Afton homes rarely resemble each other. A river cottage below St. Croix Trail, a 1970s split-level set deep in the trees off Neal Avenue, and a bluff-top house on five wooded acres each ask something different of a moving crew, which is why people here tend to hire dependable moving professionals instead of whoever picks up the phone first.
The Kinds of Properties We Work on in Afton
Much of what we load in Afton sits at the end of a long private drive. Daymakers Moving & Storage has been running crews on both sides of the St. Croix since 2015, and the pattern here is consistent: fewer townhomes, more single-family homes on acreage, plenty of walkouts built into a grade, and a good number of older riverside properties with narrow stairs and low door headers. Homes in this area can also include detached workshops, pole buildings, and finished lower levels, which means the inventory we walk through is usually larger than the square footage suggests.
Moving Challenges Specific to This Area
Grade is the recurring problem. A walkout basement facing the river means carrying up a slope rather than out a front door, and a gravel drive that has softened after rain will not hold a loaded truck. We look at all of that before quoting, not on the day. Afton also holds a fair number of heavy, awkward pieces that got moved in once and have not moved since, and our piano moving crews handle those in-house rather than handing them to a subcontractor.
Our Approach For Afton Customers
Every Afton estimate starts with a walkthrough, either in person or over live video. We want eyes on the drive, the grade, the stair turns, and the pieces that worry you. That walkthrough is also where we work out whether a shuttle is needed, because a 26-foot truck cannot always reach a house that a pickup can. If your closing dates do not line up, our climate-controlled storage can hold the load in between so you are not paying for two separate moves.
Scheduling and Access Here
Afton fills up on summer weekends, and traffic through the Old Village on a warm Saturday is not where you want a loaded truck idling. We will usually suggest an early start, and we plan the route in or out before the day rather than improvising around it.
About Afton
Afton sits along the Minnesota bank of the St. Croix south of Lakeland, a small city of large lots, bluff roads, and a compact riverfront village on St. Croix Trail South. Afton State Park and Afton Alps draw traffic through the area seasonally. Homes range from riverfront cottages on tight lots to newer houses spread across wooded acreage inland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a full-size moving truck reach a house on a gravel drive off Trading Post Trail?
Often yes, but not always. Soft ground after rain and tight turnarounds are the two things that stop us, and both are things we check during the walkthrough. Where a full truck cannot get close, we shuttle with a smaller vehicle.
We have a piano and a gun safe in a walkout basement. Is that one job or three?
One job, one crew. We handle piano moving and safe moving ourselves, so you are not coordinating separate vendors around a single move date.
Thinking about a move here? Tell us what you are moving and where it needs to go, and we will set up a walkthrough that gives you a number you can plan around. A free moving quote costs you nothing but the walkthrough.