I booked an appointment with Beal's Moving for today at 8 am more than 1 month ago. Two days ago, Zara called me and asked if the movers (Jeff) could come at on Wednesday instead of 8 am on Thursday. I happened to be traveling. After about 4 or 5 calls between Zara and myself I agreed to return early from my trip so I could accommodate their busy schedule (they offered me $20 off the move). We agreed on a time and it seemed firm. On the day of the move I was home early from my trip and 3:00 pm rolled around (the time Zara had confirmed). No sign of the movers. I called the office at 3:15 pm and no one answered the phone. I called again at 3:30 pm and Carrie answered the phone. She told me that the movers were running late and would be at my house at 4:30 pm. I had meetings from 4:30-6:30 that had also been planned months in advance, so I would not be able to direct the movers. Carrie assured me that Jeff would arrive at 8 am the following day ( OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TIME). An hour later Zara called me and left a message saying the following "I just spoke with Jeff and he said we cannot schedule you for tomorrow morning at your original date and time of 8 am. He said we can come today or not at all." Zara apologized, but I guess Jeff is in charge. Very poor planning, organization, and follow through from this company. Now I'm left in the lurch scrambling to find a piano mover to accommodate a building schedule that has been planned months in advance. read more

Beal's Movers, Big Jeff, Strong Art and Agile Ceasar; carried out a skillful job of moving us from our 4 level Diamond A Ranch home to Oakmont, single level home. Just over 8 hours, $$$$ worth the cost. Great job !!! Friendly office staff too. 10.5.2018 read more

I like them! They did me right. So much so that I gave them a $70 tip. They helped me move 2 pianos and a drum set and a hot tub!! It took much creativity and they rose to the occasion. They were easy to reach. The other company I called first that helped me with my last piano did not have a very fast response and after I fumbled with their (online only) contact process they stopped responding. read more

We used Beal company to move a big house full of furnitures and stuff including an expensive piano. We were very impressed with the level of professionalism, skill, their employees and Mr. Beal himself. Really winners!! The price was right, the move was smooth and minimily stressful. We recommand this family owned company to everyone. Rare to find such professional, skilful company and kind hearted to boot. Thank you the Beal family!! read more

Jeff and his team did a great job! We made an in town move recently and hired Beal's. They arrived on time and were very considerate and kind. They took excellent care of our stuff. I highly recommend them! read more

I did not use this company but they arrived in my condo complex to move some neighbors out. I heard their air brakes and was upstairs getting ready. Opened my blinds and they are parked in front of my garage blocking me from moving my car out. A few minutes later the two guys from the moving company are there with the neighbor who is moving. I said out if my window "excuse me but are parked in front of my garage so can you please move your truck?" The driver said why don't you come down here now and pull your car out. I told him I was not finished getting ready so no I would not come now. He then said we will move it when you need us to. I said that doesn't work for me because I was going to come and go a few times so please move the truck now. The neighbor;who I do not know) turned andI said that this was not a great way to start a move. She started to tell something back and the driver said he would take care of it. About 15 minutes later they did move their truck to another area My point is they were blocking me in, they were parked in the fire lane and WHY should I be inconvenienced by these people who were breaking both the condo association rules and breaking laws by parking in the fire lane. Driver was rude and I find this to be unacceptable. I have worked with household movers as part of my job and never encountered such unprofessional behavior read more

Wow, these guys are great. Jeff, Art, Gary, and Bill (hoping I got the names right) were total moving pros. We had a lot of stuff, including a hot tub and they handled it all in stride. Everybody was friendly and efficient. I don't think anyone could have moved our 4 bedroom house faster than they did. Everything was up front and there were no surprises. Nobody likes moving but Beal's will help make it as easy as possible for you! read more

This place is the best!!!! They can recommended from a coworker. They were very fair in price, on time, and hard working. We even had to have them come back to move our hot tub over to a new spot then the one we initially picked for it. They seemed happy to come back out and help. Thanks guys!!!! read more

