Transporting furniture from uk to France

[downy demon]

Could anyone give me a cost to transport furniture currently stored in Essex in unit approx 250foot squared to confolens in the charente flexible with timings but would like to have it done within the next 4weeks

Thanks

[Gardian]

Forgive me for being blunt, but shouldn't you be asking professional removal companies?

None of us on here can give you anything but a guess from previous experience.

[idun]

Loads of companies who do this, and their prices do vary, so you will just have to ask several.

[andyh4]

I agree totally with the 2 posts above, but would advise the OP to work out the volume of the goods to be moved (not the area) as this is what transporters will use to provide a quote.

[idun]

Just a thought, you are moving from England and doing this bit is easy peasy. But if this is a strain to you, how are you going to cope with France and things french, certainement in french. Just wondering?

[mint]

[quote user="andyh4"]I agree totally with the 2 posts above, but would advise the OP to work out the volume of the goods to be moved (not the area) as this is what transporters will use to provide a quote.[/quote]

Andy is right; you need to know the volume.

And my experience is that it's better to over estimate than to under estimate.  If you underestimate, they could charge you right over the odds on Moving Day as they then play on your not wishing to leave anything behind. Best to get a proper quote, one that genuinely reflects what you need to have transported.

What I found really difficult was estimating the volume.  In the end, we had to pile everything up and measure the pile and then add a bit extra. 

We then imagined everything being put into a room of which we knew the dimensions (and therefore the volume) and, as Idun has pointed out, that was only the "fun" bit; the rest was to come!