Specialty Moving in Burbank, 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. For a piano, artwork or chandelier, photos or a video walk-through of the item and the route out of the house help us plan the crew, equipment and any crating. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

The piano is padded and wrapped, strapped to a piano board or dolly, and moved by a crew sized for its weight. Grand pianos usually have their legs and lyre removed and travel on their side on a board. Stairs, tight turns and steep driveways are reviewed at the estimate so the right equipment comes on the day. Tuning after a move is a job for a piano technician once the instrument has settled in its new room.

Paintings and framed pieces are wrapped and boxed or crated to size, sculpture is padded and braced, and antique furniture is wrapped to protect finishes, veneer and inlays. Items of extraordinary value such as antiques, art, and gold or silver articles should be described separately on the inventory with a value declared for each, which is what the California tariff expects.

Yes. Chandelier Moving covers packing crystals, arms and shades separately, crating the frame and transporting it safely. Disconnecting and reconnecting the fixture from the electrical supply is work for a licensed electrician, so we plan the move around that appointment at both addresses.

As a typical Los Angeles range, 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. These are typical market ranges, not a quote. Your price depends on the home, the access and whether a hillside shuttle is needed, and it 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 holds USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate moves, and is fully insured. California household movers are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services, the BHGS, not the CPUC, since July 1 2018. You can check a mover with the BHGS on (916) 999-2041.

Yes. Estimates are free, in your home or by video. After a video survey we can give a guaranteed binding price. A verbal rate is not an estimate, so on a move inside California you get the price 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. You do not get a unit or key; our crews handle everything. The warehouse is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, with no minimum or maximum term. Vehicles are not stored.

Yes. In the Media District, move windows are set by production schedules rather than office hours, so we plan the move around the shoot. Our hours for calls and scheduling are 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week. Office & Business Moving is priced at a typical Los Angeles range of $1,500 to $8,000+, with your actual price set in writing at the estimate.

The Rancho district shares bridle paths with ridden horses, so crews keep noise down, never block a path and take care not to startle a horse. Tack is itemized separately from household goods on the inventory. We plan truck placement for the property at the estimate.

Often not a full-size truck. The hillside district has steep, narrow streets, tight turns, driveways that fall away sharply and homes entered by stairs from the street. The professional method is a smaller shuttle vehicle working with a larger truck parked legally, along with a longer crew day, and both are quoted at the estimate rather than found on arrival.