Which building types create the most work

modern houses, older semis, apartment blocks, student-linked flats and homes on longer residential cul-de-sacs are the main reason property challenges vary across Earley. Some jobs are easy because the van sits close and the entrance is direct; others become slower because communal doors, lift or stair choices, narrow hallway turns and longer routes through parking courts or shared paths break the load into smaller stages.

For bulky furniture, hallway turns and stair width matter as much as the number of items being moved.

Why outside access still matters

Even when the building is the main issue, the external setup still shapes the job. some addresses have cleaner frontage parking than central Reading, but shared bays, permit-style streets and crowded residential parking still affect loading can add repeated carrying before the crew even reaches the first doorway.

That is why the most accurate plan looks at the whole route from room to van, not the property type in isolation.