Storage Solutions in Hermosa Beach, 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. Storage requested as part of a move, for up to 90 days, is storage-in-transit and remains a regulated mover service under Maximum Rate Tariff 4. Past 90 days, goods are held under the warehouse storage agreement and California Commercial Code Division 7, not the Self-Service Storage Facility Act, because vaulted storage gives no customer access to a unit. 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 are free, including in-home and video estimates, and the survey tells us how many vaults your goods need. If storage is part of a move, the moving price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure on a move inside California. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

With self-storage you rent a unit, hold the key and move goods in and out yourself. With vaulted storage there is no unit and no key: our crews pack your goods into sealed wooden vaults at pickup, the vaults are moved by forklift and kept inside our climate controlled warehouse, and goods are handled fewer times overall. Retrieval is arranged with our office, since the warehouse has to bring out and open the vault.

Goods are placed into vaults at the Mar Vista warehouse the same day as pickup, with no overnight hold on the truck. That keeps the time your belongings spend in transit short and means they go straight into a climate controlled building.

We store household furniture, boxes, clothing and appliances, commercial furniture, files and stock, and items such as wine, fine art, pianos and chandeliers. We do not store vehicles of any kind. Hazardous materials, including gasoline, propane, paint and solvents, are not accepted, and perishable food, plants and open liquids should not go into storage.

Local residential moving in the Los Angeles area typically runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck. That is a typical range, not a quote. On walk streets and The Strand the hand carry and any steps affect the crew and hours, so your price is set in writing after an estimate, with a Not To Exceed figure, before anything is loaded.

Yes. Popeye operates under 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 Bureau of Household Goods and Services, not the CPUC, and you can check a permit with the bureau before booking.

Yes. Estimates are free, in your home or by video. For a walk street or Strand property, the estimate is where the carry distance and steps are measured. A video survey can lead to a guaranteed binding price, and moves inside California get a written price with a Not To Exceed figure.

Yes. Popeye provides 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, the space is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

Often it cannot reach the door. Walk streets and The Strand mean many properties have no vehicle access, so goods are carried by hand from where the truck can stand, sometimes up or down flights of steps. That carry is measured at the estimate and sets the crew size and hours, so it is priced in from the start.

It is best avoided. Pier Plaza is pedestrianised, with heavy foot traffic, event closures and nightlife, and summer weekends are effectively unworkable for a full-size truck. A weekday date usually makes a move in that part of town practical.

No. Redondo Beach issues nothing for moving trucks, and Manhattan Beach runs its own separate process. Hermosa Beach issues its own moving van permit. For a move between these cities, each end is handled under that city's own rule.