Access to a 1930s rental block in Anderlecht often sets the tone for an intense working day. Emptying a fourth-floor flat with no lift and a spiral stair as narrow as it is dark: here every piece comes down in drips, carried by hand. The owner, forced to liquidate quickly before re-letting, had underestimated the layout's impact on cost and feasibility.
The real challenge: handling in tight space and urban constraints
The too-narrow street crossed by tram tracks got the hoist formally banned by local police. That left a solid oak sideboard and an imposing old bookcase to bring down four floors millimetre by millimetre without scratching common-area woodwork, and nearly 40 cubic metres to move without blocking fellow residents.
⚠️ Without a hoist, improvisation breaks everything
One badly negotiated spiral turn with an oak sideboard and the common woodwork — then the bill — are damaged. Hence the landing relay and systematic dismantling.
Our approach on site
- Landing-by-landing relay: team spread across floors to keep heavy loads flowing down and secure every stair turn.
- Systematic dismantling: wardrobe doors, disjoined shelves — volume and loads cut inside the flat.
- Street flash-loading: utility lorry positioned, hazards on and quick beacons to chain loading rotations with no fines.
💡 High floor with no lift? Read the guide
When a hoist is possible or not, permits and costs: everything is in no lift in Brussels.
The result
In a day and a half of continuous effort, the flat was fully emptied, swept and left impeccable. A difficult clearance is never improvised: logistical expertise makes all the difference against the impossible.
🏢 A high floor with no lift?
Landing relay and careful dismantling. Send a stairwell photo — quote within the hour.