Moving companies who specialise in house and furniture removals will typically have boxes and protective equipment for your items. If you simply hire a man with a van then they may not have the boxes for the job. In either case, you may prefer to wrap and box items yourself, to speed up the process and ensure they are wrapped suitably.

To get a fair price for a man with a van service we advise you to write a clear and descriptive description of the work you need done. Things that are good to include are the description of items to be delivered, quality, size and approximate weight. Where you're moving the items from and to. Let the driver know about access to each location, like: are parking permits required? Is there difficult access? Are there stairs or lifts? Lastly you might like to say what days and times you want the man with a van to pick up / deliver.

When you hire a Man with a van to move multiple or large items, you should expect that they are able to load the van themselves. They should have loading equipment like trolleys, straps and lifts to help move heavy and bulky items.

You can post all size jobs on TaskMatch. For delivering smaller items it may be good to use a local postal or courier service but a man with a van can be great for other small, bulky, heavy or awkward items as well as full home moving jobs. We see jobs being posted here from as little as €30 for deliveries to €2,000 for house moving.

You can always ask our Taskers what their experience is and what transport/equipment they have before you hire them. The best way to get an idea of how good the man with a van you hire will be is to check their reviews on their TaskMatch profile. Here you can see what jobs they have done recently and read reviews from their customers.