Moving companies can assemble and disassemble your furniture, but the question is whether you want them to provide an extra service. ... Local movers can carefully and efficiently disassemble and assemble your furniture, but your move is going to take longer, which means you are going to end up paying more for your move.

If you're moving during the summer, book as soon as you can. Ideally, two months before your move date. Worse case, at least 4 weeks, but know that if you only have a month or less before your move, you'll have a limited choice of movers. Most good movers are booked 2-3 months out. Moving companies can assemble and disassemble your furniture, but the question is whether you want them to provide an extra service. ... Local movers can carefully and efficiently disassemble and assemble your furniture, but your move is going to take longer, which means you are going to end up paying more for your move.

Generally, movers charge more on peak times for relocation. These are during the summer, on holidays, the first and last several days of the month and on weekends. On the other hand, the time when moving companies are less busy are the months from October to April, the weekdays and the days during the month.

While there is no "average tip", it is widely accepted that tipping amounts for movers range from 5% of the total bill to $20 per man. Proper etiquette is to tip each mover individually, not to the leader or supervisor.

How long it takes to load a truck depends on certain factors. 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor...stairs and depending on how far the truck parked however If the truck is less than 50 feet away from your ground or first-floor apartment, 2 professional movers can load a 10' truck in less than an hour. Loading a 24' truck takes 4 hours, and a 26' truck 4.5 hours.

Cost can be vary according to many factors, stairs, distance between the truck parked, busy season like summer time ect...These tips will help to figure out to talk how to approach a moving company around in Boston.

Studio (217cf)	$390.54
Studio Alcove (275cf)	$429.66
1 Bedroom, Small (353cf)	$432.91
1 Bedroom, Large (473cf)	$561.93
2 Bedroom (708cf)	$779.89
3 Bedroom (1106cf)	$1,230.49
4 Bedroom (1517cf)	$1,589.94