Steveston and the waterfront
Steveston's narrower streets and older character homes mean truck access sometimes needs a bit of planning, especially around the village core on a busy weekend. We check the street and any parking restrictions ahead of the job rather than finding out on the day.
A number of the homes here have detached garages and sheds full of gear, from fishing equipment to garden tools, so we ask about outbuildings during the walkthrough, not just the house itself.
Brighouse and the towers near the Canada Line
The condo towers around Brighouse and the Canada Line stations run on booked freight elevators and fixed moving windows, and most buildings want a certificate of insurance before they will confirm the slot.
We have worked in a good number of these towers already, so we usually know what the concierge or building manager is going to ask for before the call happens.
Hamilton and Ironwood
Hamilton and Ironwood have a mix of newer townhouse developments and older detached homes, and both have grown steadily over the past several years. Newer construction means fresh floors, so we lay runners and pad every door frame to keep it that way.
Older homes in these areas sometimes have narrower hallways or a staircase that limits how large a piece of furniture can travel in one carry, and we plan the crew and route around that.
Getting around the island
Richmond sits on an island crossed by a handful of key routes, and the Knight Street Bridge and the Massey Tunnel are the two most common ways in and out for anything heading toward Vancouver or Delta. Traffic through both can back up hard at commuter hours.
For moves that cross either one, we time the loading so the drive happens outside the worst of the rush, which matters more on a hot afternoon with a full truck than most people expect.
Locals know both crossings well enough to plan around them without a map, and our drivers are no different, choosing the route that fits the hour rather than defaulting to the shortest line on paper.