Movers in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

Zero Hour Moving helps families, retirees and small businesses move across the City of Kawartha Lakes, a municipality as big as a county and mostly countryside. Moves here usually mean a large detached house, a drive on rural roads between towns such as Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls, and some planning around heavy winter snow.

Kawartha Lakes movers, from Lindsay to the northern villages

About six in seven homes in Kawartha Lakes are single-detached houses, and nearly all are family-sized, so the usual job means emptying a full household plus a garage, shed or workshop, which calls for a larger truck and a crew of three or more. A good share of the housing is several decades old, with narrow stairwells, low basement doorways and awkward landings, so we measure sofas, beds and dressers during planning rather than at the door. Condos are rare and renting is uncommon, so most moves follow a closing date. With about three in ten residents aged 65 or older, downsizing from a long-time family house into something smaller is one of our most common jobs here.

Distance is the main thing to plan for. Towns and villages are spread out along lakes and rivers across a county-sized area, so a move from Coboconk or Kinmount down to Lindsay is a real drive on two-lane roads. Highway 7, Highway 35 and Highway 115 are the main routes our trucks use. On rural properties, tell us about the lane, gates and driveway. Winters bring plenty of snow, especially near the big lakes, and the City bans overnight on-street parking from November to the end of April, with slightly different hours on the main downtown streets of Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls and Omemee. If you are clearing out first, the City's landfill sites take household loads, but mattresses and appliances must be kept apart from regular waste. Check the City of Kawartha Lakes website for current details.

Our crews serve every corner of the city, from Lindsay, the largest town, to Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Omemee and Woodville, and out to places such as Pontypool, Janetville, Little Britain, Kirkfield and Dunsford. We also move households to and from Peterborough, Cavan-Monaghan, Scugog and Brock, and to Clarington, the closest large centre. Toronto is roughly 93 km away, and about one in five residents arrived recently from elsewhere in Ontario, so moves between the GTA and the Kawarthas are routine for us. Moves to other provinces are part of our work too. Send us both addresses, a rough room count and your preferred date, and we will put together a quote that fits.