Apartment moving articles
Advice on apartment moves in Boston and Cambridge: tight stairwells, city parking, small-space packing and settling into a new apartment. 66 articles.

Navigating Long-Distance Moves from New England (and Beyond)
Long-distance moves come with their own set of challenges. There are typically tighter timelines and longer checklists with bigger projects. There’s also the pressure of uprooting your life for a new state or a new job (no big deal, right?). As one of the…
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Emergency Packouts Protecting Homes and Businesses
When something unforeseen and unfortunate happens at home or at work, such as a burst pipe, a dishwasher leak, a toilet overflow, or a sudden appliance failure, you don’t have time to plan, pack, or sort. You just need your belongings out of the way and…
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From MetroWest to Worcester Central MA Moves
MetroWest and Central Massachusetts have their own rhythm, different from Boston proper or even the North and South Shores. From Worcester’s hills and dining cars to Marlbrough tech parks, Mastodon has moved items throughout all of central MA. The Mastodon…
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Navigating Moves in Boston’s Tightest Spaces
Along with our driving and general demeanor/speaking cadence, if you’ve ever tried moving in Boston, you know it’s not for the faint of heart. Behind the exterior walls of our historic buildings lie steep stairwells, narrow hallways, and countless other…
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Professional Movers Beat the DIY Approach in Every Move
At Mastodon Moving, we’ve seen just about every moving scenario imaginable. And if there’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that do-it-yourself moves usually end up costing more in time, stress, and sometimes even injury than they save in money. We get it,…
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Relocating? 5 Questions to Ask Your Movers
Moving to a new city or town can be an incredibly exciting time, but it can also be pure chaos if you don’t plan accordingly. Hiring professional movers, who have years of experience packing, planning, and moving your valued possessions is always the best…
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How Can Professional Movers Protect Your Home and Possessions?
At Mastodon Movers, we pride ourselves on our professional, efficient, and personalized moving team. Not only do we work to get the job done, but we do so with a mind toward doing things the way we would, if it was our own home being moved. For us, that means…
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Winter Moving Tips
Moving at any time of year can be overwhelming, let alone when the temperature has dipped and the weather might not be completely cooperative. However, with the right professional moving company that has plenty of experience moving families and businesses in…
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Things to Consider When Moving With Children
Moving can be stressful for adults who are juggling a long list of things that need to be accomplished including packing, arranging for the move, gathering records and paperwork, and possibly prepping for a new job. There are a million-and-one small details…
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Is Coronavirus Causing an Escape to the Burbs?
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. are just some of the crowded cities that are seeing a new pattern of homeownership develop due to the coronavirus pandemic. More and more families, who once loved city life are headed to the…
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5 Must-Do Tasks Before Moving
If you are moving in the near future, your mind is probably filled with “To-Do” lists that can get a bit overwhelming. At Mastodon Moving, we know what that feeling can be like, so we want to help you get organized and stay on track throughout your move. Here…
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How to Keep Your Sanity During a Move
We know that moving can be one of the great stressors of life even if you are moving to your dream home, in the perfect neighborhood. There are so many parts of the puzzle that need to come together in order to make the move happen. Thankfully, after years of…
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