This is the best moving company! I have lived in ten different states and have moved countless times, and have never had such a good moving service experience. Two weeks before we needed to move from Belltown to Green Lake, I called the company based on a friend's recommendation and reached Martin Cook, the sales rep for Seatte movers. To my surprise, he had time in the schedule for two weeks out (in July-- what I think must be a busy moving month) and we scheduled the move. The estimate was fair, made sense, and was emailed to me promptly along with other required paperwork, all of which was straightforward and easy to understand. Closer to the move I had a few questions and put in a phone call to Martin. He returned my call promptly and answered all of my questions right away.
Leland and Josh H. of Seattle Movers called ten minutes early for a 9am move to say they found their way into the alley behind our condo building and to ask the procedure for parking and coming up to the unit. They were so friendly! My husband had to work for a little bit in the AM before our move and did not make it to the condo until an hour into the move. I had been nervous beforehand about being with the movers alone for a little while (because I've had some pretty rough and sketchy movers show up to previous moves) but these guys were kind and helpful from the get-go and I felt completely comfortable with them.
Leland and Josh H. were fast and careful at the same time. It was incredible how they used so much power to lift heavy items (an entire heavy wood RH nightstand with one person in one lift! An oversized/luxe eight foot RH sleeper sofa!) yet used so much finesse to maneuver items around and delicately place each item down. Moving is like an art to these guys! They (almost!) make it look easy, and they seem to enjoy the hard work they do in their job. Throughout the move, they continued to be polite and talk lightly with my husband and me, yet they never slowed down. We could even see them through a second floor window in our new house, and they never slowed down walking back from their truck or anything. Their strength, energy, speed, care, and integrity were admirable.
What else? We have a very tiny stairway leading to the bedrooms on the second floor and they not only got our queen-sized bed up there, they also got the CALIFORNIA QUEEN-sized bed up there. There is no way on Earth my husband and I could have done this move without Leland, Josh H., and Seattle Movers. They set everything up how we wanted, and then when we changed our mind about a few items they happily moved things around (we didn't ask them to rearrange the beds-- don't worry, we're not terrible!).
At the end of the move Leland and Josh went out to their truck to draw up the paperwork. They came inside a few minutes later with the Bill of Lading, or the invoice. The bill was spot-on, exactly what we thought we would be billed (based on hours). The invoice was higher than the estimate, but we expected that because we have a ton of stuff and some unique, extra heavy pieces that just take extra time (we requested they get wrapped in Saran Wrap for protection, for instance). They remembered to take time off for their lunch, we did not have to remind them or haggle over any details. They remembered to account for the deposit. Everything was straightforward and easy, and such a relief!
I would recommend Seattle Movers to any of my friends, and we will use them again when we move next time. Thank you to Leland, Josh H. and Seattle Movers! read more