Local Tarzana Movers: From $99/hr for 2 Movers

Donna Avenue Pickup

We parked our 26-foot truck at the curb right next to the two-story single-family house. We had our disposable packing materials with us: stretch wrap, boxes, tape, packing paper, and bubble wrap. We bill these materials separately from our regular hourly rate. We laid down our floor runners along the carry path.

Upstairs my main task was to collect personal belongings such as books, a bedside clock, a jewelry box, photos and other items. I used bubble wrap to wrap them. Meanwhile Ivan disassembled the mirrored dressing table and the vintage roll-top desk. I also gathered clothes and hung them in our wardrobe cartons. Then I helped Ivan wrap the disassembled furniture in moving blankets and stretch wrap to protect its surfaces during transport. I wrapped all the furniture in moving blankets before it left the house, including the antique bookcase. Ivan carried down the boxes and wardrobe cartons that were ready, and I packed the floor lamp into one of the boxes. We handled the six large boxes together, stacking them inside the truck along the wall. Then Ivan and I went back upstairs and brought down the white desk chair. We carried all the furniture, along with the sewing machine and the serger, into the truck, as well as four plastic bins, the remaining wardrobe cartons and the packed floor lamp.

Hatteras Street Drop-off

At Hatteras Street we stopped the truck at the curb near the gated condominium complex. The client told us the gate code beforehand, so we went inside and laid down floor runners. Using our hand trucks, we wheeled the large and medium boxes into the designated room the client showed us. We kept the wardrobe cartons in the upright position while carrying them. After that we went back to the truck and brought in all the remaining furniture, including the mirrored dressing table and the vintage roll-top desk, which Ivan put back together. I carried the four plastic bins into the room. The client showed us where she wanted to place her belongings. I unpacked the large and medium-sized boxes and put books into the antique bookcase, along with other items in their places. Ivan unpacked the floor lamp and set it near the antique bookcase. Then I unpacked the wardrobe cartons and put the clothes into a closet that was in the room.

The antique bookcase was the piece the client cared about most. It was transported safely. Her books were on its shelves before we left the room.

Pickup on Friar Street

We arrived on Friar Street in the morning, as was arranged with the client. Zurab and I started working in two separate bedrooms: I took apart the queen bed frame and Zurab unscrewed the king-sized bed frame. Emil wrapped the furniture in our moving blankets and stretch wrap, as we did with every piece before they left the house. The stretch wrap is billed separately as a disposable material, when we use it. Using our hand trucks, Zurab, Emil and I carried the bed frames into the truck along with the wooden dresser, two mattresses, the desk with the office chair, the bookshelf, the rug, the floor lamp, three nightstands and the wardrobe. Then Emil and I handled the round coffee table, while Zurab took apart the sectional. After that Emil and Zurab loaded it as well as other furniture from the living room. I brought the framed painting and pre-packed boxes including the fragile ones into the truck. Zurab disassembled the rocking chair. Then Emil and I loaded it and the four chairs. The hardest task in the kitchen was to move the fridge and we did it all together. Then Zurab unscrewed the legs from the dining table while Emil and I carried the island cart and the kitchen hutch into the truck. After we loaded the dining table, we checked that nothing could shift during transportation.

Drop-off on Lindley Avenue

We parked in the shared driveway and lowered the liftgate. Emil and I unloaded the lighter kitchen furniture and Zurab screwed the legs back onto the dining table. Then all three of us carried the fridge into the kitchen. Emil and I brought the round coffee table, the rug, the floor lamp, the four chairs and parts of the sectional. Zurab brought the framed painting and boxes. Then he put the sectional and the rocking chair back together.

The part that needed extra attention was carrying the bedroom furniture upstairs. Emil helped me to carry the bed frames first and then we assembled them in the bedrooms. After that we put the mattresses on top. We had to tilt and angle the wooden dresser, the wardrobe and the desk a few times, so they would fit on the staircase. We placed them as the client instructed us. Then Zurab helped Emil and me bring the office chair, the nightstands, and the bookshelf up the stairs.

Once the bedrooms were set up, we placed the remaining boxes in the rooms the client chose, and the move was done.

Vanalden Avenue Pickup

We parked our 18-foot truck at the curb right next to the two-story single-family house. We had our disposable packing materials with us: stretch wrap, boxes, tape, packing paper, and bubble wrap. We bill these materials separately from our regular hourly rate. We laid down our floor runners along the carry path.

Upstairs my main task was to collect personal belongings such as books, a bedside clock, a jewelry box, photos and other items. I used bubble wrap to wrap them. Meanwhile Ivan disassembled the white desk chair and the antique bookcase. I also gathered clothes and hung them in our wardrobe cartons. Then I helped Ivan to wrap the disassembled furniture in moving blankets and stretch wrap to protect their surfaces during transport. Ivan carried down the boxes and wardrobe cartons that were ready and I packed the floor lamp into one of the boxes. We handled the six large boxes together, stacking them inside of the truck along the wall. Then Ivan and I went back upstairs and brought down pieces of the white desk chair. We also carried the antique bookcase pieces into the truck, as well as four plastic bins, the remaining wardrobe cartons and the packed floor lamp.

Tarzana Drop-off

At the facility we stopped the truck at the reserved place at the loading entrance right near the doors. We laid down floor runners at the facility as well. Using our hand trucks, we wheeled the large and medium boxes into the designated room the client showed us. We kept the wardrobe cartons in the upright position while carrying them. Then Ivan and I brought in the white desk chair and Ivan reassembled it while I carried in the floor lamp. After that we went back to the truck and brought in the antique bookcase, which Ivan put back together. I carried the four plastic bins into the room. The client showed us where she wanted to place her belongings. I unpacked the large and medium-sized boxes and put books into the antique bookcase, along with other items in their places. Ivan unpacked the floor lamp and set it near the antique bookcase. Then I unpacked the wardrobe cartons and put the clothes into a closet that was in the room.

The antique bookcase was the piece the client cared about most. It was transported safely and came back together. Her books were on its shelves before we left the room.