Packing & Crating in Los Angeles, 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.

As a typical Los Angeles range, never a quote, local residential moving runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck, and a one-bedroom apartment local move runs $350 to $650. Full-service packing for a three-bedroom runs $600 to $1,500. Your actual price is set in writing, with a Not To Exceed figure on a move inside California, before anything is loaded.

Popeye holds CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. California household movers are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services, the BHGS, on (916) 999-2041. Authority moved there on July 1 2018 under SB 19, so it is not the CPUC.

Yes. Popeye offers free in-home and video estimates across Los Angeles. After a video survey it can give a guaranteed binding price, and on a move inside California the price is set in writing with a Not To Exceed figure before anything is loaded. A verbal hourly rate over the phone is not an estimate.

Yes, full-service vaulted storage at Popeye's own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066, in Mar Vista. Goods are placed 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 your goods, the space is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, and there is no minimum or maximum term. Household and commercial goods are accepted; vehicles are not.

Beverly Hills Post Office addresses are City of Los Angeles despite the 90210 ZIP, so LADOT rules apply, not Beverly Hills rules. Likewise Marina Peninsula and Silver Strand are City of Los Angeles, while Marina del Rey proper is unincorporated county. Popeye confirms jurisdiction from the parcel, never the postal name.

Yes, but these homes cannot be reached by any vehicle, so they are never quoted as a normal job. Popeye qualifies them on the phone, plans the carry from the nearest legal truck position and includes it in the written estimate. On hillside streets a shuttle from a smaller vehicle is the professional method and is priced at the estimate.

Yes. Dodger games can make an Echo Park move impractical, and SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome event days affect moves near Inglewood. Popeye checks the event calendar before confirming a date.