Packers and Movers in Hebbal Kempapura

A 1 BHK is usually Rs 3,500 to Rs 6,500 and a 2 BHK Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,500. A flat with a lot of damp affected things takes a little longer to pack, because items are sorted and wrapped separately. The survey gives you the figure in writing.

Yes, most people use Hebbal Kempapura to mean the Kempapura near Hebbal. Our Kempapura page is about moving in from abroad and this one is about damp flats. Both cover the same neighbourhood.

Usually yes. The back panel gets wiped, dried and wrapped in paper rather than stretch film so it can breathe. If the board has gone soft and crumbly, it may not survive being taken apart, and we'll tell you before we start.

If the mould is on the surface of a mattress that's been on a damp floor, airing it in strong sun for a day or two sometimes clears it. If it's spotted right through or smells even after airing, it's not worth moving. It will bring the problem into the new flat.

Because plastic seals the damp in. A damp item in stretch film, in a closed carton, in a closed room, is the ideal place for mould to spread. Paper and a carton let it breathe. Dry items can be film wrapped as usual.

Not if they've been in a damp room. Old cartons soak up moisture and mould spores and pass them on to whatever goes in them. We bring fresh cartons, and the old ones can go out with the scrap.

Dry them spread open in air, not stacked. Books that have dried out but are wavy are fine to pack. Books that still feel damp or smell musty should be packed in their own carton and opened as soon as they reach the new place.

Often, yes. The white bloom is usually surface mould. Wipe it off, dry them in air away from direct sun, and pack them in paper. Leather packed damp in a closed bag is what really ruins it.

Yes. We look behind the big furniture and in the lofts and ask about the outer walls. It tells us how much separate packing to plan for, and it's better you hear about the back of your wardrobe from us than discover it on the day.

Not if affected things are packed apart from clean ones and nothing damp is sealed in plastic. We mark those cartons so they're opened first at the new place, rather than left in a corner for a month.

A week is ideal. Pull furniture away from damp walls, open the windows, put soft things out in the sun on dry days. Even three or four days helps. The day before is too late for most things.

Usually not. Seepage mostly comes from the building, a terrace, a pipe or an outer wall. Photograph the walls before you leave. The deposit conversation is between you and the owner, but photographs make it a much shorter one.

Yes, tell us where. A gap of a few centimetres behind a wardrobe or a bed against an outer wall makes a big difference to air flow. It's worth checking the new flat's walls for damp before anything goes against them.

Rain slows the loading because goods can't sit outside, and the vehicle is loaded under cover as much as possible. Packing damp things in monsoon weather is harder, so dry weeks before the move matter even more.

Most streets take a medium vehicle. Some lanes are narrow and busy through the day, and there we park at the nearest wide point. Traffic near the Hebbal side is lighter early in the morning.

Yes, moves toward Manyata, Nagawara, Thanisandra and Hebbal are common from here. They're short drives, and the timing is decided more by the lift slots than by the road.

We'd rather you washed them first, honestly. Musty clothes packed in a carton smell worse when opened and can mark clean clothes nearby. If there isn't time, they go in their own carton, marked, to be washed first at the other end.

Yes, but the cushions come off and travel separately. Foam that has taken on damp takes days to dry, and it shouldn't be wrapped airtight. If the smell doesn't go after airing, a new cushion cover or foam might be the answer.

Transit insurance is available on declared value. It covers damage in transit, not damage that was already there from damp, which is another reason to note the condition of affected items on the inventory.

Short term storage in Bangalore is available and priced monthly. If the new flat has a damp problem the owner is fixing, storing the furniture until it's done is better than moving it in against a wet wall.

We don't run a disposal service, but a local scrap dealer will collect old mattresses, cartons and broken furniture. Arrange it for the day before the move so the flat is clear when we arrive.

A week is comfortable for a weekday. Give yourself more if the flat is badly affected, because the drying time is the part that can't be rushed.

Yes. Bikes on a carrier are Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,500 and cars Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000. If your bike has been parked in a damp basement, check the seat and electrics before it goes on the carrier.

Ask the owner if there has been any seepage in the last monsoon, and look at the ceilings and the insides of the fitted cupboards. A fresh coat of paint on one wall is sometimes hiding exactly what you're trying to leave behind.

Not always from the outside. Board furniture that has taken on damp swells at the edges and the laminate lifts, and that's the tell. We check the back and the base at survey. If the core has gone soft, it may come apart in our hands when we dismantle it, so it's better to know before the day.

No. Covering a damp patch before handing over a flat just hides the problem from the owner and from the next tenant, and fresh paint on seepage peels within weeks anyway. Photograph it, tell the owner in writing, and let them fix the cause.

They can. A television or speaker that has sat against a damp wall may have corrosion on the back panel or ports. We pack electronics as usual, and it's worth checking each one works before the move so you know what state it was in.

Of course, most of our work in Hebbal Kempapura is a regular flat move. Damp comes up often enough after the rains that it's worth explaining how we handle it.