Call Us: 800-307-1302 Call Us: (323) 897-8906 Call Us: (323) 558-1047 Call Us: (323) 936-7843 Call Us: (747) 256-7611Recently we helped a family move to a larger property from Morrison Street to Farmdale Avenue. Both streets are residential, but they are lined with different housing. Morrison Street is a collector street that has a mix of multi-family apartment buildings. Farmdale Avenue passes through quieter areas and has more detached family homes.
We got an email from this family about two weeks before the move. They warned us that the apartment on Morrison Street did not have an elevator and they had some heavy furniture like dressers and a sectional sofa that had to be carried downstairs. The family assured us that we could park at the curb in front of the apartment building for the pickup and then in their driveway at the destination. Because of the stairs this move needed three movers, so I took Kazbek and Alexey with me.
On a sunny August morning we arrived at Morrison Street and parked our 18-foot truck at a curb in front of the apartment building. The first thing we did after entering the apartment was to lay down floor runners to protect the flooring. Then Kazbek unscrewed two bed frames while we took apart the large L-shaped sectional sofa. Before we carried out any furniture it was wrapped in moving blankets to protect the surfaces. Kazbek and I transported the sectional first. It was a bit challenging to fit through tight turns and carry it downstairs, but after turning the pieces a few times, we managed to load it. In the meantime Alexey transferred the clothes from closets into wardrobe cartons and took them down along with the boxes that the family packed before we arrived. The family had packed the TV before we arrived, so we secured it by the truck's wall to prevent shifting. Then Alexey and I carried everything from the bedrooms, including the dressers, bookshelf, TV stand, bed frames and mattresses. While we were doing that, Kazbek unscrewed legs from the dining table. After that we came back upstairs to take down the coffee table, rug, desk with an office chair, three chairs and the dining table. Lastly, we loaded the bike.
We conveniently parked in the driveway right next to the front door. The family welcomed us in their new home and showed us around. Kazbek brought the dining table and chairs into the new kitchen, where he reassembled the table. Alexey and I took care of the heavier furniture like dressers, bed frames, bookshelf and the sectional. Kazbek reassembled the bedframes and we placed mattresses on top. We placed the TV, TV stand, rug, coffee table and the desk with an office chair in the living room. The bike now was placed in the garage.
After the move the family pointed out the crew's work pace. They were worried about the heavy pieces and narrow doorframes, but we made sure to protect the furniture. During the final walkthrough the family told us that everything was where they wanted it.
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