The 31 July wall
If your lease ends on 31 July and the next starts later, decide early whether the contents are going into storage. It is the single decision that shapes the whole move.
Story County
Movers in Ames, Iowa.
Ames runs on the Iowa State University calendar, and its August lease turnover is unlike anything else in central Iowa. KBA Movers offers storage moves, local moving, and longer routes for Ames households.
Moving in Ames.
Movers in Ames: quick answer
KBA Movers helps Ames households with local moves, longer routes and, above all, storage across the gap between a lease ending on 31 July and the next one starting in August. Ames sits outside the Des Moines metro, so confirm your route early and book well before August if your dates fall in that window.
Ames is Iowa State University's town, and the rental market moves to the academic year. Most leases run out on 31 July while new ones start anywhere from 1 August to the third week of the month, which leaves a gap of days or weeks where a household has moved out but cannot yet move in.
Students and staff handle that gap in one of two ways: paying to stay somewhere in between, or putting everything into storage and retrieving it when the new lease opens. The second is the cheaper answer and the one that needs planning, because the whole town is trying to do it in the same three-week window.
Confirm the routeAmes is listed among the communities KBA Movers serves. A listed city is not the same as confirmed availability on your date — call with both addresses first.
What to tell us about your Ames move.
These are the details that change how a move day here actually runs, and they are easier to plan for than to discover on arrival.
Book well before August
Late July and August are the busiest weeks of the Ames year for everyone with a truck. A provisional date early beats a firm date late.
Ames is outside the metro
Ames is in Story County, north of the Des Moines metro. Routes out here are reviewed individually, so confirm before you count on a date.
Most asked for in Ames.
Open a service for the planning detail, then describe the full mix in one request.
Guides for a move in Ames.
Written for Des Moines and central Iowa moves, and useful before you ask for a quote.
Questions about moving in Ames.
Planning guidance for this area. Your own route and date still need confirming.
Can you store my things between leases?
Storage moves cover loading into a unit or container and retrieving it later, with the inventory tracked both ways. For an Ames lease gap, describe both stages and both dates so the whole sequence is arranged as one job rather than two separate requests.
How early should I book an August move in Ames?
As early as you have a date, even a provisional one. The window between the end of July and the start of the academic year is the most contested moving period in the area, and availability has to be confirmed directly with KBA Movers.
Does KBA Movers travel to Ames?
Ames is one of the central Iowa communities listed as served, but it sits outside the Des Moines metro proper. Call with both addresses so the route and availability can be confirmed before you plan around it.
Nearby areas.
KBA Movers serves the wider metro and central Iowa. These are the closest neighbours.
Planning a move in Ames?
Share both addresses, your date, the access at each end, and the help you need, and KBA Movers can confirm the route and availability.