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Award-Winning Local Moving Company in Lake Elmo, MN
Moving a household across town sounds simple until you start counting the bookshelves. Daymakers Moving & Storage is one of the local movers Lake Elmo, MN homeowners call first for full-service moves, and we have been doing this since 2015. Our headquarters are in Hudson, WI. We also have a local office at 8530 Eagle Point Blvd in Lake Elmo, MN, giving our crews and moving trucks a convenient base right in the same county as your move.
Lake Elmo is not a city you can move with a generic playbook. Roughly 24 square miles, a Comprehensive Plan built around preserving rural character, and homes ranging from 1800s farmhouses to new construction with three-car garages. Those are very different moving days, and the services you need change with the house.
Lake Elmo, MN Homeowners
A Lake Elmo, MN Local Moving Team That Lives Around the Corner
Local moves go smoother when the movers loading the truck know the streets already. Our team has worked in Lake Elmo, Oakdale, Woodbury, and Stillwater for years. They know Old Village driveways are short and tight, that the newer subdivisions south of 10th Street have long approaches, and that a gravel drive changes how you stage a moving truck. On an hourly move, that knowledge is the cost difference.
What Lake Elmo Homes Ask of a Moving Crew
Lake Elmo has deliberately protected its rural character, limiting the suburban development that spread across much of the rest of Washington County. That one choice shapes almost every move here.
Large lots mean long driveways. In Whistling Valley, Savona, and Boulder Ponds, the walk from truck to front door is three or four times longer than in a townhouse closer to the metro. That carry adds time to both loading and unloading. It is real moving labor and heavy lifting, so we measure the carry during the walkthrough and build that labor into the estimate instead of pricing on room count alone.
The other half of the city is the opposite problem. Old Village bungalows and Craftsman homes south of downtown went up in the early 20th century, with stairwells never sized for a modern sectional. Century-old farmhouses add original floors worth protecting. Our movers carry wide dollies for long hauls and narrow ones for tight turns, because in Lake Elmo you need both in the same week.
How the Local Move Works From Start to Finish
Booking starts with an in-home walkthrough or a video call. We count rooms, eyeball the large furniture, and ask about the patio furniture nobody remembers until moving day. You get a reliable quote built on real scope.
Our movers arrive with padding, dollies, straps, and a properly sized truck. Loading moves fast because the plan was locked in first, and unloading runs the same way. We place boxes in the rooms you name, reassemble the furniture and heavy items we took apart, and walk the house with you before pulling out. Clear communication throughout.
What Our Moving Services in Lake Elmo Include
Moving Cost in the Lake Elmo Area Without the Surprise Fees
Local moves bill hourly, which is fine as long as the rate is the whole story. Labor is the main cost driver, so a bigger house needs more crew and more labor help, and that shows up in the hours. The trouble is add-ons. Fuel fees, stair fees, weekend fees, and a few nobody asked about.
Our quotes are built on real scope, so the invoice tracks the estimate unless something changes on your end. If the crew has to carry a washer two hundred feet down a Whistling Valley driveway, that is not a change, because we counted that moving labor during the walkthrough. Relocating out into the Twin Cities metro or across Minnesota shifts the math, and we walk you through it before you book.
Packing, Boxes, and the Little Stuff That Slows You Down
You figure the kitchen takes an hour and it eats your Saturday. Packing and unpacking are the most time-consuming parts of any move, which is why we either take them off your hands through our packing services or send supplies ahead. How things get packed decides what shows up scuffed.
Small Moves, Big Moves, and Specialty Items
Some jobs are a one-bedroom apartment with a couch and six boxes. Some are a five-bedroom house on an acre with a piano and a shop full of tools. The moving labor scales. The care does not. Large furniture gets wrapped, padded, and strapped before it leaves the room. Specialty items like pianos, gun safes, and heavy safes go to the movers who handle them regularly, because heavy lifting done wrong is how floors and backs get wrecked. Customers tell us the difference shows in those details.
Where Our Lake Elmo Movers Work Across Washington County
Lake Elmo sits in Washington County, Minnesota, halfway between downtown Saint Paul and the St. Croix River Valley, with I-94 along the south edge and Highway 5 running through the middle.
Our crews work throughout the city, including Old Village, Whistling Valley, Savona, Boulder Ponds, and Torre Pines. That includes the acreage around Lake Elmo Park Reserve and the homes out by Lake Elmo Airport, which actually sits just over the line in Baytown Township.
We also cover the communities that border the city directly. Oakdale to the west, Grant to the north, Woodbury to the south, and Oak Park Heights, Baytown Township, and West Lakeland Township to the east. Each of these touches Lake Elmo directly. Stillwater and Afton sit a short drive beyond, so a move between any of them still counts as local work for Lake Elmo residents.
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Why Lake Elmo Residents Pick Daymakers Moving & Storage
More than 800 five-star reviews across Google, Facebook, Angi, and HomeAdvisor, and 98% of our customers say they would recommend us. Daymakers is a BBB Accredited moving company rated A plus, HomeAdvisor Top Rated, a 2022 Angi Super Service Award winner, and No. 2007 on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list with 211.85% three-year revenue growth. Founder Sean Higgins started the company with his wife Libby in 2015.
Past the plaques, our Minnesota and Wisconsin movers keep their gear in excellent shape. Clean trucks, hand trucks that roll straight, moving blankets that are not falling apart. Customers notice. We would rather be the reliable moving company than the cheap one.
Frequently Asked Questions About Local Movers in Lake Elmo, MN
Pricing is hourly, and the total depends on crew size, the moving labor involved, home size, access, and whether you add packing services or a storage unit. Lot sizes matter more here than in most of Washington County, since a long driveway adds carry time at both ends.
Yes, and it comes up often. Early 20th-century bungalows and century-old farmhouses in Lake Elmo have narrow stairwells, tight landings, and original floors. Our teams bring narrow dollies, floor protection, and enough labor help to carry heavy items rather than drag them.
Two to four weeks is comfortable, and summer weekends fill first. Shorter timelines often work, so call before assuming the date is gone.
Yes. If you are relocating out of state or across Minnesota, long-distance moving runs on private trucks with our own movers and no third-party handoffs, so your belongings are never transferred between warehouses.
That happens when closings slip. Our storage services hold your belongings in a secure storage unit at our Hudson facility, with humidity control and around-the-clock monitoring, then deliver once the new space is ready.
Ready to Book Movers in Lake Elmo, MN?
Call (651) 955-1283 or request a free moving estimate online. The team is close, the trucks are stocked, and our Lake Elmo movers show up when they say they will.
Daymakers Moving & Storage
Local Movers – Lake Elmo, MN
8530 Eagle Point Blvd Suite 100 #132, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
(651) 955-1283
Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm; Saturday, 8 am to noon; Sunday, by appointment