Specialty Moving in Hawthorne, 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.

A typical Los Angeles range for a one-bedroom apartment local move is $350 to $650 and local residential moving typically runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck. These are typical ranges, not a quote. Your price 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. The Bureau of Household Goods and Services regulates California household movers; the CPUC no longer does. You can check a mover's permit with the bureau before booking.

Yes. Popeye offers free estimates, including in-home and video estimates. A video survey can lead to a guaranteed binding price, and on a move inside California you receive the price in writing, with a Not To Exceed figure, before anything is loaded.

Yes. Popeye stores goods in sealed vaults at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave in Mar Vista. Your belongings are placed into vaults at the warehouse the same day they are picked up, with no overnight hold on the truck. The warehouse is climate controlled, crews handle all goods, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

No. Lennox, immediately south of LAX between Inglewood, Hawthorne and the 105, is unincorporated Los Angeles County. It is not part of Hawthorne or Inglewood despite being surrounded by them, so permits and parking for a Lennox address go through the County.

It can. Event days at SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome affect the wider area around Inglewood and can make a move on those dates impractical. We check both calendars before confirming a Hawthorne move date.

Holly Glen, in northern Hawthorne around Ramona Avenue and 120th Street, is a settled neighbourhood of 1940s through 1960s single-family houses on regular streets with driveways, garages and front lawns. Households there have often been in place a long time, so the job tends to be a full house with more to pack, and a pre-move estimate sets the crew and truck accordingly.