I'm not easy to please and I was dreading our move. We hired Beal's Moving for a local move. I'm 72 and my wife is up there, too. Jeff and Art handled the move of our 3 bedroom home with energy and thoughtfulness. They anticipated our needs and easily moved us from a multi-story house into a smaller home with humor and grace. And, they came in under their estimate! I have an extensive woodworking shop with heavy machinery and they got it done with ease, morphing into riggers when needed. They are amazing and I'd use them again. I can't recommend them enough. read more

Very friendly and efficient! Pricey because of the 3 hour minimum requirement and it only took them 1.5 hours to unload a truck for me, but I needed it done. Nice job! read more

Very good moving experience. Expensive, but timely, profession, well organized, courteous, and careful. I just used Beal's for my third time in the past 10 years. This time from Santa so to Napa. All went extremely smoothly. I would gladly use them again. Thank you to the fabulous crew! read more

I called Beal's on a Friday afternoon, and they were able to have someone there on Saturday or Monday - that's the NEXT DAY. They did a great job moving my piano, their pricing was pretty standard, but they were up front about all costs. The estimate was right on - there were no surprises, and my piano was moved quickly and safely. read more

We recently had a short, but abrupt local move and we called Beal's Moving. We've never written a review on-line but feel compelled to share our experience. Beal Brothers, Jeff and Art, arrived on very short notice, on time, in the rain and worked long after dark. They laughed and smiled all day and evening. It is hard to explain how their professionalism, kindness and experience changed our entire move into a pleasure. They even had great decorating and design ideas. We have moved often and never have we moved without some damage until we met these two. And the cost was very reasonable. Bravo Beal Brothers. This is how moving is supposed to be. Thank you both, The Crists read more

I had to make a very rapid move from Santa Rosa to San Mateo, with only about one week's notice. Kimm was very punctual in responding to my emailed requests, both by phone and email, and gave an accurate estimate and explanation of the estimate. On the day of the move, the movers were punctual, and worked quickly. Upon arriving at my location in San Mateo, there were some problems with the storage unit that was to be used, and I had to move to a different unit. This was no problem for the movers, who were happy to accommodate the change. They moved my one bedroom apartment into storage, and left it very organized. The original estimate was accurate, and the movers were professional and worked quickly. I would strongly recommend Beal's Moving to anyone who requires moving services. read more

We moved from the SF peninsula 5 years ago after living in the same house for 40 years to the north bay chasing our children and grandchildren to "help out" and be close. We have moved a few times in the North Bay as we get older and downsize. All three moving companies have been excellent . My son recommended Beal's since they have helped he and his family three times. We were so pleased. They were GREAT! Jeff and Art showed up right on schedule. Listened to our needs. It was a 12 1/2 hour move which included our storage and stuff we have collected for almost 50 years. Their prices are very reasonable and fair. Jeff and Art are the best! We are so grateful. read more

I used Beal's Moving to move from the Santa Rosa area to the Peninsula a while back. They showed up at my storage unit way ahead of schedule. I had not yet finished preparing the items for the move. They pressured me to let them put things on the truck that were not yet completely packaged, assuring me that the protective materials I wanted to place over certain things would not be necessary. After the move was completed, I noticed that a fine cabinet had been damaged in several places. It had been strategically positioned, with the damaged front side facing a wall. When I pointed out the damage to the owner, he said with considerable irritation: "I figured you would probably notice that." He was not in the least apologetic, acting as if I was being a difficult customer, by (politely) showing him the damage that he and his movers had done. More importantly, he revealed that he actually knew of the damage before I discovered it but did not bring it up of his own initiative. The moving contract included coverage for such damage but Beal's Moving was extremely uncooperative. The move was over, they had their money and they did not want to hear from me any more. After a long struggle, I eventually extracted coverage for repairs, though the cabinet has never been quite the same, as it has been impossible to completely conceal the damage. In giving me his sales pitch, Mr. Beal made a big deal about how religious they were (as a family business) and how this assures customers a good moving experience because very religious people adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If only what Mr. Beal told me had been truthful, I would not be writing this review. UPDATE: Kimm of Beal's Moving asked me to provide them with my receipt number and other information, to document (prove) the legitimacy of my claim. I did not keep the file of paperwork relating to that move. Once that very painful experience was over, I shredded the file. Beal's already put me through hell once, after damaging furniture and then not cooperating in honoring my well-documented claim. I have no desire to go through that experience again, nor do I think I should have to. Kimm: The time for Beal's to care about this was at the time of the incident, not later, when you are just trying to do damage control on Yelp. No, I have not confused Beal's with another company. Beal's behaved very badly and deserves to be taken to task for that. read more

