Storage Solutions 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. 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 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.