Specialty Moving in Pasadena, 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.

Local residential moving in the Los Angeles area typically runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck and a one-bedroom apartment local move typically runs $350 to $650. Those are typical ranges, not a quote. Your price depends on the home, the carries and the permit position, and it is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure.

Household moving inside California is regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, since July 1 2018 under SB 19. Popeye operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. You can verify a mover with BHGS on (916) 999-2041.

Yes. We offer free in-home and video estimates. Seeing the doorways, stairs and the distance from the street lets us plan the crew and the truck size, which also decides whether a permit is needed. A video survey can produce a guaranteed binding price.

Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave 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, our crews handle everything, storage is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

The City of Pasadena is closed every other Friday, and that day does not count when you work back from a move date to the permit deadline. We count it when we schedule the application so the permit is in hand before the day.

Craftsman houses in Bungalow Heaven, Garfield Heights and similar streets sit on narrow lots with detached rear garages and service alleys. Period houses mean narrow doorways, tight stair turns and long carries from the street, so we plan crew size, protection and the truck position at the estimate.

No. South Pasadena is a separate city and its process is its own. The Pasadena permit rules and the two working day minimum apply to the City of Pasadena only, so we confirm the permit position for a South Pasadena address separately.