Mr. Jeff Beal and his helper assisiant were fabulous! They were timely, professional and moved tons of my stuff including my many plants, Everything was moved without a hitch-every plant was placed carefully on the outside deck. They really were conscientious on all levels, especially moving to the 3rd floor! I felt I was in good hands. They were both so calm and caring which is important during a "stressful" day of moving. Will definitely refer them and use them again when needed! A shout out also to the office person Zara who kept me apprised and communicated the timing, details and questions I had. Diane read more

Moved from LA to SJC. Very good service. Would recommend This is what I liked - Punctual to the dot - Got my stuff the next day - All items were handled carefully - Helped put all the items in the place I needed - Harry was really pleasant and a cool guy to work with - Upfront pricing. NO BS Things that could be better: Price was slightly higher than expected. But I was on a tight schedule and wanted someone BBB accredited. Overall satisfied read more

Great moving experience. Good estimate, great crew and great attitude. Very helpful. Very fair pricing. Couldn't be happier. read more

Barbara at Beal's Moving was more than accommodating for a very difficult client situation that involved many telephone calls and eight hours of movers to get her into a new apartment. I greatly appreciate the kindness and effort she put forth to help us get through the process. I will be working with them again! read more

A+, high class operation! Jeff and Art were a pleasure to have in our home to do all the moving. I don't Yelp that often, but when I have a great experience as I had I feel the need to take the time to spread the good word. I was blown away by how they make ramps to go from your home to the back of their truck so they don't have to manage any stairs. They also make sure to strap the dressers and tables together tightly so that they don't get tweaked or bent while being taken to the truck. They moved our 3 bedroom house and had all our furniture to the new house very efficiently. The price was more than fair! I had reservations about using a moving company because I prefer to do it myself and save, but the time savings for the cost was more than worth it. What they did in about 5 to 6 hours would have taken me at least two days and I would have had to ask friends and family to waste their own weekend to help. On top of that, I would have probably broken or dinged up the furniture or the walls. Win, win, win! I will recommend Beal's services highly because of your professionalism, fair prices, and efficiency. And being part of a family business myself, I appreciate the local family owned business aspect. Can't say enough good things about my whole experience. Thank you, Jeff and Art and thank you, Beal's Moving. -Darren McLea read more

Great family owned business, nice and very professional people. Had to have some very heavy pieces of furniture moved on short notice and Beal's was able to accommode me on Memorial Day. Very pleased with fast and courteous service. read more

This company was really good. We had them move all the heavy furniture and boxes. They were on time and did a good job. One of the two guys was the son of the owners and and was so helpful even giving us ideas on where to best place furniture in the new house. Would recommend them highly read more

I've used Beal's Moving 5-6 times over the years, and consistently they have done a great job. Just recently, I had them move my 7ft grand piano to a new location. They did it without a single problem, in a rain storm! They are super careful, did not damage any walls, packed everything very well, and the move was done, just like a textbook move! Jeff, the manager, as well as Art and Gary, are all a pleasure to work with! I really like using Beal's moving, I will definitely use them again for my next moving needs. read more

