I was going to write a review eventually, but with three young kids, covid, and two full time jobs, even two months later we are still trying to get settled. I also did not want to write a review in the heat of the moment. We just found out our refrigerator freezer hasn't been working since the move, so this couldn't wait anymore. I found the service untrustworthy and unprofessional.
The scope: Move just the large pieces of furniture from a two-story 4 bedroom 3 bath (~2400 square feet) to a two-story 3 bedroom 3 bath (~1600 square feet) a mile away. I was moving smaller things the whole day, so I was in and out of the home as they moved and was there a fair amount of time observing. They sent a large truck and a four man crew.
This was originally going to be a 2-3 star review, but as time passed, we are finding more and more things wrong. The specifics in a nutshell: they put the fridge on it's side and rotated it multiple times - the freezer no longer works, they lost joint connector/cam lock fittings and screws for the crib, assembled said crib and master bedframe incorrectly (this was made worse, because they stripped a lot of the screws on the crib), broke a picture frame, dropped our washing machine on its side - it fell off the dolly onto asphault and they didn't even mention it, and broke a TV stand.
If I recall correctly, they arrived either on the back end of the moving window or were just a little late. That wasn't too big of a deal. What was a huge issue was the lack of experience and care with which they acted. They felt incredibly inexperienced. The entire time I was there, it sounded like the crew that was disassembling furniture upstairs and was clearly dropping things constantly. Every 5 minutes it sounded like a large piece of wood was being dropped on another. A lot of the furniture we have has more dings, dents, and scratches now, than prior to the move. It's something I've come to expect from moves (I've moved almost 20 times in my life), but not when it was coming from a paid service. They didn't treat my stuff like their own, or even like a customers'.
The fridge: I disconnected the washer, dryer, and fridge for them - which was as expected. When I was disconnecting the fridge, the team lead was worried that the water line was actually a gas line. Again, not a big deal, but it was an example of the lack of experience the team had. They saved the refrigerator for last and it was this huge ordeal. I confirmed in advance that they were not going to lay it on its side and 2 minutes later the first thing they did was put it on its side on the dolly. Thankfully the shelves were tempered glass, because I had to take them out AFTER they put it down and after a bunch fell in disarray inside the fridge. One of the plastic connections ended up broken. They didn't measure out the fridge and tried to take it out the backyard and through the side gate. It didn't fit, so they left the fridge lying down on its side. Later I came to check on them and they were jostling the side gate to see if they could get it out of the ground so they could fit the fridge through. It wasn't even my house and they didn't ASK if they could remove the gate. They looked incredibly sheepish and claimed that the gate - which could now be rocked back and forth, was like that when they got there. They ended up taking it through the sliding glass door, and through the front door (french door where they both open up). The entire ordeal with the fridge felt like it took all four of them an hour all on its own. When we arrived at the house, they essentially refused to bring it upstairs so I had them leave it in the garage. About a month ago, we discovered the frozen food inside was soft, so we tossed it all out. Not sure if it was just a temporary thing, we didn't look into it, until it happened again. We bought a freezer thermometer and it reads 22 degrees Farenheit when it should be at -4.
The TV stand: While I was coming back into the home, I saw a few of the movers talking in the truck. One of them was point to an object and talking to the team lead who I overheard say "don't worry, I'll take care of it." He even saw me and gave me a wave. I didn't think much of it, and figured he would tell me later at a good stopping point if it was related to me. Turns out he wouldn't have told me if I didn't notice during the unload. I was telling them where to put the TV stand when I saw that two of the supports had sheared off (they were plastic tubes). It was holding an old heavy 40" LCD at the old home. It was clearly now incapable of holding anything, but the movers insisted that it was preexisting damage.
The broken picture frame wasn't a big deal, but it was just another ding against their credibility and how they operated. Same with the washing machine - I saw them drop it, but they pretended nothing happened. Yelp has me almost at my character limit, but that's roughly the gist. read more