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Rob and his colleague were very efficient and friendly, they got the task done very quickly. I'd recommend them.
Heavy lifting (fridge/freezer and dishwasher)
£50
On time, polite and job done fast. Thanks!
Help move my very heavy sideboard
£40
Super helpful, polite and efficient. Very fast workers. Not afraid to get stuck in. Thank you Rob and Laz!
Heavy furniture rearranged 2 MAN LIFT
£100
Erwa did an amazing job. Above and beyond what was asked for! Very professional. A good guy! Thank you , your help was much appreciated. Jayme
Move a 2 heavy chairs upstairs
£50
Thanks for your help Robert
Hellp move 5 heavy wooden tables from lower ground office to 3rd floor
£150
Lovely guy, super helpful and an amazing job. Really goes above and beyond. Thanks Charlie, we very much appreciate it.
Heavy lifting: help moving furniture
£50
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Why book a heavy lifting help through Airtasker?
When you need a hand for shifting a chest of drawers, large appliances, or heavy equipment, booking help through Airtasker makes the whole process quicker and far less stressful. The platform connects you with heavy lifting help providers across the UK who are experienced, properly equipped, and ready to aid with anything from a room reshuffle to moving houses.
Instead of contacting multiple removal firms for quotes, Airtasker lets you post your job once and receive tailored offers from movers who are available in your area. You can review each mover’s profile, moving process, ratings, and previous feedback, giving you confidence that you're choosing someone skilled and trustworthy.
Airtasker offers a flexible, convenient way to get the job done that’s perfect when you’re searching for heavy lifting help near you and want someone efficient, reliable, and locally available.
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Top Heavy Lifting related questions
Yes. Airtasker allows you to hire skilled local removals experts for heavy lifting tasks of any size. Whether you need help shifting furniture, transporting appliances, or moving a fragile item, you can easily find heavy lifting near you by using the platform. You can also negotiate for help with packing, depending on the Tasker.
If you’re booking a mover via Airtasker for heavy lifting help only (rather than a full house removal), you might expect to budget somewhere from £100 to a few hundred pounds, depending on how much lifting is involved and how complex the job is. The cost for a full home removals with many heavy items will be around £800-£1,200+.
Professionals trained in removals services use tools such as dollies, trolleys, lifting straps, sliders, and sometimes even mobile lifting machines. These help reduce strain and ensure safe handling of bulky or awkward equipment and furniture that don’t easily fit in boxes.
The 5 P’s (Plan, Position, Pick, Proceed, and Place) are guidelines for lifting safely. They help ensure you assess the load, position your body correctly, lift carefully, and set the item down safely.
Yes, many Taskers are experienced in moving heavy or bulky items up and down stairs. When posting your task, it’s helpful to mention details such as stair width, number of flights, and whether there are tight corners. This ensures you receive offers from removals expert who have the right skills and equipment to complete the job safely.
Yes! You can find Taskers experienced in heavy lifting and moving a vending machine. They can safely disconnect, transport, and, if requested, they may also help reinstall your vending machine at its new location.
Pinball machines are heavy and delicate, so it’s best to book a heavy lifters who know how to safely move and handle pinball machines. They can help with disassembly, secure transport, and if requested, basic reassembly of your fragile gaming equipment.
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What do heavy lifting help services include?
Heavy lifting help services booked through Airtasker cover a wide range of home, office, and commercial moving tasks throughout the UK. Whether you need assistance moving heavy furniture between rooms, transporting gym equipment, or lifting awkward or oversized items up or down stairs, you’ll find experienced movers who arrive with the right tools and safety equipment.
Many people search for heavy lifting help near them when tackling physically demanding jobs, and Airtasker makes it easy to connect with local professionals who can get these tasks done:
Heavy furniture lifting and moving
Most heavy lifting tasks include assisting with large household furniture such as couches, dining tables, wardrobes, bookshelves, and bed frames. Taskers use equipment to help disassemble and reassemble pieces when needed and ensure everything is properly secured during transport.
If you're planning a house rearrangement or relocation, you can also book a full furniture removals through Airtasker.
Heavy appliance lifting and moving
Moving appliances like fridges, washing machines, dryers, and ovens requires proper handling to avoid damage. Many local movers can bring trolleys, straps, and sliders to lift and transport appliances safely.
You can also check out Airtasker’s fridge removals services if you need specialised help moving your fridge.
Heavy gym equipment lifting and transport
From treadmills to weight racks, Taskers can help lift your heavy gym equipment. They know safe and efficient lifting techniques and appropriate materials to ensure your heavy lifting tasks are completed efficiently without risking injury or damage.
Loading and unloading assistance
If you're relocating, your hired mover can help load or unload your truck, trailer, boxes, or container. This is especially helpful for those needing extra muscle for long-distance or interstate moves.
For long-distance moves, you can also conveniently book long-distance removals near you.
Specialty item lifting
Some items require more careful handling. Think about moving pool tables, pianos, and delicate antiques that don’t easily fit into boxes. When posting your task, simply mention the item type, access restrictions, and location, and you’ll receive offers from Taskers who specialise in these kinds of heavy lifts.
Recent Heavy Lifting tasks
Help move heavy furniture out of the house
£50
Oxted, Surrey
2nd Nov 2025
I need help to move heavy furniture around the house and some outside. Eg moving a sofa bed from the first floor to ground floor, moving dining table and tumble dryer to garage,
Move a very heavy large wood burning stove to outside the house
£150
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
2nd Nov 2025
We have a very heavy wood burning stove that we need to move out of the house and into a shed 20m away on uneven terrain. The best way out of the house is out a french door, which is a large step to the ground. A team of three removals people (without extra equipment) were unable to lift it.
