South Pasadena Movers: From $99/hr for 2 Movers

Grand Avenue Pickup

The client contacted us ahead of time and shared information about the things they wanted to move and the drop-off destination. It was an unusual item that we paid attention to right away: a big wooden garden cross that needed to be moved to another address and left in the yard. They also confirmed a legal parking spot where we could park our truck and make a curb-to-the-door load.

We picked our standard 26-foot box truck for this load, and our crew drove to the client. We arrived in the morning and parked at the curb near the single-story house, set out our cones behind the truck, and opened the back. It was a quiet residential avenue with a lot of trees that hung low and a lot of greenery.

We came to the yard for a wooden cross with a gilded sunburst set behind the cross and a carved finial on the end of each arm, just like the client wanted. Alim helped to carry this wooden cross to the truck through the long garden path, while Oleg was inside the truck and helped to load it and stack it. It rode all the way standing, strapped to the wall of the truck. After we loaded it, we came back for a stone statue. It was an antique, heavy item that needed three of us. We wrapped it in the moving blanket and stretch-wrapped it over the blanket with the disposable supplies and materials the client gave us when we arrived. We brought out the statue on a moving dolly and loaded it into the truck.

I went to the bedroom after and carried out a wooden dresser. Alim and Oleg took the bedroom and took apart a bed frame into hardware and rails before it left the house. Then they moved the mattresses on the moving dolly, and it was a wrap.

Forest Avenue Drop-off

Our drop-off destination was a two-story house on Forest Avenue, not far from our pickup. We arrived and occupied the curb legally, right where the client showed us. Our priority was the wooden cross. Alim helped me carry it through the long walkway; we left it in the yard where the client showed us.

Oleg and Alim wheeled in a stone statue right after; it was also left where the cross was. They unwrapped it right there. There were no marks on it.

A bed frame came right after. I moved it into the bedroom and reassembled it right away using the rails and hardware. Then we wheeled in two mattresses where the clients showed us. Oleg carried the wooden dresser last.

It wasn't an ordinary set of items to move. The client was very happy with how we handled a wooden cross and a stone statue. It meant a lot to them.

Stratford Avenue Pickup

The client reached out to us in September, they told us what was moving, where it was going, and confirmed that the afternoon would be a suitable time. We chose our standard 26-foot truck for the job, as it would fit the street and have enough space for all the items.

We arrived in the afternoon and parked legally at the curb, as the client had confirmed with us on the phone. The walkway between the truck and the front door was long, so everything was moved by hand or on a moving dolly, in most cases.

We laid the floor runners before we started the moving process for the floor protection. Viktor took the kitchen first. The fridge was the item that shaped the job on that day. It was wrapped in the moving blanket and strapped. We put it on the moving dolly and carried it out right to the truck, curving past the long walkway and the set of mature trees. We loaded it into the truck using the liftgate and strapped it against the wall.

Viktor came back for the kitchen supplies. He carried everything out by hand and stacked it in the corner of the truck. Then he came back for the fragile-marked box. It was bubble-wrapped by the client before we arrived using their own disposable supplies and materials. It was treated like a fragile box and rode separately.

Alim went to the bedroom next, where he laid eyes on a queen-size bed and two nightstands. The bed came apart into the frame and the headboard. The box spring and the mattress were carried as a whole. They were wrapped in the moving blankets and carefully brought out to the truck right through the entry path.

On his second trip, he took two nightstands and carried them into the truck.

After the client did a quick walkthrough and confirmed that everything was on board, we drove away to Hope Street.

Hope Street Drop-off

Hope Street was a quiet residential street with a lot of different trees down the block. The client confirmed the place where we could legally hold the curb for unloading. It was a simple curb-to-the-door delivery after.

We lowered the liftgate and carried the fridge into the kitchen on a moving dolly, where the client showed us the preferred place. The heaviest item of our move was unwrapped and placed against the wall. The kitchen supplies were carried right after.

Viktor and I carried the queen-size bed into the bedroom. We put the frame back together and bolted the headboard on first. The box spring and the mattress went on top. Then I returned with the two nightstands and placed them against the wall. At the same time, Alim wheeled in the fragile-marked box. It was left where the client wanted and unwrapped.

Monterey Road Pickup

We were in direct communication regarding the move for a few days. They confirmed what was moving and a suitable time for a load. Morning worked out the best for our client.

We picked an 18-foot box truck, the smallest in our fleet, and departed to our pickup location.

Our pickup was a long, narrow street with a lot of trees of different species scattered down the road. The canopy of these trees hung low there. The client had already confirmed a private driveway where we could legally park our truck. It was a no-brainer. We occupied the client's private driveway, set out the cones behind the truck, and lowered the liftgate.

We laid the floor runners from the start to protect the wooden floors. I took the hall from the beginning, where the client pointed at a 55-inch LED TV and mentioned that they wanted to move it in its preserved original carton. It was packed in its original carton and wrapped in a moving blanket on top. Vadim helped me carry the TV from the front door to the truck. It was placed against the truck wall and rode on its edge the entire time. Then I returned for a coffee table. It didn't need to be taken apart. I wrapped it in a moving blanket and carried it to the truck on a dolly.

Alexey went to the closet at the same time, where the client carried ten wardrobe clothing cartons from the house. He brought them out on a four-wheeled moving dolly, four or five at a time. All of them were stacked in the corner of the truck. Nothing was left behind.

Vadim went to the kitchen where the client had already shrink-wrapped four cushioned chairs with their own disposable supplies and materials. He wheeled them out, one by one, until everything was in the back of the truck.

A stack of office boxes was carried to the truck on a moving dolly right before the departure. We did a quick walkthrough of the house with the client to make sure everything was loaded. After the confirmation, we drove away to Arroyo Drive.

Arroyo Drive Drop-off

The drop-off was a single-story bungalow located on Arroyo Drive. We held the client's driveway legally after the client had confirmed access and started unloading. It was very convenient because of the short path between the truck and the front door.

Vadim helped me carry the 55-inch LED TV into the house right where the client wanted. We left it in its original carton. Alexey then helped Vadim bring four cushioned chairs to the hall, where they were unwrapped and placed against the wall. Then they returned to the truck and carried a coffee table on their second run. It was placed by the window.

I did my part and wheeled ten wardrobe cartons with hanging clothes into the bedroom, two or three at a time. Vadim helped me carry a stack of office boxes to the closet.

The client was elated that we moved all the items with care.