Movers in Northridge, Hourly from $99/hr for 2 Movers

Point A: Corbin Avenue, Northridge, LA

An apartment complex like the one we served usually requires coordinating with management about where the truck can park, reserving an elevator, and allowed move-in hours. The client did everything before our arrival.

The apartment was on the second floor. The client showed us the place and told us to start with the toughest, the sofa. We placed the floor runners to protect the floors and began to take the sofa apart. We wrapped each section of the sofa in our moving blankets, loaded them onto a dolly, and brought them down in the elevator one at a time.

Blanket-wrapped armchairs went on the dolly as well and were loaded onto the truck. After the armchairs, we dealt with the treadmill. It was heavy, but with a dolly and an elevator, we brought it outside. Next, Charlie took the 50-inch TV. Our client had already packed it in its original box. I helped Charlie carry the TV to make sure it stayed safe. We were done with the living room.

In the bedroom, we took the bed frame apart and covered each section with our moving blankets and stretch wrap, billed separately. We stretch-wrapped the mattress as well, and took both the bed and the mattress to the truck.

I was loading blanket-wrapped floating shelves when Charlie came with the first wardrobe carton. The client had already packed all the clothes, so all we had to do was carry the cartons to the truck.

In the kitchen, Charlie wrapped an unplugged coffee machine with bubble wrap, which the client paid for separately, while I covered the shoe rack by the front door with our moving blanket. We loaded both on a dolly and moved outside. All the items were loaded, and we went to the next stop.

Point B: Gledhill Street, Northridge, LA

And the next stop was a single-story mid-century ranch house on Gledhill Street. The parking was quite easy. We parked our truck legally along the curb in front of the house, leaving the driveway clear.

Charlie took the shoe rack while I carried the coffee machine. He left the shoe rack in the foyer while I took the coffee machine to the kitchen, took off the wrap, and placed it on the kitchen countertop.

The client asked me to bring the wardrobe cartons to the bedroom, where he sorted all the clothes. Charlie came to the living room with the floating shelves. The client asked us to leave them wrapped, since he hadn't decided yet whether to hang them back up.

We both went for the mattress, then for the pieces of the bed frame. In the bedroom, we reassembled the frame and placed the mattress on top. After that, Charlie brought the box with the TV to the bedroom and left it on the floor.

It was time to deal with the treadmill. The dolly helped us. We placed it in the bedroom.

We rolled both armchairs to the living room. We unwrapped them and headed back for the sofa sections. In the living room, we assembled the sofa and arranged it neatly alongside the armchairs. Everything looked nice, and the client was satisfied.

At the Pickup

As agreed with the client, we came in the morning. The truck pulled in off the boulevard and stopped right inside the complex's brick-paved entry court. The court was wide and flat, so an 18-foot moving truck fit just perfectly.

When we arrived, she greeted us and took us upstairs. The elevator was ours (the client reserved it in advance), so after a quick apartment check, we got to work.

The dresser in the bedroom was pretty heavy. Alex wrapped it with our moving blankets. It took both of us to lift it onto the dolly and then get it onto the truck.

Back upstairs, I rolled up the rug and wrapped it with clear tape, charged separately. Together with 1 wardrobe carton, I wheeled it outside. Then, one at a time, we carried out the rest of the wardrobe cartons and loaded them into the truck.

The last item in the bedroom was a floor lamp, which we wrapped in bubble wrap, billed as packing material.

Next, we moved to the living room, where we covered both the desk and the chair with our moving blankets and rolled both to the truck. The paintings were also protected by our moving blankets and carefully packed into the truck.

The suitcases were waiting for us in the corridor. The client had packed them up with her own wrapping. All were empty. She just needed to transport them.

Finally, our main concern: a glass coffee table. Alex covered it with our moving blankets. Then I added a layer of bubble wrap, charged separately. The last item was in the truck, and we were ready to go to the client's new home.

At the Drop-off

We came to Wystone Avenue and jumped into the unloading. The drop-off was a single-story, ranch-style family home on a corner lot. For parking, the wide driveway was the best spot. Our truck could back into it, keeping the walk to the front door short and flat.

The first step was putting down floor runners.

Of course, we started with the coffee table. Alex brought it to the living room, where he checked it with the client and placed it next to the armchair. Meanwhile, I carried the suitcases to the garage. I left them wrapped, as required by the client. The paintings were next. I brought them to the living room and put them on the sofa. The client checked each to make sure they made the trip safely.

Alex and I used the dolly to roll the desk and chair into the guest room. The client told us to bring the floor lamp to the guest room as well. We unwrapped every item.

The wardrobe cartons went to the bedroom. The client was in no rush to unpack them, so she chose to buy the cartons and keep them.

Using the dolly, we moved the rug and the dresser into the bedroom. After unwrapping them, we put them exactly where they needed to go. The work at Wystone Avenue was done, and the client was happy that all items arrived safely.

First, Private Garage

As I said, the first stop was a private garage behind a townhome complex in Northridge. We avoided the busy street out front and drove into the back lane, where we parked the 26-foot moving truck right next to the garage door.

The client was already there. He met us and opened the unit.

We quickly checked the scope of work and started with the heaviest stuff. It was the washing machine, of course. I helped Ilya strap it to the dolly and roll it onto the liftgate. There, he secured it against the truck wall so it wouldn't move on the road.

Next was the queen-size bed. We took the frame apart. When all segments of it were wrapped in our moving blankets, we loaded all of them one by one. The two nightstands were also wrapped in our blankets and went in the vehicle the same way.

When it was time to take care of the kitchen cabinets, we took extra care with them because their corners and doors scratch easily. We wrapped each one in moving blankets and placed them safely in the truck.

Finally, the dining table was there, too. Ilya took off the legs to make it easier to carry, and I wrapped the top and 4 chairs in our moving blankets. They all went to the truck as well. We loaded 5 household boxes and 2 wardrobe cartons last.

Next Up, A One-Story House

The drop-off was on Citronia Street. A large, single-story modern detached house had a wide driveway. The client moved his car out of the way, and we parked just a couple of steps from the front door.

First, we put down floor runners to protect the floors. Then we started with what we loaded last. All 5 household boxes went to the kitchen, where the client took care of them. The 2 wardrobe cartons went to the bedroom.

I carried the chairs to the dining room and waited for Ilya to come with the pieces of the table. We attached the legs, set the table in the dining area, and placed the chairs around it. In the kitchen, we unwrapped all three cabinets and left them there for the client to set up later.

Next, we brought in the bed. In the bedroom, we put it together. Then we got back to the truck to bring the nightstands and set them on both sides of the bed.

The last was the washing machine. Again, it was the heaviest thing, so it really took some effort. Ilya and I rolled it on a dolly to the laundry area and set it in place.

The client said that his biggest worry was the washing machine, so he was happy we were there to do the heavy job.