Living in Villanova PA: What to Know Before Moving to Villanova Villanova is the Main Line at its most spread out. There is no downtown, no station shopping strip, and almost no sidewalk. What there is: some of the largest residential lots between Philadelphia and Paoli, a nationally known university,... read more →
Sep 14
Sep 14
LiteMovers was featured as a moving expert on Redfin. Their new house checklist covers 15 steps that make move-in day easier. This post walks through each step with a Philadelphia-area lens. It adds what we see on real jobs across the Main Line, Chester County, Montgomery County, and Delaware County.... read more →
Sep 14
Yes, moving to Swarthmore can start out well, as long as you plan around the borough itself. Swarthmore is a walkable, one-square-mile college town in Delaware County. It has narrow streets, metered downtown parking, older stone homes and a train station in the middle of everything. Sort out access and... read more →
Sep 13
Living in Haverford PA: What to Know Before Moving to Haverford Haverford is the quiet one on the Main Line. It has no shopping district like Ardmore and no downtown like Wayne, and that is exactly why people choose it: a college campus with a public arboretum, two of the... read more →
Sep 13
Four weeks from a move in the Philadelphia suburbs? Call LiteMovers at (610) 755-5535 and lock in a written estimate while the calendar still has room. The month before moving breaks into four jobs. Clear what you will not take, count and buy your boxes, settle the appliances and the... read more →
Sep 12
Living in Wayne PA: What to Know Before Moving to Wayne Wayne is the Main Line town that feels the most like an actual town: a real downtown with a movie theater, a train station you can walk to, and streets of Victorian and stone homes that people drive out... read more →
Sep 11
Bryn Mawr is the town people picture when they say "the Main Line." Stone estate homes on winding roads, a college campus that looks like it was built for a film, a hospital that anchors the whole region, and a Lancaster Avenue strip with a train station right in the... read more →
Sep 11
Most Philadelphia-area homes need between 10 and 20 moving boxes per room, or roughly 60 to 90 boxes for a 3-bedroom house. Kitchens and home offices run high, bedrooms run low, and a full basement can add 20 boxes on its own. Below is the count LiteMovers crews use, followed... read more →
Sep 10
Ask a Litemovers Ardmore crew where they were last week and there is a good chance the answer includes Ardmore. It is one of the busiest stops on the Main Line for us, and for good reason. Ardmore gives you a real, walkable downtown, a train that gets you to... read more →
Sep 10
A shuttle service is a smaller truck that carries your belongings between your home and a tractor-trailer parked somewhere else. Van lines use one when the big trailer cannot reach your door. A narrow street, a low bridge, a tight turn, or a parking rule is usually why. Here is... read more →
Sep 09
A basement cleanout should start six to eight weeks before your move date, not the week of. Sort everything into four piles: keep, donate, sell, and regulated. Handle paint, chemicals and old electronics first, because Pennsylvania law keeps several of them out of your trash. Clearing a lower level before... read more →
Sep 08
Anyone who has carried a sofa up a Philadelphia rowhome staircase knows that the hard part of the day is rarely the driving. It is the turn at the top of the stairs. It is the doorway that measures thirty inches instead of thirty-six. It is the block where every... read more →
Sep 08
Moving a refrigerator safely takes about 24 hours of preparation, not 20 minutes of muscle. Unplug and defrost the unit a full day ahead, drain the water lines, strap the doors shut, and keep the appliance upright on a dolly. Rushing any of those four steps is what causes damage.... read more →
Sep 07
Moving to Glenside takes one planning step that a newer suburb does not. The village sits across two townships. Most homes are 1920s stone twins with narrow, turning stairs. Almost nobody has a driveway a moving truck can use. Confirm your township, your school district and your street access first.... read more →
Sep 05
If your sale closes before your purchase, store your belongings once — not twice. The cleanest plan between closings is a single load-out into a mover's warehouse, one written estimate covering storage and redelivery, and a firm delivery date. That one decision removes most of the cost and chaos. Already... read more →
Sep 04
Garage packing should start two weekends before your move, not the night before. The garage holds the heaviest, dirtiest and most regulated items in the house, and a licensed crew cannot legally load fuel, propane or solvents. Sort those out first and the rest goes fast. Staring at a full... read more →
Sep 03
A delivery window is the span of days your mover agrees to deliver an interstate shipment — not one guaranteed date. On a long-distance move out of Pennsylvania, that window usually runs two to fourteen days, sized to the mileage, your shipment weight, and the other stops already booked on... read more →
Sep 02
A senior move runs best in four phases: the week before, loading at the old home, arrival at the community, and the first night. Plan each phase and the day ends with a made bed and a working lamp instead of a wall of unopened boxes. Planning a move into... read more →
Sep 01
Moving a washer and dryer safely comes down to three things. Shut off and drain the water lines the day before. Strap or bolt the drum so it cannot swing. Then use stair-rated equipment for the carry. Most damage happens on the stairs, not in the truck. Laundry appliances are... read more →
Aug 30
A moving out checklist works best when it runs backward from truck day: confirm the written estimate, pack the rooms you barely use, clear the attic and garage, handle the heavy items, then leave a small survival box for the last night. Everything else is detail. That order matters more... read more →