A lot of people have heard of self pack moving or using a shipping container to move your household contents interstate. We often get asked how exactly the system works. If you are looking at moving from Perth to Melbourne, it's great to know that there is an alternative to pricey full service removalists and if you don't mind getting stuck in and doing some of the work yourself, then you stand to save a lot of money.

Full service removalists generally will show up at your house in a large truck and do all the packing of your household contents, move it into their truck and then arrange to relocate it to your new house where they will unload it at the other end.

Self pack removals, or DIY removals are very similar but with one vital difference - you do the packing yourself! The advantage to this is that you know exactly what you've packed, where it is and many people have more peace of mind knowing that they've safely packed precious items themselves so they don't get misplaced or broken.

As our head office is in Perth, we are very famililar with all areas of the city and beyond. We are even able to offer you a location to pack / unpack your moving container (pod) if you are unable to do it at your own address.

Case Study - Moving from Perth to Melbourne
  1. Obtain a quote. Based on the locations you are moving to and from, we will send you a detailed quote outlining price, container hirage time, transit time, insurance particulars, weight allowance, storage options and payment terms. Moving from Perth to Melbourne will cost you approximately $2190 (if you live within 30km of the CBD) and it will take 5 days for your container to be delivered door-to-door.
  2. Quote confirmation - once you quote has been confirmed and a deposit paid we will organise delivery of an empty container to your home in Perth at a pre-arranged time. We use google maps street view to look at your address and discuss with you the best place to put down the container so you know exactly what to expect.
  3. You pack - you have up to 40 days to split between packing and unpacking your container, packing generally takes a lot longer than unpacking but with this much time you will not need to rush. We have loads of helpful tools on our website to provide advice and tips for packing your container.
  4. Interstate transportation - we will return and pick up the fully loaded container. All of our containers travel via rail to their interstate destination so after your container is picked up by a truck, it is then delivered to the nearest rail terminal, in Perth this is at Kewdale. At the other end another truck picks up your container from the rail terminal in Footscray and delivers it to your new address.
  5. You unpack and settle into your new home! We will return and pick up the empty container at your convenience.