Specialty Moving 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. 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, 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.