The furniture is seldom the hard part of an apartment move in Delaware; access and forms are what consume the day. We run these so often that nothing about them surprises us, whether it’s a student rental by the University of Delaware in Newark, a recent build on the I-95 corridor in Wilmington, or a converted loft off Market Street downtown. The usual snags, often all at once, are a certificate of insurance the property keeps, a freight elevator that must be booked in your name, and a manager who holds the truck off the dock until both are sorted.
We take that whole burden. Management gets the certificate ahead of the day at no charge, your elevator slot or rear-door window is locked in, and the dock plus a length of curb is arranged so the crew isn’t circling for a spot. As the unit clears, the elevator is padded and a floor protector runs the lobby, because handing a building back unmarked is what returns your deposit whole. Everyone carrying your things is paid Lewis staff, not a morning hire, and a keyboard, console piano, or screen-loaded desk threads each doorway like glass. Since many Newark tenants attend the University of Delaware, we plan around lease-flip dates and the end-of-term rush.
No-elevator Newark walk-ups, Wilmington lofts, tight doorways
Plenty of older houses split into rentals near campus or downtown have no elevator at all, so a third-floor carry is an ordinary day for us. For a long stairwell, we add bodies to keep the pace up and the hours down. Loft or walk-up, we watch the sky and time the carry around a fast-moving storm, since a sofa stranded on an open landing during a nor’easter helps no one. Carrying a safe or a console piano up several flights is the work that earned our name statewide.
Beyond the base apartment price
A couple of things sit past the quoted price. Anything the building charges, the move-in fee, an elevator deposit, and so on, goes on the property’s invoice instead of ours. Dangerous goods, houseplants, and animals are off the truck. Big specialty items, whether a safe or a grand piano, take an estimate line of their own, so the crew shows up with the right rigging and the dock holds no surprises.
Apartment pricing
By the meter, gear and truck included, it’s $140/hr for two, $190/hr for three, $250/hr for four, drive and elevator already factored in. Or go flat: $420–$650 studio, $650–$1,050 one-bedroom, $1,050–$1,800 two-bedroom. An upright in the unit keeps its own band, $300–$480. No hidden access fee, and $1M of cargo coverage over the load.
Setting up an apartment or campus move? Call (888) 711-4778 and we’ll take the certificate, the elevator booking, and the quote off your plate.
What Our Delaware Crew Brings
- The certificate of insurance to management ahead of the day, free
- A reserved freight-elevator slot, or the rear-door window if that's the access
- Dock access plus a length of curb arranged with the property
- A padded elevator and a floor protector run down the lobby
- Movers at ease with high-loft logistics and long no-elevator Newark carries
- Furniture taken down and rebuilt to slip through cramped campus doorways
- A flat figure with no hidden fee for building access
What You’ll Pay
Local crews from $140/hr — or a flat written rate
A two-mover Delaware crew, the truck, blankets, and dollies, all in.
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