Packing & Crating in Madison Heights, Pasadena
Serving ZIP 91106, 91105
Full-house moves for Madison Heights period homes, with pianos, art and chandeliers crated and the route planned room by room.
About Packing & Crating in Madison Heights
Madison Heights is a south Pasadena landmark district below California Boulevard and east of Marengo Avenue, reaching the South Pasadena line, with large early 1900s Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor and Mediterranean homes.
Madison Heights runs south from California Boulevard, east of Marengo Avenue, down to Allendale Road, Los Robles Avenue and the South Pasadena city line, with Oak Knoll beside it to the east. The Allendale Branch Library and Blair High School both sit on South Marengo Avenue. The streets are lined with big early twentieth century houses in Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Mediterranean, Tudor and other period styles on generous lots under old trees. The area is a Pasadena landmark district, which controls exterior changes to the houses but does not restrict a move.
Local Issues
Common Packing & Crating Issues in Madison Heights
Large contents volume
Several floors plus attics, basements, garages and outbuildings make these long jobs that a phone estimate tends to undercount.
Period interiors
Narrow original doors, tight stair turns, plaster walls and banisters need a planned route and full protection.
Unusable service stairs
Rear service stairs are often too narrow for furniture, so the main stair carries all large pieces.
Low tree canopy
Old street trees hang over the roadway and limit truck height and turning room on many blocks.
Specialty items
Pianos, chandeliers, mirrors, art and stone tops need crating and equipment priced into the estimate.
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What we offer in Madison Heights
Our Packing & Crating Services in Madison Heights
Full-Service Packing in Madison Heights
Packing is the part of a move that always takes longer than planned. With full-service packing, Popeye Moving & Storage packs your home room by room, labels every carton and keeps an inventory. We can pack in stages, so your kitchen and bedroom stay usable until the last day.
Learn more →Unpacking Services in Madison Heights
The truck leaving is not the end of a move; the boxes are. Our crews open them, put things where you want them and take the packing material away. You decide what goes where, and we do the lifting and the clearing.
Learn more →Custom Crating in Madison Heights
Some items should not travel in a carton, however well padded. Custom crating gives a single piece its own wooden case, measured and braced so it cannot move inside. Popeye Moving & Storage crates art, glass, stone and fragile furniture for local moves, long distance moves and export shipments.
Learn more →Moving Supplies & Delivery in Madison Heights
If you are packing yourself, the right materials make the difference between a clean move and a box that splits on the stairs. Popeye Moving & Storage delivers moving supplies to your home or office across Pasadena. Tell us your move date and home size and we will help you work out what to order.
Learn more →What to Expect - Packing & Crating in Madison Heights
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Free estimate
We walk through your home in person or by video, note what needs packing and any fragile items, and agree full or partial packing.
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Packing plan
We set the packing days, starting with rooms you use least, so the kitchen and bedroom stay usable until the end.
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Room-by-room packing
Our crew packs each room with the right materials, labels every carton by destination room and records it on an inventory.
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Ready to load
Cartons are staged for loading and we walk through with you so nothing you set aside gets packed.
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Local Tips
Packing & Crating Tips for Madison Heights Residents
List every piano, chandelier, large mirror and artwork before the estimate so crating and equipment are included in the written price.
If you are remodeling, book storage alongside the move so goods leave once and come back once.
Note which rooms sit up the service stair only, so the crew can plan which items go by the main staircase.
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What Customers Say About Our Packing & Crating in Madison Heights
Real reviews from Madison Heights and nearby Pasadena neighborhoods.
“Panel hum by the citywide Pasadena overflow 2. Steel stayed off it in Pasadena.”
“The work order named the South Pasadena curb. They checked it off in South Pasadena and facilities filed a clean sheet.”
“A DIT cart and the San Rafael gate do not mix. Production moving in San Rafael used cases and a lift, and wrap still happened.”
Packing & Crating in Madison Heights - FAQs
Madison Heights is in the City of Pasadena. Trucks 25 feet long or less need no moving permit; trucks 26 feet or longer do, with the application due 10 days before the move or an expedited fee applies. Popeye has insurance on file with the City of Pasadena, so it qualifies for the two working day minimum for permit issuance, while others should allow two weeks. Temporary No Parking signs must go up at least 24 hours ahead and be registered with Parking Enforcement.
Typical Los Angeles ranges are $200 to $600 for piano moving (upright pianos cost less than grand pianos) and $150 to $450 for chandelier moving. Custom crating typically runs $150 to $800+ per crate. These are typical ranges, not a quote; your full price is set in writing with a Not To Exceed figure before loading.
Yes, and for a house this size we recommend it. Popeye offers free in-home estimates and free video estimates. Walking the attic, basement, garage and outbuildings with us is what keeps the estimate accurate. A video survey can also lead to a guaranteed binding price.
For boxes and small items, often yes. Many Madison Heights houses have a narrow rear service stair that will not take large furniture, so big pieces usually go down the main stair with banister and wall protection. We check both at the estimate.
Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own climate-controlled warehouse in Mar Vista, with no minimum or maximum term, and crews handle the goods throughout. Typical vaulted storage runs $60 to $90 per vault per month. When the work is done, we deliver back to the house.
By default on a California move, the mover's liability is up to 20,000 dollars of actual cash value for the shipment unless you declare a different value. The 60 cents per pound figure is only the rate basis, not what is paid on a loss. Full value protection, with items of extraordinary value listed separately on the inventory, is the sensible choice for a period house.
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