MoveHouse Booking confirmation and move plan Small Apartment Move · from USD 480
One bedroom, Kreuzberg to Pankow, Friday
Berlin. 22 m³, two crew, and the parking permit nobody remembers until Thursday.
Friday 16 October, two crew, 22 m³ estimated from your video survey. Two things need you before then: the Halteverbotszone at both addresses, and a decision about the piano, which is not in the price.
Small apartment move, Friday 16 October, 08:00 start, two crew and one 3.5 t vehicle. Estimated 22 m³, which fits. Parking permits are not arranged and must be applied for by 9 October. The upright piano was not in the survey and needs the Heavy Item Add-On and a third crew member.
Order record
- Small Apartment Move22 m³, two crew, 3.5 t vehicle, Kreuzberg to Pankow USD 520
- Protective materialsBlankets, straps, mattress bags, floor runners Included
- Disassembly and reassemblyBed and one wardrobe, as surveyed Included
- Heavy Item Add-On, pianoNot booked. See clause 03 Included
- Packing ServiceNot taken. You are packing Included
- Parking permits, both endsYour application. We supply the vehicle details Included
Deposit of USD 130 settled 1 October 2026 · USDC on Base · balance of USD 390 on completion
Access
Both ends, surveyed
| Kreuzberg, from | Pankow, to | |
|---|---|---|
| Floor | 4th | 2nd |
| Lift | None | Yes, 1.1 m x 1.4 m |
| Stairs | 68 steps, two turns, narrow at the top | 34 steps, wide |
| Street access | Oranienstraße, busy, bus route | Quiet residential |
| Vehicle can stop outside | Only with a permit | Only with a permit |
| Carry distance without a permit | About 80 m | About 40 m |
| Estimated loading time | 3 hours with a permit, 4.5 without | 2 hours |
No lift at the Kreuzberg end is the single biggest factor in this move and it is why the estimate is two crew for most of a day rather than a morning. The wardrobe comes apart; the sofa was measured against the stairwell turn and clears it by 6 cm.
Permits
The thing that goes wrong on Berlin moves
| Scenario | Likely cost |
|---|---|
| Permits at both ends | USD 90, and the move finishes early afternoon |
| Permit at Pankow only | About USD 195 in extra crew time |
| No permits | About USD 290 in extra crew time, and a longer day |
| Permit obtained but a car is parked in it | We call the police to have it removed. Usually 60 to 90 minutes |
The last row happens more often than people expect and the permit is what makes removal possible. Without the permit, a blocked kerb is just a blocked kerb.
The piano
Not in the survey, not in the price
The video survey did not show an upright piano and you mentioned it afterwards. It changes the job rather than adding to it.
| Item | Position |
|---|---|
| Weight | Typically 200 to 250 kg for an upright |
| Crew | Three minimum, not two, down 68 steps with two turns |
| Equipment | Piano board and straps, which the van carries |
| Cost | Heavy Item Add-On USD 160, plus a third crew member for the day at USD 190 |
| Insurance | Covered within the standard limit, see clause 04 |
| Tuning afterwards | Always needed. Not our service |
| If it is not declared | The crew will decline to move it on the day |
The last row is not a penalty. Two people do not take 230 kg down a narrow turn safely, and a crew that tries because the customer is upset is how someone gets badly hurt. Declare it and it is a straightforward job; do not and it stays in the flat.
Liability
What is covered, and the gap people miss
| Covered | Limit | |
|---|---|---|
| Damage caused by the crew | Yes | USD 620 per m³, standard German removals basis |
| Damage to the property, both ends | Yes | Public liability |
| Items you packed yourself | Only for external damage to the box | Not for contents breakage |
| Items we packed | Yes, fully | Standard limit |
| Cash, jewellery, documents | Not carried | Take them yourself |
| Electronics without original packaging | Limited | Declare them and we will box them |
| Pre-existing damage | No | Photographed at load |
The row that matters is self-packed boxes. If you pack a box and a glass inside it breaks, that is not covered, because nobody can know how it was packed. If we pack it, it is. This is standard across German removals and is the reason the packing service exists.
- Apply for both permits by 9 October
- Confirm the piano by 9 October so a third crew member is rostered
- Take cash, jewellery, documents and anything irreplaceable in your own car
- Label boxes by room, not by contents. The crew reads the room
- Keep one box of essentials with you. It is always the one that ends up at the back
- Be present at both ends, or name someone who is