Short answer
Book it as two moves and a unit in between: the crew loads you out on the last day of the old place, a storage unit holds everything, and the crew brings it in when the new place is ready. Keep a suitcase, documents and first-night things with you, and get both moves in one written quote.
Why dates slip
Closings move when financing, inspections or the seller's own purchase move. Leases end on the last day of the month while the new one starts on the first, with a weekend in between. Renovations run late. None of it is unusual, and none of it should mean sleeping on the floor of a house full of boxes.
The two-move plan
- Move out. The crew loads your home or office into the truck on the day you have to be gone.
- Hold. Everything goes into a storage unit. Ours run through our partner Key Storage; they set the storage terms, we handle everything that moves.
- Move in. When the new place is ready, the crew brings it all back and sets it down where you want it.
Both moves are quoted together, on the same hourly rule as any other job, so you know the rate and the crew size for each before you book.
What to store and what to keep
- Store: furniture, most boxes, appliances, the garage.
- Keep with you: a suitcase per person, bedding for one bed, the kitchen basics, work equipment, documents, medication, valuables, and the first-night box.
- Think twice: plants, which do not like dark units, and anything you will need in the gap.
Label the boxes you might need mid-gap and ask the crew to load them last, so they sit at the front of the unit.
How long can it stay
As long as the gap takes. Key Storage sets the storage terms; a week between closings and a season of renovation are both normal. Tell us the likely dates when you ask for a quote, even if one of them is still a guess, and we plan the two moves around it.
Offices too
A business that has to leave one lease before the next one starts is exactly this case. We load the office out, hold it, and bring it back to the new floor, with junk removal for what is not coming along.
The short version
One quote, two moves, one unit in between. Ask for moving and storage with your dates, whether you are closing in Toronto, Vaughan or Oakville.
Questions people ask
Is the storage yours?
No. The storage runs through our partner Key Storage, who set the storage terms. CR Movers handles the move in and the move out.
How is a move with storage priced?
As two moves, each on an hourly rate with the crew size agreed before you book, plus the storage terms from Key Storage.
What should I keep out of storage?
A suitcase per person, bedding, kitchen basics, work equipment, documents, medication and valuables. Anything you will need during the gap.
How much notice do you need for the move back in?
Tell us as soon as the new date is firm. In peak season a week's notice is comfortable; call earlier for a month-end date.
