Specialty Moving 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. 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.

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.