Movers in Rideau Lakes, Ontario

Rideau Lakes is cottage country, with hundreds of kilometres of shoreline and the Rideau Canal running through it, and Zero Hour Moving helps cottage owners and year-round residents alike. From Newboro and Chaffey's Lock to Portland, Elgin and Delta, our crews plan around waterfront lots, older houses and an older population that is often downsizing.

Rideau Lakes is part of United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Our crews move people across the whole region.

Rideau Lakes cottage and home moves along the Rideau Canal

Nine in ten homes in Rideau Lakes are detached houses, and roughly a third of all homes had no year-round residents at the last census, a clear sign of the cottages along the lakes and the canal. Year-round houses are often decades old, with steep stairs and low basements, and a small share of residents live in mobile homes, where narrow halls call for compact dollies and more disassembly. Renting is uncommon and condos are nearly absent, so almost every move here is a house or a cottage. With an older population, downsizing from a large property into something easier to manage is a frequent reason to call us.

The Rideau Waterway crosses the township, with rocky, cliff-edged shoreline around Chaffey's Lock and softer, farmed land near Lower Rideau Lake. Waterfront properties can sit at the end of narrow or private roads, with a slope or a long path between the parking spot and the door, so we ask about access before we choose a truck. Visitors come for the canal, the locks at Jones Falls and the hiking trails, which adds traffic in the warmer season, and spring openings and fall closings are the peak times for cottage moves, so reserve early. Farm properties bring their own needs, such as outbuildings and long lanes.

Our crews work across the township, including Chantry, Newboro, Chaffey's Lock, Portland, Elgin and Delta, as well as around Westport, the self-governing village that Rideau Lakes surrounds. We also move households to Perth, Smiths Falls, Athens, Tay Valley and South Frontenac. City moves tend to head toward Kingston, roughly 53 km away, or Ottawa, roughly 93 km. Moves to other provinces get a full inventory and long-haul wrapping. Tell us how your property is reached and when you want to move, and we will prepare a quote.