Looking for movers near me in Burnaby? Local Movers is a straight run up Highway 1 and over the toll-free Port Mann, off at Willingdon or Kensington, about half an hour from our Surrey base off-peak. We move Metrotown and Brentwood towers, Burnaby Heights bungalows and Government Road houses every week, and we sort the elevator and the insurance paperwork before the truck rolls.
5.0 rating · 370+ reviews on Google · Surrey’s by-the-hour movers
Burnaby runs on four town centres: Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed and Edmonds. Metropolis at Metrotown is BC’s largest mall, and the blocks around it work as the downtown of Burnaby. The homes there are mostly high-rise condos, and Metrotown’s SkyTrain station is the busiest in the region on weekends. That’s the move we do here most: a tower with a booked elevator, a low parkade and one shared loading dock.
The house side is real too. Burnaby Heights carries heritage homes and post-war bungalows. Capitol Hill climbs the hillside above it, with the views to match. Deer Lake and Government Road hold larger detached homes on bigger lots, and many Government Road houses keep a secondary suite inside.
The city is growing fast, from 249,125 people in the 2021 census to an estimated 298,978 by 2024. Brentwood keeps adding towers: Gilmore Place, The Amazing Brentwood, Akimbo and Etoile, with Two Gilmore Place standing 64 floors, the tallest building in all of BC. Beside Brentwood Town Centre Station, Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block is under construction right now, six towers and about 3,500 homes finishing in stages through 2029 and 2030. Thousands of move-ins are coming, and every one of them needs a crew that can work a shared dock.
We come in from Surrey on Highway 1, across the Port Mann, toll-free since 2017, and take exit 29 at Willingdon or exit 33 at Kensington. Our base to Metrotown is 22.6 km, about 28 minutes off-peak. IKEA sits in the Lougheed area, and we deliver for IKEA, so our local moving crews already run these exits weekly.
Bottom line, Burnaby moves live and die on access. We plan the access first, and that’s what keeps your hours down.
Tower moves here run on paperwork. Most Burnaby strata buildings want the freight elevator booked two to four weeks ahead, and Metrotown and Brentwood towers in summer often want a full month. The certificate of insurance is a separate clock: a $2 million liability certificate naming the strata as additional insured, submitted 48 to 72 hours before the move. Without it, the concierge can turn a crew away at the door. We carry the coverage and file it at no charge. Our condo and apartment movers run this playbook every week.
Then there’s the parkade problem. Metrotown and Brentwood parkades often clear under seven feet, and some Burnaby parkades run as low as 2.0 metres, while a moving truck stands three to four metres tall. So we load from the dock or the street, never the parkade. Some Brentwood towers share a single loading dock across 500 to 1,000 units, and elevator windows run in four-hour weekday blocks, roughly 9 am to 4 or 5 pm. Miss your block and you wait. We stage the load order, pad the cab, and keep the dock turning. For pianos, safes and oversized pieces on a dock-and-elevator run, our heavy item crew brings the gear.
Street moves have their own rules. The City of Burnaby lets vehicles over 3,636 kg GVW sit on a street for no more than two hours between 1 and 6 am, and trucks over 11,800 kg have to stay on designated truck routes. A container on the street needs a city permit at $17 a day plus a $113 admin fee, with five working days notice. We plan around the pinch points too: Beresford, Kingsway, McKay and Willingdon around Metrotown, and Lougheed Highway at Willingdon in Brentwood. Want the boxes done before any of this starts? Our packing team can box the place the day before.
Metrotown is the work we do most: Station Square, The Met, Sun Towers, Maywood On The Park. Brentwood brings Gilmore Place, The Amazing Brentwood, Akimbo and Etoile. Each one means a booked elevator, a padded cab and a dock plan, because most of these parkades clear under seven feet. We time the four-hour elevator block, stage the load, and keep the hallway carries moving so the hours stay tight.
North Burnaby is house country. Burnaby Heights carries heritage homes and post-war bungalows, Capitol Hill climbs above it on the hillside, and Deer Lake and Government Road hold bigger detached homes, many with a secondary suite downstairs. A suite move means two households in one house, and a hillside driveway changes where the truck sits. We scout the slope and stairs first and pad the rails.
Along the Royal Oak and Edmonds corridor, South Burnaby runs mostly single-family homes and townhomes, served by the Royal Oak and Edmonds SkyTrain stations. Edmonds is the affordable quadrant of the four town centres, so we see lots of first-condo and townhome moves here. Strata complexes still want a move window booked and the visitor parking kept clear, so we confirm both with your property manager before the day.
