Movers at Torshov
Torshov is built around large, continuous blocks from the 1920s. They look alike from the outside, but the stairwells are not alike – and it is the stairwell that decides the day.
The Torshov blocks
The residential blocks around Torshovparken were built in the 1920s as municipal housing, and today are mostly housing co-operatives. They are solid and spacious by the standards of the time, but most stairwells run to four floors without a lift.
A fourth floor without a lift is perfectly manageable – it is simply a matter of having enough people. We are happy to put three movers on such jobs instead of two. The hourly rate is higher, but the total usually comes out lower, because it goes almost twice as fast.
Narrow entrances, spacious courtyards
Many of the blocks here have large, green courtyards on the inside. Some stairwells are most easily reached from there, and in some places we can drive into the courtyard if the gateway is wide enough and the board gives permission.
That can save a lot of carrying. Ask the co-operative board whether it is possible for your stairwell, and we will take that route.
Co-operatives and communal rules
As in the rest of co-operative Oslo, there are rules for how moving day is to be handled: how long the entrance door may stand open, whether furniture may be left in the hallway in the meantime, and whether quiet hours apply.
We follow whatever has been agreed. Let us know in advance, and we avoid discussions with neighbours in the middle of the job.
Typical at Torshov
- Building type
- 1920s housing co-operatives
- Lift
- Rare, often four floors
- Access
- Some stairwells via the courtyard
- Typical job
- Two and three rooms, 3 movers recommended
We move all over Oslo
We drive across the whole city, and we know the stairwells in these neighbourhoods particularly well. Tap a neighbourhood to read about moving there.
Moving at Torshov?
Tell us which stairwell and which floor, and we will know what is waiting.