Chris with Uplifting Moving Company saved me from a possible nightmare. Here's the background:
I rented a Ubox to transport some furniture and several boxes a few thousand miles, from Arizona to Alaska, over land via truck, as well as over the ocean via barge. I wanted the furniture (some of it was wooden) properly wrapped in moving blankets and plastic wrap, so as to reduce any chance of damage. I'd rather have my possessions arrive intact in good condition, and not need to file an insurance claim.
Initially, I had hired a different company to load and pack the Ubox. The job was not to my satisfaction, even after a supervisor showed up. For example, the supervisor was ok with the heavy round wooden tabletop, draped with a moving blanket, positioned alongside the interior Ubox wall, and not secured with a strap. Two wooden chairs were simply stacked together, and covered with a moving blanket. Their pack job probably would have been OK for a road trip in the vicinity. However, that wasn't the routing of my Ubox. I wanted the job done properly for a long-distance move.
So I called Chris of Uplifting Moving Company, and hired him to come out the next day, unpack the Ubox, and properly wrap and repack the furniture and boxes for the long trip. Chris and his son did a GREAT job. Chris used the moving blankets, and plastic wrap I had purchased. He properly wrapped each wooden dining room chair in a blanket, followed by plastic wrap. Then stacked the chairs. Chris wrapped the round, wooden table-top in a moving blanket, next used plastic wrap, and then secured it with a strap, alongside the interior Ubox wall. Chris used a couple more straps to stabilize the rest of the load. When the Ubox arrived a few thousand miles away, after truck and barge travel, there was no shifting of ANYTHING inside the Ubox. I was impressed. Chris and his son were great to work with. If I could do this move over again, I'd call Chris with Uplifting Moving Company first, saving myself money and stress. read more