Specialty Moving in Rancho Palos Verdes, 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 full-service packing typically runs $600 to $1,500 for a three-bedroom. Those are typical ranges, not a quote. Shuttles, long driveways and extra structures are priced at the estimate, and your price 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 driveway, the grade and any extra buildings lets us plan the truck, any shuttle and the crew size. 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. Storage is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, there is no minimum or maximum term, and household and commercial goods are both accepted.

Yes, where the property can be accessed. The area has been under a local emergency since October 2023, and utilities may be off at the property, so we plan lighting, timing and packing around that. Our crews handle the move; they do not assess or comment on structural safety, which is a matter for the City and qualified engineers. Many affected households choose vaulted storage while they decide on next steps.

Winding roads with grade, limited turning, long private driveways and homes stepped down a slope mean a long truck often cannot reach the door. A shuttle from a smaller vehicle is the professional method in that situation, planned at the estimate and priced in writing. Properties with no vehicle access at all are qualified on the phone before a date is confirmed.

Yes. Large-lot and multi-structure properties are common in Rancho Palos Verdes, so we include every building in the inventory and the estimate. Tell us about workshops and outbuildings up front, since hazardous materials such as fuels and flammables cannot go on the truck.