How We Build Your Moving Estimate

What an estimate actually is — and what ours does differently

Most moving estimates are a guess with a logo on it. Someone eyeballs your stuff, multiplies by an hourly rate, and hands you a number that quietly grows on move day. We don't do that. We build an itemized estimate from what you're really moving, have a working foreman review it, and turn it into a fixed price you approve before anyone touches a box. Then we match you to a vetted mover to do the actual move.

Here's the whole process, start to finish, with nothing hidden.

Step 1 — You pick how you want to show us your move

The single biggest reason estimates go wrong is bad inventory. So instead of forcing one method on you, we let you choose whichever is easiest for your home and your schedule. All four feed the same estimate.

• Video walkthrough. Hop on a quick live video call and walk us through your place, room by room. A foreman sees your stuff in real time and asks the questions that matter — is that a real-wood dresser or particleboard, does the couch clear the door, is there a piano hiding in the den.
• Photo upload. No time for a call? Snap photos of each room and any large or specialty items and upload them. We read the photos the same way we'd read the room in person.
• Self walkthrough. Record a short video of your home on your own time and send it over. You go at your pace; we review it on ours.
• Item list. Prefer to just tell us? Build your inventory item by item in the wizard — beds, sofas, boxes, the fragile and the awkward — and we price straight off the list.

Whichever you pick, you'll also tell us the two addresses, the floors, and whether there's an elevator or a walk-up. Those details move the number as much as the furniture does.

Step 2 — A real foreman reviews it

This is the part automated quote tools skip, and it's the part that makes our number hold. A working foreman — someone who has actually carried furniture down five flights — looks at your inventory and your buildings and pressure-tests the estimate.

They're checking the things software misses: the long carry from the truck to your door, the dresser that has to be disassembled to clear a tight hallway, the freight elevator your building only releases in two-hour windows, the marble table that needs a custom crate. Each of those is real labor or real risk, and each gets accounted for now — not sprung on you later.

What "reviewed" means for your price

Because a person reviewed it, the estimate reflects your specific move, not an average of moves that vaguely resemble yours. That's the difference between a quote that survives move day and one that balloons the moment the crew sees your stairs.

Step 3 — You get a fixed price, in writing

Once the review is done, we turn the estimate into a single fixed price. Not a range. Not "starting at." One number, itemized so you can see what's included, and it's the number you approve before you commit to anything.

• It's fixed — the price you approve is the price you pay. It isn't an hourly meter, so traffic, a slow elevator, and the crew's lunch break are our problem, not a line on your bill.
• It's itemized — stairs, long carries, fuel, blankets, shrink wrap, and floor protection are already in it, so there's nothing to "discover" on move day.
• It only changes if you change the job — add items or services after booking and we'll re-quote those with you first, never quietly.

Step 4 — We match you to a vetted mover

We're the people who get your quote right; we're not the crew loading the truck. Once you approve your fixed price, we match you to a vetted partner mover who carries the job at exactly that number. We've already checked their licensing, insurance, and track record, so you're not gambling on whoever answered the phone first.

You keep one clear price and one accountable partner — and you skip the part of moving everyone hates: calling around for three quotes that all turn out to mean nothing.

The short version

Pick a method, let a foreman review it, approve a fixed price, get matched to a vetted mover. That's the whole machine. Every step exists to do one thing: make sure the number you see at the start is the number you pay at the end.