The Carry Check
On a site walk we read the ground between the truck and your door. This is the same read, done from your kitchen table. Answer what you know, skip what you don't, and send us the result: your quote starts half-done.
Why we ask about stairs before dates
Most moving quotes start with how many bedrooms. Around here that's the second question. Two identical three-bedroom houses, one on the flat at Avalon and one up a Pacific Road switchback, are two different days of work, and pretending otherwise is how moves run over.
The Carry Check exists so the surprise happens now, on this page, instead of on moving day. If your result looks steep, that's not bad news: it just means the crew arrives already knowing.
Want the long version? Read How steep is your carry?, our field notes on grading hillside access.