I had a very positive experience with Beal's. Jeff and Art showed up right in time and helped me unload a large truck and setup furniture from pieces. They were professional and friendly. I felt comfortable having them in my home. They were extremely careful with my belongings and made a good effort to figure out exactly where we wanted everything. This was refreshing after previous movers had just dumped all of our belongings haphazardly. We would definitely use Beal's again. read more

We used Beal's Moving to do a local move in Calistoga. It was a bigger move than planned so they brought in a third guy. The movers were professional, knew exactly what they were doing, and enjoyable to work with. The move went into a 12 hour day on a Friday but they remained upbeat and got the job done. We felt the cost was very reasonable and were very glad we hired them. Highly recommend this company. read more

Harry and Ryan just moved us from San Mateo to Los Angeles. They packed up the truck with all of our stuff and delivered it to our new house the next day. They were professional and courteous and everything was transported safely with no issues. Thank you! read more

Perfect crew for moving a 1 bedroom amt. of furniture from LA to SF. Beals won me over from the beginning. Kimm worked with me over the holidays to help me set up a quote and move date - always returning my calls, even when she wasn't technically working. Mr. Beal was actually on the van and helped with both my move-out and move-in. His team was a friendly bunch of hard-working guys. There were no hidden costs, everything was line-itemed and explained to me in full. I would highly recommend Beals for any CA move. read more

I would highly recommend Beals to anyone needing to hire friendly, reliable service. They were even able to help me the same day with a minor issue I had when I needed a new refrigerator moved to a new location within the same house. They came out in a couple of hours. Jeff and Art had helped me a couple of years ago move my belongings into a storage container that I had on the lot where my new house was being built. They even 'lined' the inside of the container with insulation material, so the hot weather would not damage the contents. Then, they came back to move the contents over to my new house. They were efficient, and extremely helpful. They assisted me in putting protective pads on the legs of some of the furniture before moving them into the house. They go above and beyond your typical moving company. read more

Beal's Moving took excellent care of our two moves recently. One was to a temporary rental until we could move into our new home. It was a little tricky making sure the "rental" items went to the right destination while the other stuff went to a storage unit, but they pulled it off seamlessly. Everyone involved was pleasant to deal with, from making the plans over the phone to the people involved on moving days. We couldn't have asked for a more professional team, and family-owned to top it off! read more

Just wanted to send a big "THANK YOU" to everyone at Beal's Moving in making my relocation from my Foster City apartment to my home in Torrance on March 31, 2010 a wonderful experience. With Kimm's excellent arrangement in meeting my ideal departure schedule, everything started to fall in place for a successful move. On moving day (Wednesday), I was met by two of the most accommodating men (your husband Harry and son Dale) who professionally loaded the boxes and large piece of furniture (dresser drawers) in the van. A special "Thanks" to Harry needs to be acknowledged as he rescued me by offering to transport my auto along with my goods when the original auto transport company could not arrange my auto pick up that day. To my delight, the Beal's moving van arrived at my destination the following day and everything arrived safely. I cannot say enough about the friendly service both men extended me throughout this move. Please accept my sincere gratitude for all the care that Beal's Moving has shown me and I will definitely recommend your Company to any of my friends who plans to move within California in the future. read more

Mr. Beal and his crew moved my son from LA to the Bay Area and were prompt, pleasant and efficient. Mr. Beal was very nice and helpful and his helpers were very easy to work with and accomodating. Working with Kimm was great - she handled all the coordination very efficiently and was such a nice person to talk with. I would highly recommend Beal's, infact, I tried to hire them again but I was unable to coincide dates! I think they're great. read more

It's very rare these days to find a company that is customer service oriented, friendly, punctual, efficient, and reasonable priced. Beal's Moving is all of these! I highly recommend them. Kimm was second to none in helping us with the scheduling and other details, and very responsive to all of my email questions. Harry & Son, Solomon, and the others in this crew were great also. Moving is very stressful. Beal's Moving helped reduce the stress with their punctuality, helpfulness and all around excellent service. Thanks! read more

