Packing & Crating in Glendale, CA

Moves that start and end inside California are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, which stopped regulating household movers on July 1, 2018 under Senate Bill 19. Popeye Moving & Storage operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California, holds USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. You can check any mover's permit with BHGS at bhgs.dca.ca.gov or on (916) 999-2041 before you book, and complaints about a California household mover go to BHGS.

Yes. Estimates and quotes are free, including in-home and video estimates, and a video survey lets Popeye give you a guaranteed binding price. On a move inside California the price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure that caps the bill unless you agree to a written Change Order For Services for added work. A verbal rate over the phone is not an estimate. A walk-through or video survey also tells us how many boxes, how much paper and which crates your home needs, so the materials are listed in the estimate. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

Yes. Many customers pack books, clothes and everyday items themselves and ask our crew to pack the kitchen, glassware, artwork and other fragile pieces. Tell us which rooms or items you want packed at the estimate and it will be listed in writing, so you know exactly what the crew is doing on the day.

Custom crating is worth it for items that are fragile, valuable or an awkward shape: framed art and mirrors, glass and stone table tops, sculptures, chandeliers and antiques. Crates are built to fit the item, and heavy or irregular pieces can be mounted on a wooden skid so they move by forklift or pallet jack without being handled directly. Crating is also used for long-distance and international shipments that face more handling.

Hazardous materials are not accepted, including gasoline, propane tanks, paint and paint thinners, aerosols, corrosives and explosives, because federal law bars a carrier from accepting them for transport. Perishable food, plants and open liquids are best handled separately. Money, jewelry, medicines and important documents should travel with you rather than in the truck.

Typical Los Angeles ranges are $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck on a local residential move, and $350 to $650 for a one-bedroom apartment local move. These are typical ranges, not a quote. The price for your move is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure on a move inside California.

Yes. Popeye operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California, and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. Household movers in California are regulated by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, not the CPUC, which no longer licenses movers. You can verify a mover's permit with the bureau before you book.

Yes. Estimates are free, including in-home and video estimates. A video survey can lead to a guaranteed binding price, and on a move inside California the price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure that caps the bill unless you agree to a change order.

Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave in Mar Vista. Goods go into vaults at the warehouse the same day as pickup, with no overnight hold on the truck. There is no unit or key, crews handle everything, storage is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

Montrose is part of the City of Glendale. La Crescenta next door is unincorporated Los Angeles County. The two communities adjoin, but they fall under different authorities and the postal name does not tell you which, so the parcel is checked before any permit question is settled.

Downtown Glendale and the Brand Boulevard corridor hold mid and high-rise residential and commercial buildings. A move there typically means a booked lift window, a certificate of insurance for the building, a designated loading dock and a garage height limit that can keep a full-size truck out, so those details are arranged before the move date.

Chevy Chase Canyon is single-route access with no practical alternative, so a closure or an obstruction on the way in stops the job rather than delaying it. We plan the route and vehicle at the estimate, and where a full-size truck cannot reach the home a shuttle with a smaller vehicle is the professional method and is priced at the estimate.