Move a heavy outdoor olive tree in pot to another nearby house garden
£50
Stroud Green, Greater London
2nd Nov 2025
heavy olive tree in pot for garden to garden Pickup location: Hornsey, London, N8 9R, England Drop-off location: Finsbury ParkV, London, N4 4, England Removals size: One olive tree in pot only. Need trolley too. Van needs to have internal height of 2.3m at least, or preferably a low-loader or platform on back to transport it. Is being moved 1/4 mile only. Stairs: No
Emptying a small room off old partly heavy furniture then disposing it
£100
Birchwood, Lincolnshire
1st Nov 2025
Small bedroom needs emptying off a few things around 5 items a couple off witch are heavy then will have to be carried downstairs put in van and disposed off
Moving heavy items
£200
Blackley, Greater Manchester
1st Nov 2025
wall piano football wood table x2 lounge counters x1 washing machine dismantle a wardrobe Pickup location: Manchester, Lancashire, M9 8A, England Removals size: A few items Stairs: At pickup
grazie grazie so much !
Moving oven downstairs
£130
Cambridge Heath, Greater London, E2
1st Nov 2025
I need lifting of an oven which weighs 150kg down the stairs into a shop. Might need a stair climber to help move the oven. Set up oven stand and unboxing mixer from wooden pallet
It was good working with Raja and team. Got the job done.
Help move my belongings into the garage since they are heavy.
£50
Foxbury, Greater London
1st Nov 2025
I am moving out of this house tomorrow evening and I have everything packed in bags. There is no furniture. All I need is for the person to help me it away the bags from the house into the garage because they are heavy and i have back issues. I need this done asap.
Cristian was very punctual, efficient and diligent. I would definitely recommend him.
Moving + packing heavy tiles , delivering to second address
£150
Limpsfield, Surrey
31st Oct 2025
700 ceramic tiles Pickup location: Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0, England Drop-off location: Hither Green, London, SE6 1, England Removals size: A few items Stairs: At pickup
Very hard worker! Great communication
Clearing out some stuff top of landing, not heavy, miscellaneous
£50
Nork, Surrey
30th Oct 2025
Please looking for someone to take these to the dump or recycling, need to clear the area. Items are not heavy. Items top of flat stairs (three flights of stairs, communal). Take picture when finished please as I am not around. Items numbers will reduce as some people are taking things (I'm advertising it for Freecycle)
Thank you. Mr Narinder went above and beyond what was expected. Some technical issues with air tasker regarding location, but Mr Narinder still finished the job. Thank you
Dismantle and Deliver a heavy piece of furniture. Needs two people.
£100
Wapping, Greater London, E1W
29th Oct 2025
A very heavy electric piano. The base will need removing from the top keyboard. Tools such as Allen keys will be needed. There is a lift at the destination in Limehouse E14. There are two flights of stairs at the pickup. Pickup location: Wapping, E1W 2, England Removals size: one item. Van needed. Stairs: At pickup Lift: at Dropoff
Moving a heavy sofa bed upstairs
£50
Henmoor, Derbyshire
29th Oct 2025
I just need a heavy sofa bed lifting upstairs as i live in a upstairs flat, the sofa bed is at the bottom of my stairs
Move heavy box, unbox items and take boxes
£50
Petersham, Greater London
29th Oct 2025
I just need you to move the 70kg boxes to the back garden from front garden,through a side gate, unbox it and get rid of the boxes and pallet. Should take no more than 30 mins
Help move very heavy cupboard
£150
Copse Hill, Greater London
29th Oct 2025
Move a very heavy cupboard from communal car park to flat entrance and upstairs six short flights into second floor flat and into bedroom . Needs three strong people with experience in lifting heavy loads
3 people to lift large heavy cupboard up 6 short flights to 2nd floor
£100
Cottenham Park, Greater London
28th Oct 2025
Very heavy large double door cupboard needs three people to lift upstairs in block of flats 6 short flights to 2nd floor flat. Just lower cupboard not one above
Moving a heavy sofabed upstairs
£50
Steventon, Oxfordshire
27th Oct 2025
JOB FOR TWO. Or one very strong person. I have a heavy sofabed from Next. I need to carry it upstairs. We do it together.
Really quick. Very efficient. We got the heavy lifting job done in 5 minutes, really appreciate it, thank you!
Help move heavy duty treadmill
£100
Bucknall, Staffordshire
27th Oct 2025
Heavy duty treadmill Pickup location: Ash Bank, Staffordshire, ST2 9, England Drop-off location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 3, England Removals size: A few items Stairs: At pickup
Move heavy sofa into a different room need done TONIGHT
£40
Hendon, Greater London
26th Aug 2025
Move a heavy sofa into a different room - 2 person job will take 15 min. Need done tonight or early tomorrow morning between 7am and 7:30am at maximum.
A very difficult task completely very efficiently by this lovely guy and his friend! Really recommend!
2 men to move heavy panel. 2mx2m.
£75
Addiscombe, Greater London
30th Jul 2025
I need a couple of guys to move the panel from the side of the garage into the front of the garage. It is heavy and a bit awkward so will need to be done by 2 guys - shouldn’t take long to do.
Brilliant job. Thanks guys. Would use again.
Heavy lifting from ground floor hallway to flat’s second floor.
£50
Paddington, Greater London, W2
30th Jun 2025
Need 2 strong muscled men to safely lift granite kitchen countertop from flat’s ground floor hallway to second floor kitchen.
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Move heavy chest of drawers down one flight stairs
£50
Bedford Park, Greater London
22nd May 2025
One heavy chest drawers down one flight stairs Pickup location: Ealing England, United Kingdom Removals size: A few items Stairs: At delivery
Great job guys!! Thank you so much