company's telephone number or email address. I think they only carry machines, not boxes of chucks and tools etc, but that suits me, anyway. Most "normal" removal firms would not have the equipment to shift heavy machinery, I would surmise.

Let us know how you get on.

John

Thanks to ASKjeeves: Call Steve Cox on 07836 736496 or email landylift@aol.co.uk

Dunno how big your workshop is - mine fits in a single garage, largest machine a Warco WM250V lathe, plus workbench, bench drill, big vice and lots of materials and sundries - and I used the local firm Hunts when we moved from Redditch to near Leek a bit over a year ago.

They did a decent job, quickly and without fuss.

Hi Mark, had the same problem......

just rented a small truck from "Ryder Truck Hire" quite cheap and specified a tail lift....... I

'm sure u could find some help if u can't do it yourself.....

what about white van man in the Local paper ?

good luck with the move.....clogs

I'm moving house soon.....we get the keys next week. Its a 150 mile journey one way.....

In terms of moving stuff, I'm doing it myself....including my workshop....VMC/626 mill and a Warco 280 equiv lathe are the biggest items...my secret weapon is a Clarke 2 t hydraulic lift.....

I can hire a tailift vehicle for an acceptable cost for a weekend.

Some might think I'm mad.....fair enough.....

I dont wish to rely on others....

I can also recommend Steve Cox of Landylift. A few years ago he moved my Denford milling machine from Lincolnshire down to Hampshire. A very professional job, well pleased. No connection, just a satisfied customer.

David

I did the same move a couple of years ago. Please don't underestimate the size of the task.

The removal companies I spoke to wouldn't touch the machine tools - they are too big and unwieldy for them. What I did was to hire 20 'croc boxes' - those tough plastic crates with interlocking lids. They held all the chucks, tooling etc. Cardboard boxes aren't strong enough. What I found after carefully packing a couple of croc boxes was that became too heavy to lift - you can only really put a couple of chucks etc per box. Put any oils into plastic bags or use clingfilm - any leaks in the van could wreck whatever is lying underneath.

Start packing the workshop early as I found it takes ages and I had far more stuff than I realised. I used the opportunity to sell some stuff as well.

I too used Steve Cox to shift my lathe and milling machine and shaper - he is very safe and professional - but make sure he knows exactly what to expect at either end He does offer a storage service as well AFAIK so he could take your machines a few days before the move.

It is quite awkward to manage because you probably have to move the workshop and house contents on the same day and coordinate both and you have heavy machine tools being moved in at the same time as your house contents - it is stressful and I was absolutely knackered at the end of the move day.

I found the removal guys to be amazing and they worked none stop for hours - I made sure to keep them supplied with tea and biscuits and to tip them generously at the end.

Andy

Best way to find out how much stuff you have,is to move house !

Dont even ask how I know !

Done it twice,still can,t find all my stuff.

When I moved from Oxford to Devon (17 years ago!) the removal firm were happy to shift my ML10, Mill/ Drill , work benches and loads of ME "stuff" as part of the move. All our "stuff" filled two lorries but the entrance to our new property is up a narrow lane. They brought a small lorry that could get up the lane and transferred all the "stuff" to this to ferry it to the house & workshop. The new house had a large double garage and, on the principle that cars are waterproof and could remain outside, I converted it into a nice workshop. I think getting a removal firm local to our NEW property was a good move - lots of narrow lanes and tight corners here and they new the score.

(Yes and 17 years later I'm still coming across "stuff" that I didn't remember that I had!) - I dare not think about another move.

Norman