Extremely friendly, organized, and punctual. So nice, in fact, we used them twice. Mr. Beal was present for both of our moves from LA to SF. The move of our flat went so well that we trusted the company to move our storage space unattended. Mr Beal put together all of our furniture - even items he hadn't moved. His guys were low-key, fast, and super-strong. The move of our storage space was handled by Mr. Beal and his son - a true family business. Honestly, I kinda feel bad that we don't have more stuff to move :) read more

I have always dreaded moving day, all the more so since I had lived in my apartment for almost 20 years, and this was the first time I had to deal with a long distance move (in this case, from SF to Stockton). Over the course of a year and after much online research, several phone calls, and numerous e-mail messages to various movers, I settled on Beal's Moving to handle the task. Kimm was most helpful in taking my information, asking questions, and offering suggestions -- such as where to find good quality moving boxes on the cheap. This was probably the most important aspect of why I decided on Beal's: it was the super helpfulness. Unknown to them (until now) is that they were the ONLY mover who did not bombard me with follow-up calls and e-mails reminding me of my initial inquiry, something I found most annoying because I had made it clear (I thought) in my initial contact to let the mover know that I was not ready to move then, just setting the groundwork. (As it turned out, my initial contacts happened almost a year before I was able to find a place that met my needs.) Thus, when I finally found my perfect house, I again contacted Beal's to arrange the move. Much to my surprise, Kimm remembered me and still had all the information I had submitted. Moving day came much too soon. Mr Beal and his crew of three arrived early within the time-frame, and went to work immediately carrying out boxes and furniture. Each of the young men on the crew helped me pack the things that were still unboxed. For such a stressful event as moving, the good-natured banter with the movers helped make it a more enjoyable experience. I had to stay behind to clean the apartment, thus we trailed the truck by a very strong half-hour or more. When we arrived at the destination, the crew was already there waiting for us in the heat, taking a well-deserved break before hauling my stuff into the various rooms of my new abode. In summary: I would definitely hire this company again, and would recommend them strongly. Everything went very smoothly from start to finish. Punctuality was superb. The crew was a delight to deal with, very hard-working, not just polite but friendly and engaging. Nothing was broken, nor was anything missing. Every one showed care in how things were handled, and they were willing to move things to other rooms when I found I had mislabeled some boxes. When Kimm and I talked just before the move, the quote she gave me was right-on with the actual charges on the day of the move. This is one very satisfied customer. Hats off to Beal's and the crew. read more

We used Beal's to move from Sonoma County to Santa Cruz County in May and they were great! I wish all moving companies could be as easy to work with as they are. It's a family business and they really care about the work they do and the people they serve. There are no hidden costs or add-ons. I knew about everything up-front. The crew was awesome. We really appreciated their hard work and the care they took with our belongings. Mr. Beal explained all the ins and outs of moving at the initial meeting. He and his wife, who runs the office, are a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend this company. read more

