Saint Anthony covers two square miles and is located on the Ramsey-Hennepin county line, just north of Minneapolis. The area is primarily residential, featuring older homes and tightly spaced lots. The streets were not designed to accommodate large vehicles parked at the curb for extended periods.
Experienced movers familiar with this area understand that a job in Saint Anthony is more about the challenges of the house itself than the short driving distance. The real difficulty often lies in navigating the staircase.
Older Homes, Narrow Stairs, Heavy Furniture
Most of the single-family homes around Silver Lake and off Stinson Boulevard went up in the late 1940s and 1950s. The doorways are narrow. The staircases turn at odd angles. Basements have low clearance. A sectional sofa that fit through the front door of a 2015 build in Woodbury won’t fit through the front door of a 1952 split-level off 33rd Avenue NE.
At Daymakers Moving & Storage, we deal with this during the walkthrough, not on moving day. Our specialist measures the doorframes, looks at the stairs, and figures out what’s coming through the front, what’s going out a window, and what needs to be partially disassembled.
The newer townhomes and condos near Silver Lake Village and Kenzie Terrace bring different problems: shared driveways, elevator scheduling, and building managers who want an insurance certificate before anyone rolls a dolly through the lobby. Both situations get sorted in advance. And because Silver Lake Road and Stinson carry commuter traffic from Minneapolis to Columbia Heights and New Brighton, we route the truck to avoid the worst of it.
Pianos, Safes, and the Things Nobody Wants to Think About
A piano in a Saint Anthony basement is a specific kind of problem. The staircase is steep, the landing is tight, and the instrument weighs more than anyone in the room. We bring a piano dolly, proper straps, and a crew that has done it before. Gun safes and heavy safes are similar.
The weight is the obvious issue, but the real concern is the threshold, the driveway lip, and whether the floor can handle the dolly path. All of that comes out during the walkthrough. Fragile antiques, marble tabletops, glass-front cabinets: same thing. The crew sees them before moving day and shows up with the right pads and wrapping.
How Our Crew Is Different From a Broker’s
Daymakers Moving and Storage owns its trucks and hires its own crew. That distinction matters because a lot of moving companies in the Twin Cities are actually brokers. They book the job, then dispatch it to a subcontractor you’ve never heard of. The people who show up aren’t the people you talked to. Sean Higgins started this company in 2015 specifically because he’d been through a bad move and wanted to build something that worked differently.
Every crew member is trained and background-checked. BBB Accredited since 2018. HomeAdvisor Top Rated. Member of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce. But the thing customers in Saint Anthony actually comment on in reviews is that the crew was careful and the bill matched the estimate.
Everything Else We Handle
Local moves across the metro are the bulk of what we do. But a lot of Saint Anthony jobs come with extras. Packing when the timeline got compressed. Apartment moves at Silver Lake Village where the elevator is shared, and the loading dock has a window. Senior moves that need a slower pace and coordination with family members who aren’t local. Long-distance and interstate relocations priced flat-rate off the walkthrough so the number holds through delivery.
And storage for the gap between addresses. Our facility is climate-controlled, with humidity between 35 and 55 percent, which keeps wood furniture and electronics from taking damage while they sit. If another mover dropped you last minute, same-day service is available when the schedule allows.
About Saint Anthony, MN
Saint Anthony straddles the Ramsey and Hennepin county line, bordered by Minneapolis to the south, Columbia Heights to the east, New Brighton to the north, and Roseville to the northeast. Silver Lake is the main landmark. Silver Lake Village is the commercial center. Stinson Boulevard and Silver Lake Road carry most of the traffic. The city is compact, mostly residential, and old enough that the housing stock has character and the staircases have opinions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you get a piano out of an older Saint Anthony basement?
Yes. The staircase and landing get measured during the walkthrough, and the crew brings the right dolly and strapping for the instrument and the house. We’ve done steep, narrow basement stairs before.
Do you work with the building management at Silver Lake Village?
Yes. Elevator scheduling, loading-zone rules, insurance paperwork. All handled before the crew shows up so nobody’s waiting around on moving day.
What if we’re moving out of state?
Interstate moves are priced flat-rate based on the walkthrough. The estimate is the final number. It doesn’t change at delivery.
Is the storage really climate-controlled?
Yes. Humidity is monitored around the clock and held between 35 and 55 percent. Access to your unit only happens when a Daymakers team member is on-site with you.
Moving out of Saint Anthony? Get us out for a walkthrough. You’ll know the real cost and the real plan before you commit.
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