Large Item Delivery near you

What these jobs share is weight or bulk out of proportion to the space it has to pass through. Give the company the make and model where there is one, so it can check the weight and dimensions instead of guessing.

A heavy item needs a path that works from the truck to its final spot, and a crew that hasn't seen the path is guessing. Send photos or a short video of both ends, from the curb to the room or the patch of yard.

The right crew depends on the item, the stairs and the length of the carry, so a careful company asks questions before quoting rather than sending whoever is free. A washer going into a ground-floor laundry room is a very different job from a large safe going down a basement stairway or a hot tub crossing a sloped yard, which need more hands and heavier gear.

Expect an appliance dolly with straps at the very least, and a truck with a liftgate or ramp so nothing is hoisted into the box by hand. Ask what else is coming and how the crew will handle the hardest point on the route, whether that's a turn on the stairs or a step down into a sunken room. When an item has to be lifted over a house or a railing, it's the rigging job described on our specialty moving page.

Disconnecting and reconnecting a gas appliance is regulated work, not part of the delivery. In Ontario, TSSA states that only registered fuels contractors are legally allowed to do fuels-related work. In Quebec, the RBQ requires contractors who do gas work to hold the appropriate licence, and their workers need a certificate of competence from Emploi-Québec. Other provinces have their own gas safety authorities. Book a technician for both ends: to shut off and cap the supply before the crew arrives, and to connect the appliance and test for leaks once it's in place.

Electrical work follows the same logic. A hot tub's supply should be disconnected and reconnected by a licensed electrician, and a dryer or range that needs a new outlet or circuit at its new spot is an electrician's job too. Whether the crew connects a washer's water hoses or a fridge's ice-maker line varies by company, so ask when you book.

Heavy items do their damage at the edges of the job: a dolly wheel pivoting on hardwood, a corner catching a door frame, a fridge scraping vinyl as it's pushed into its alcove. Agree on protection before the crew starts.

Getting the item in place is only half the job. Health Canada notes that appliances can tip over when they're top-heavy, placed on an uneven surface, loaded with heavy objects or climbed by a child, and advises anti-tip devices such as angle braces or safety straps.

When a new appliance comes in, the old one has to go somewhere. Ask at booking whether the crew takes it and where it ends up, since fridges, freezers and air conditioners must reach a site that recovers the refrigerant, as our junk removal page explains.