Billed on the hours it takes, up front
The team that quotes is the team that moves
Hundreds of Lower Mainland moves done
One of their largest delivery partners
We price every Burnaby move on time. You’re billed for the actual hours the job takes, in 30-minute steps after the minimum, and we break the estimate down before we start. We never quote a flat rate. What drives the hours here is concrete: a strata move takes longer per cubic foot than a house move because of elevator waits and hallway carries. A shared Brentwood dock can add a queue. A Capitol Hill driveway can add a longer carry. We tell you which of these applies to your move before you book, not after.
The drive doesn’t hurt you either. Our base to Metrotown is 22.6 km, about 28 minutes off-peak, straight up Highway 1 and over the Port Mann with no toll since September 2017. You get a Surrey crew’s rates with Burnaby building experience. Honest hours, explained before we lift a box.
Tell us the two addresses, the building and the floor. We give you an honest hourly estimate up front.
Elevator window, insurance certificate, dock plan. We sort your building’s rules weeks before move day.
Wrapped, padded and loaded in the right order. The clock only runs while we work.
Everything placed and set up where you want it. You check the time sheet, that’s the bill.
Burnaby sits between Boundary Road on the west and North Road on the east, with Burrard Inlet up top and the Fraser River below. Inside those lines are 90.57 square kilometres of city, all four town centres and every house pocket in between. We cover all of it.
Boundary Road to the west, North Road to the east, Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south, including Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds, Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Deer Lake and Government Road.
Real five-star reviews from our moving customers, straight from Google.
Burnaby is one of our regular runs. We come up Highway 1, cross the toll-free Port Mann, and get off at exit 29 Willingdon or exit 33 Kensington. Our base to Metrotown is 22.6 km, about 28 minutes off-peak. We work all four town centres plus house pockets like Burnaby Heights and Deer Lake.
Usually not, and we plan for it. Metrotown and Brentwood parkades mostly clear under seven feet, and some Burnaby parkades run as low as 2.0 metres. A moving truck stands three to four metres tall, so we load from the loading dock or the street instead. Tell us your building and we bring the right plan.
Two to four weeks for most Burnaby strata buildings. Metrotown and Brentwood towers in summer often want a full month. Elevator windows usually run in four-hour weekday blocks between 9 am and 4 or 5 pm, and many buildings allow only one move per day. Book the elevator first, then book us for that window.
Yes, at no charge. Burnaby stratas want a $2 million liability certificate naming the strata as additional insured, submitted 48 to 72 hours before the move. Without it the concierge can turn the crew away at the door. We file it on time. The building will also charge a $50 to $300 move fee plus a $200 to $500 refundable deposit.
Sometimes, but the windows shrink. Saturday elevator slots are often morning-only and Sundays are typically off the table. Some Brentwood towers share one loading dock across 500 to 1,000 units, so a weekday morning block is the fastest slot you can get. We’ll help you pick one.
On time. You’re billed for the actual hours the job takes, in 30-minute steps after the minimum, broken down before we start. Never a flat rate. Strata moves take longer per cubic foot than house moves because of elevator waits and hallway carries, so we build that into the estimate up front.
All the time. Burnaby Heights has heritage homes and post-war bungalows, Capitol Hill sits on the hillside with the views to match, and Deer Lake and Government Road carry larger homes, many with a secondary suite inside. We scout the slope and stairs before the day so the crew size is right.
The city limits vehicles over 3,636 kg GVW to two hours of street parking between 1 and 6 am, and trucks over 11,800 kg have to stay on designated truck routes. A moving container on the street needs a city permit: $17 a day plus a $113 admin fee, applied for at least five working days ahead. We build the legal plan into the quote.
Yes. Gilmore Place, The Amazing Brentwood, Akimbo and Etoile are already regular stops, and Two Gilmore Place is the tallest building in BC at 64 floors. Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block beside Brentwood Town Centre Station adds six more towers and about 3,500 homes through 2029 and 2030.
Yes. Our packers can box your place the day before, which matters when your elevator window is a four-hour block. We also take beds, desks and sectionals apart and rebuild them at the new place. IKEA, Cozey and Samsung all use us for deliveries, so flat-pack furniture holds no mysteries for our crew.
A crew that comes over the Port Mann, books your elevator right, and bills on actual time. Get a free estimate today.
Local Movers Ltd · 8567 164 St, Surrey, BC V4N 3K4 · (778) 242-2877 · Open Mon-Sun
