Moving help in Warsaw: porters and carrying furniture

How much does moving help cost

The cost depends on how many belongings you have, which floor it is, whether there’s a lift, and the distance between the two addresses. Carrying a few boxes from a van into a flat is fast and inexpensive. A complete move from a two-room flat with furniture disassembly takes around half a day. Bringing in large items (fridge, washing machine, sofa) is charged separately. You’ll find current prices in the table below.

Rather hand the job over? More here: furniture assemblers in Warsaw.

How the move works

1. You say so in the order the scope: how many rooms, what large furniture there is, the floor, and whether there’s a lift. Send photos.
2. The technician works out the time and price, and they set a date.
3. On moving day, the team comes with tools, wrap, straps, and blankets.
4. Tradespeople take apart any furniture that can’t be moved in one piece (wardrobes, beds, tables).
5. Tradespeople carry everything out and load it carefully. Fragile items: separately, in protective packaging.
6. At the new address they carry everything in, place it by room, and reassemble the furniture.
7. Tradespeople make sure everything is where it should be, the furniture is assembled, and nothing is damaged.

Common moving mistakes

• Leaving furniture assembled before carrying it out — the wardrobe gets wedged in the doorway and scrapes the walls.
• Skipping protection during carrying: wardrobe and table corners get knocked against door frames.
• Assuming the lift can handle more than it can, a service lift in a residential building is usually 400-600 kg, a regular one is 300 kg.
• Not marking boxes: then at the new place nothing can be sorted properly.
• Two people carrying something that really needs three — high risk of dropping it and causing damage.
• Not measuring doorways at the new address: the sofa won’t get into the room.

Before and right after the move, keep a moving checklist for a new flat at hand: what to check before the boxes are unpacked.

What to prepare before the team arrives

• Prepare a list of large items: wardrobes, beds, sofas, appliances.
• Pack smaller things into labelled boxes.
• Defrost the fridge 24 hours before the move.
• Disconnect the washing machine and dishwasher, and drain out the water.
• Check that the lift is working (or mention in the request that there isn’t one).
• Measure doorway and stairwell widths at the new place.
• Reserve space for unloading (parking near the entrance).
• Send intercom codes for both addresses.
• Fragile and valuable items (documents, laptop, jewellery): take those yourself.
• If IKEA furniture needs to be taken apart — keep the instructions nearby.

Case study: moving in Mokotow

One client was moving from a two-room flat on the 4th floor without a lift to a new-build in Mokotow with a service lift. The biggest issue was an IKEA PAX 200 cm wardrobe and a sofa bed. Tradespeople took the wardrobe apart on site in 40 minutes, wrapping each panel in film. The sofa was carried out by two people: it passed through the doorway with only millimetres left. The Samsung fridge and Bosch washing machine were wrapped in blankets and taken downstairs on straps. At the new address, everything went up in the service lift in one go. The wardrobe was put back together in an hour, and the sofa was set in place. The whole move took 5 hours. The client pointed out that not a single scratch appeared on the furniture. Conclusion: taking furniture apart and wrapping it in film are key steps, they cut down stress and avoid the cost of repairing damage.

Frequently asked questions

Who does the work

Moves are done by experienced porters who know Warsaw buildings well, tight staircases in Praga, small lifts in Mokotow, long corridors in Wilanow new builds. Tradespeople work carefully with their own tools and protective materials. Tradespeople cover all of Warsaw and the suburbs.