I wish I had read the June 2011 review prior to hiring Beal's Moving. I hired them in September 2011 to move a vertical Steinway piano from my parents' home in Northern California to my home in Central Calfiornia and a vertical Boston Piano from my home to a friend's home. I purchased $10,500 in insurance with a $500 deductible on the Steinway as it would have to be moved down two half flights of stairs. As the other reviewers noted, the Beal's people were quite pleasant on the phone. I could not be there when the Steinway was picked up. The realtors who had sold my parents' home were there and told me everything had gone well. Beal's needed to store the Steinway piano until they had enough of a load to drive from Santa Rosa to my area. It would be stored in a non-climate controlled environment. I was not comfortable with this, due to the heat in Santa Rosa, but I agreed to it. The piano was stored for three weeks. I had to remind Beal's more than once to provide me the paperwork. It took two weeks to receive it. Beal's Moving advertises itself as piano experts and assured me of their expertise before I contracted with them. The day they were to deliver the piano, I was emailed that Mr. Beal had been trying to contact me since the night before but that my cell phone went straight to voice mail. I had no missed calls on my phone. We made contact and then had to wait for the local person Mr. Beal had hired to assist with the move. While his assistant was pleasant, he clearly had no experience with piano moving. The dolly they used was rather precarious. Mr. Beal immediately commented that the piano was not in very good shape. He had already provided me a schema indicating scratches, etc., to the surface prior to the move, as I would expect any mover to do. The piano is over fifty years old, and I was well aware of nicks and scratches to the wood, the result of being played and loved by generations of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Mr. Beal did not seem to understand, however, the unique nature of a Steinway, that the value is in the instrument itself, not in its qualities as a piece of furniture. After they had set the piano down we noticed that the right leg was askew. Mr. Beal pulled it back into position. I then followed him for the delivery of the Boston piano. When I returned home, we noticed that there was damage to the piano where the leg had been askew. I immediately called Beal's Moving. I provided them pictures. First they tried to tell me what I was showing them was the left leg, which showed damage on the schema they'd provided me. I agreed that the damage to the left leg was pre-existing and said that was not the damage to which I was referring. After numerous phone calls and emails, Beal's conceded there was damage around the right leg and gave me the name of a furniture refinisher who would look at the piano. I contacted Steinway & Sons in New York and was given the name of a local Steinway expert. The person Beal's had contacted never contacted me. About a month after the piano was delivered, Mr. Beal was in town again and wanted to look at the piano. He took the leg off and said it would be a simple repair. I informed him, the repairman he had contacted had never contacted me, and we agreed that the Steinway expert I had called would provide an estimate. Beal's continued to remind me that I had a $500 deductible. They clearly felt the repair would not exceed that. The estimate was over $1,200. At that point, Beal's referred the claim to their insurer. The insurer contacted me saying Beal's believed the repair would cost $300 and they wanted another estimate. The second estimate came in at $1,310. Subtracting the $500 deductible, Beal's was to pay $500 and the insurance company $310. It has now been well over two months since Beal's was notified of how much they are to pay me, and over sixth months since I made the claim, and Beal's has yet to pay the claim. I have been told by the insurance company on three separate occasions that Beal's has said they were mailing a check to the insurance company. Beal's says that the second time they said they would mail a check, they actually did not do so because they did not know to whom to make out the check. Beal's not asking the insurance company this question, but rather waiting until the insurance company again asked for the check, is indicative of Beal's manner of doing business since this incident began, which is to not do anything until pushed to do so. Contrary to their claim, Beal's Moving are not experts in piano moving. In addition, they have failed to pay for damages they caused, under the terms of the contract for additional insurance I have with them. I would not recommend Beal's Moving for moving any sort of goods whatsoever. read more

At the recommendation of a neighbor, at the last minute (3 days prior to our actual move date), we contacted Beal's and they were able to accommodate us with 3 guys and a truck. They were friendly, fast and efficient. Moved our whole house into the next location in 6 hours! Not one negative comment between them or us. We will be calling them on our next move for sure. read more

This company has moved me from LA to SF. And then, from SF back to LA. I will ALWAYS use this company and I enthusiastically encourage others to try them out. My mother referred me to Beal's Moving after I had a nightmarish experience with another moving company. Beal's Moving is ALWAYS punctual, safe, respectful and accommodating. They worked very quickly, never damaged a thing and Mr. Beal can back a truck into a driveway like a Han Solo can pilot the Millennium Falcon. On my latest move (last June), at the last moment I decided to add a giant rear projection TV I'd won in a gameshow to the truck, plus I needed to add in a second stop to drop off a baby grand piano and the giant TV... No problem. It was refreshing to actually hear someone say, "Sure we can do that. No problem." For me, Beal's takes the anxiety out of moving. And, they were even nice to my dog. Oh, and you always get to talk to a real person when you call and you don't ever have to press one for English. A+ read more

Update: I just received a very nice letter and a little insurance reimbursement for my losses. I appreciate that Mr. Beal took the time to write a letter as well as respect the emotional attachment I had to some of the belongings that were damaged. Thank you Mr. Beal (and Kimm, who helped). read more