Moving in Dehradun: your questions answered

Your current locality and floor, the destination, the size of the home and a rough date are enough to start. It also helps to mention a narrow lane, a missing lift or a society with move-in rules, because those change how the job is planned.

Someone walks through each room, opens the lofts and store rooms, looks at the stairs or lift and checks where a truck can stand. It usually doesn't take long, and you don't need to prepare anything except access to every cupboard you want moved.

For a small move, such as a single room or a few items, a video walk-through or a set of photos on WhatsApp can work. For a full house a visit is more reliable, since volume and access are easy to misjudge on a phone screen.

No. The survey is free and carries no obligation. Take the written quote, compare it with others, and decide in your own time.

Call as soon as you know. We'll check which crews and vehicles are free on the new date, and if the change affects anything in the quote we'll tell you before confirming.

Yes, or someone you trust should be. You'll want to point out what isn't coming, which cartons hold the first-night essentials, and which room each piece goes to at the new place. Our home shifting guide walks through the day in order.

Glass and crockery are wrapped piece by piece with bubble wrap and paper, then packed upright in cartons marked fragile. A TV gets padding on the screen and corners and travels in its own carton or a padded wrap if the original box is gone.

Gas cylinders that aren't empty, fuel, paint, acids and other flammable or corrosive items should not travel with household goods. Keep cash, jewellery, important documents and medicines with you rather than in a carton.

Yes. Furniture that we take apart for the move is reassembled at the new home, and goods are placed room by room rather than left in a heap by the door.

Yes, office moves are often planned for evenings, Sundays or in phases so work doesn't stop. Desks and equipment are tagged to the new floor plan; read more about office shifting in Dehradun.

No. Single-room and PG moves around Prem Nagar, Bidholi and Selaqui are routine, and a smaller vehicle often does the job. See our page on student and PG shifting for ways to keep it cheap.

Yes. Newer apartment blocks around Jogiwala, Sahastradhara Road and GMS Road often restrict move hours and ask for the service lift to be reserved, so check with your RWA and we'll schedule the crew to fit. Our page on society and RWA move rules lists what to ask.

It takes more planning. Hill roads, sharp bends and little parking near many cottages mean the vehicle is chosen for the road, and goods may be carried for the last stretch. Read moving to Mussoorie before you book.

July to September is the trickiest because of heavy monsoon rain, and month-end dates are busy all year round. Our month-by-month moving calendar helps if your date is flexible.

Yes, along with every part of the city and towns such as Rishikesh and Haridwar. Check the full list of areas we serve around Dehradun.

Match the office address, phone number and GSTIN you've been given with ours: 175 EC Road, Race Course, +91 93681 08590 and 05GMIPB4229N1ZV. Our page on how to verify a genuine Agarwal Packers and Movers shows how to check each one yourself.