High-rises near Metrotown
The towers around Metrotown and along the SkyTrain line run on the same booked-elevator system as most dense parts of the region, and slots near month-end fill up quickly. We recommend booking the elevator as soon as your date is confirmed.
These buildings often have strict loading dock hours, so we confirm the window in advance and stage the load to use every minute of it.
Family homes on the quieter streets
Away from the towers, Burnaby has plenty of detached homes with driveways and garages, which makes for a more straightforward load than a high-rise move. The main variable here tends to be how much has accumulated in the garage over the years.
Sloped lots are common in parts of the city, so we check for stairs to the front door or a driveway that limits where the truck can actually park.
Getting there from Richmond
A Richmond to Burnaby move typically runs through Vancouver, so the same bridge and traffic considerations that apply to a straight Richmond to Vancouver job apply here too, just with a longer overall drive.
For a full house move, that extra distance is usually a bigger factor in the schedule than the loading or unloading itself, so we build the drive time in rather than treating it as a rounding error.
Commercial and institutional moves
Burnaby's mix of office parks and light industrial space brings a steady share of commercial jobs, often for businesses relocating to be closer to the SkyTrain line for their staff. These moves get the same numbered floor plan and off-hours scheduling as any other commercial relocation.
Institutional moves, such as a school or community organization changing premises, tend to involve a lot of shared equipment and furniture that needs to be tracked carefully so nothing ends up at the wrong building. We keep a simple inventory sheet running through the day for exactly that reason, and a copy goes to whoever is coordinating the move on the client side.