In August we helped a client move from a house on Kraft Avenue to an apartment on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. Kraft Avenue is a quiet street that has single-family homes with private driveways. Lankershim Boulevard is a wider commercial street. It is much busier, has apartment buildings, some commercial properties, and more traffic.

The client contacted us two weeks prior. The client reserved an elevator and said that we could park in the alley behind the building on Lankershim Boulevard. Ruslan was assigned to this job with me this time.

Quick look at the move

Pickup: A house on Kraft Avenue in North Hollywood
Destination: An apartment on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood
Property Type: From a house to an apartment
Crew: Two movers
Inventory: A 75-inch TV, a TV stand, an Xbox, a bed frame, a mattress, a mini fridge, a dining table, 2 bar stools, a desk and a gaming chair, a dresser, a rug, a coffee table, a full-length mirror, a nightstand, a floor lamp, 15 boxes and 4 wardrobe cartons.

Kraft Avenue Pickup

When we arrived, we legally parked our 18-foot truck at the curb right in front of the client's house.

The client had informed us previously that he wanted to move a large TV with an Xbox, a TV stand, a bed frame with a mattress, some kitchen furniture like a mini fridge, a dresser and some other furniture pieces along with about 15 boxes and a few wardrobe cartons. Before the move started, we laid down floor runners to protect the flooring.

Ruslan started working in the kitchen: his task was to take apart the dining table. Before any furniture left the house, we wrapped it in moving blankets to ensure that the pieces would travel safely. I took care of the bedroom. There I had to unscrew the bed frame and load it along with the dresser, the rug, the nightstand, and the floor lamp. Ruslan took the client's clothes and packed them directly into our wardrobe cartons. Then he loaded them into the truck, along with the minifridge and bar stools. The client had pre-packed his large TV and Xbox, so we brought those into the truck and then loaded the TV stand. Using our hand trucks we carried the desk, gaming chair, coffee table and the full-length mirror. Ruslan stood the mattress on its side inside along the truck's wall. Lastly, we stacked boxes in the truck and secured all the furniture pieces to prevent shifting during transportation.

Lankershim Boulevard Drop-off

After a short ride we saw that the alley behind the building on Lankershim Boulevard was wide enough for us to park our truck. We lowered the liftgate and started unloading the truck: Ruslan wheeled the furniture using a hand truck and I operated the elevator. Maneuvering the TV stand and the desk through the apartment door was a little challenging, but we carried them in after turning them a few times. The client instructed me to reassemble the bed frame and bring the other bedroom furniture into one of the rooms. Ruslan helped me with that. Then we transferred the mini fridge, and 2 bar stools in the new kitchen. After that Ruslan reassembled the dining table. The desk with the gaming chair, the rug, the coffee table, the TV with the TV stand and some other furniture went to the living room. Lastly, we sorted the boxes between rooms as the client instructed us.