Furniture moving in Al Firdous district, Jeddah
Al Firdous in north Jeddah is apartment and studio territory, so most moves here are small, fast and tied to a lease end date. Wathab handles that kind of job in a single day, with a written price after a free survey.
What Al Firdous is like to move in and out of
Al Firdous sits within north Jeddah and its property mix is noticeably different from the villa districts around it: studios, one and two-bedroom flats and residential blocks alongside villas, with renting far more common than ownership.
That shapes the work. A typical job here is not a large family home but the contents of a small flat, and it usually sits against a hard date: the end of a lease, the start of a new job, a move out of shared accommodation into a place of one’s own.
What decides whether the day goes smoothly is rarely truck size. It is coordination with the building — lift availability, somewhere for the vehicle to stand near the entrance, and an hour when loading will not disturb the other residents.
Studios and part-furnished flats
Why a small move needs more planning, not less
Small moves look easy, which is exactly why they go wrong. People leave packing until the day itself, so the crew spends its hours boxing rather than moving, and the bill rises for no good reason.
Pack ahead
We drop off boxes and tape a day or two before. A studio usually needs only eight to fifteen boxes, and packing them in advance halves the time on site.
Separate the landlord’s items
In part-furnished flats we mark clearly what stays, so nothing belonging to the landlord is loaded by mistake.
One label per person
In shared flats we label boxes by owner, because sorting belongings after arrival is what eats the day.
Right-sized vehicle
A pickup load is usually enough. There is no reason to pay for a truck that travels half empty.
End of lease: out, handed back and in, in one day
The most common scenario in Al Firdous is one lease ending and another starting within a day. This is the order we work to so the day does not turn into a scramble:
Two days before: pack and sort
Clothes, kitchen and small items are boxed, and anything that is not actually moving is set aside to sell or give away.
Morning: loading
An early start means the lift is free and the entrance is clear, and it leaves margin for surprises.
Midday: unload and assemble
Items go straight into the rooms they belong to, with the bed and wardrobe assembled before anything else.
Afternoon: hand back the old flat
Back to the empty flat to clean and return the keys — the part that needs time left at the end of the day.
All of that assumes an early start. Beginning in the afternoon is the single most common reason handovers slip and deposits get argued over.
Moving prices in Al Firdous
Published rates; the final figure is written after a free survey
| Load size | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Pickup load (small van) | 80 – 250 |
| Studio / single room | 350 – 600 |
| Two-bedroom apartment | 500 – 900 |
| Three-bedroom apartment | 800 – 1,400 |
| Four to five bedrooms | 1,200 – 1,900 |
| Small villa | 1,500 – 2,500 |
| Large villa | 2,500 – 4,000 |
Rates cover basic dismantling and assembly, packing, loading, unloading and transport within Jeddah. Upper floors without a lift are assessed during the survey and shown in the written price before work starts.
Dismantling and assembly in small flats
In a studio or a small flat, taking furniture apart is necessary rather than optional: doorways are narrower, corridors will not let a bed frame turn, and the lift may not take a wardrobe upright. Breaking a piece down protects both the furniture and the building.
| Work | Price |
|---|---|
| Full bedroom set | 150 – 300 |
| Sliding or IKEA wardrobe | 100 – 250 |
| Aluminium kitchen | 200 – 400 |
| Whole-apartment package | 400 – 900 |
A joiner numbers the parts and fixings and reassembles the same day. With cheap flat-pack items we flag the condition before dismantling, since some will not survive being taken apart more than once.
Protecting lifts and common areas
An apartment block is not a private house. Damage in a corridor or a lift lands on the tenant and often comes out of the deposit, so the discipline here has to be greater than in a villa, not lesser.
- Lift floor and inner walls covered with blankets before the first load goes in.
- Someone holds the lift door rather than wedging it, which damages the mechanism.
- The shared corridor is covered from the flat door to the lift, where scuffs show immediately.
- Nothing is left standing in the corridor outside active loading, out of consideration for other residents and to avoid complaints.
- Loading in daylight hours, avoiding nights in densely occupied blocks.
Short storage between two leases
It is common here for a lease to end a week or two before the next flat is ready. Paying a full extra month of rent for that gap makes no sense, and storage costs a fraction of it.
| Load size | Per month |
|---|---|
| One to two rooms | 150 – 300 |
| Full apartment | 250 – 450 |
| Villa-sized load | 400 – 800 |
Items are numbered and listed on intake, and you can collect part of the load before the rest if you need to.
Moving out of shared accommodation
Shared flats are common in Al Firdous among working tenants and students, and they bring a particular problem: belongings are mixed, and you are only moving your share. What costs time is not carrying but sorting at the door.
- Gather your belongings into one room or a clearly marked corner before the crew arrives.
- Put coloured tape on what is moving so nobody has to ask about every item.
- Agree in writing beforehand who owns shared appliances such as the washing machine or fridge — not during loading.
- Leave the landlord’s furniture in place and record its condition at the start, so there is no later argument over the deposit.
Six things that set your price before we arrive
The more precise your answers, the closer the written price
The survey is free, but many tenants here want a range over WhatsApp first. These six answers are enough to give you a figure close to the final one:
- Rooms and what is actually in them: a full bedroom set is very different from a bed and a mattress.
- Floor and lift: a fourth floor without a lift is the single biggest cost driver in apartment moves.
- Distance from parking to the door: twenty metres of hand-carrying is worth roughly another floor in effort.
- Special items: a safe, a piano, a large mirror, a big screen or a chandelier each need separate handling.
- Full or partial packing: full packing of glass and kitchenware costs more but prevents most breakages.
- Flexible dates: the start and end of the month are the busiest, and a day of flexibility usually improves the price.
Related pages on this site
- Studio apartment moving — Small-unit moves in detail
- Apartment furniture moving in Jeddah — Flats of every size
- Short-term storage — The option between two leases
- Furniture moving in north Jeddah — Coverage across the north
- Pickup furniture moving — Small and partial loads
- Furniture moving prices — The full published price list
Frequently asked questions about moving in Al Firdous
SAR 350 to 600, covering basic dismantling and assembly, packing, transport and unloading anywhere in Jeddah.
SAR 500 to 900. The figure is written down after a free survey and nothing is added once work has started.
Usually not. A pickup load covers a partial move — a washing machine, a fridge and a few boxes — for SAR 80 to 250, which is the sensible option for studios and single tenants.
Yes, provided the date is fixed in advance and boxes are packed the day before. We load in the morning, unload and reassemble after midday, which leaves time to clean and hand back the old flat.
Yes, and it is common here. We agree beforehand on what comes in and what goes to storage, because putting a full set of furniture into a furnished flat just creates a pile nobody can use.
Yes. A bedroom set is SAR 150 to 300 and a sliding or IKEA wardrobe SAR 100 to 250. In small flats dismantling is usually unavoidable, since corridors and doorways are narrower.
Yes. One or two rooms cost SAR 150 to 300 a month and an apartment load SAR 250 to 450, and you can collect part of it early.
In managed buildings we ask you to agree a slot with the caretaker so the lift is free and we avoid peak hours. It saves a lot of time on the day.
That is assessed during the survey and included in the written price. In difficult cases we use an external hoist instead of the stairs, which protects both the furniture and the common areas.
Yes, surveys are free throughout Jeddah and you get a written price before work begins.
Your move in Al Firdous starts with a free survey
Send photos of the flat on WhatsApp and we will come back with a written price.