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Move Assessment & Planning
We evaluate the item's size, weight, layout, stairs, and access points to create the safest moving strategy.
Professional Moving for Specialty Items
Safe transportation of pianos, antiques, artwork, safes, and oversized belongings requiring specialized equipment and expert handling.
Expert Handling forValuable Belongings
At Best Moving & Storage, we provide professional specialty moving services for items that require more than standard transportation. Whether you need furniture moving for oversized pieces, pool table relocation, or the safe transport of antiques, artwork, or other valuable belongings, our experienced team ensures expert care.
Every specialty move is carefully planned around the unique requirements of your belongings. While moving household goods often follows standard procedures, specialty items require customized equipment, protective materials, and handling techniques to ensure every piece is transported safely and securely.
As pro furniture movers, we handle every stage of the relocation with precision and attention to detail, ensuring your valuable belongings are protected from pickup through final placement while providing clear communication and dependable service throughout the move.
Specialty Moving Process
What Does SpecialtyItem Moving Include?
Our team follows a carefully planned process to safely transport valuable, fragile, and oversized belongings. Whether you need experienced Chicago piano movers for a large instrument or professional transportation for antiques, artwork, safes, pool tables, and oversized furniture, we provide the specialized equipment and expertise required for a secure relocation.
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Specialized Equipment
Professional dollies, straps, blankets, padding, and protective materials help keep your item and property safe.
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Safe Transportation
We carefully secure, load, and transport specialty items using proven techniques to ensure stability throughout the move.
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Final Placement
After delivery, we carefully position your item exactly where you need it in your new home or location.
Specialty Moving
Which Household Items Require Professional Handling?
Specialty moving involves much more than piano relocation. Professional furniture moving and storage is recommended for items that require additional equipment, protection, and expertise.
Oversized
Unusually Heavy
Fragile
Highly Valuable
Our team regularly provides refrigerator moving service along with the safe transportation of oversized furniture, antiques, artwork, safes, pool tables, and other bulky household items.
You might find cheaper furniture movers, as well as more expensive options, but price alone does not guarantee quality. As experienced loading and unloading movers, we take responsibility for:
Protecting your specialty items
Secure transportation
Keeping your floors from scratches
Careful placement
Safe heavy lifting
Saving you time and effort
Professional movers have the experience to relocate heavy and delicate items efficiently while reducing the risk of costly damage.
Pianos
Appliances
Artwork
Safes
Pool Tables
Oversized Furniture
Small & Single-Item Moves
Small Moves, Same Professional Care
Not every specialty move involves an entire household. Many customers simply need to relocate a single safe, antique or an oversized piece of furniture. Our movers for small jobs provide reliable services delivering the same level of planning and protection.
What Counts as a Small Move?
While there is no official industry definition, our small furniture movers typically handle jobs involving a few pieces of furniture, a single room, a studio apartment, or individual heavy items like hot tubs and pool tables.
We also regularly transport oversized and specialty items that require professional equipment and careful handling, regardless of the overall size of the move.
Loading & Unloading
As an experienced household goods moving company, we know that heavy and delicate items require more than strength. That's why we use specialized equipment and proven lifting techniques to protect your belongings.
Whether you need help loading a moving truck or unload-only movers at your destination, our team ensures every specialty item is handled safely and securely.
Wondering How Much Your Specialty Move Will Cost?
Looking into the cost to hire movers for one day or planning a larger specialty move?
Our team will prepare a personalized quote based on the items you need to move and the services you require.
Safety First
Your Guide to Specialty Moving
Specialty items require the right equipment, proven techniques, and extra care. Whether you're moving a single piece of furniture or a delicate flat-screen TV, understanding the safest approach can help prevent unnecessary damage and costly mistakes.
Common Questions
Can You Transport a Flat-Screen TV Flat?
Manufacturers generally recommend transporting flat-screen TVs in an upright position. Keeping the screen vertical reduces pressure on the display, while the original box or custom protective materials help prevent impact damage.
Will a Moving Company Move One Piece of Furniture?
Yes. Our small job movers regularly transport individual pieces, including antique cabinets, dining tables, oversized furniture, pianos, and other specialty items.
When Should You Hire Professional Movers?
Some specialty items are simply not suitable for DIY moving. Improper handling can damage your belongings, your home, or even cause serious injury.
If you need to move a vending machine, a large safe, a piano, or another oversized item, it's best to leave the job to experienced movers. Professional crews understand how to move furniture with lifting straps, dollies, ramps, and other specialized equipment while maintaining proper balance and control throughout the move.
At Best Moving & Storage, we use proven lifting techniques, coordinated team movements, and the right equipment to transport heavy and specialty items safely and efficiently.
What Do Chicago Movers Not Move
Pets
Moving trucks are not designed to transport live animals. For their safety and comfort, please make separate transportation arrangements.
Hazardous Materials
Gasoline, propane tanks, fireworks, paint thinners, ammunition, explosives, and other flammable or hazardous materials cannot be transported due to safety regulations.
Moving Day Preparation
Before the Movers Arrive
Preparing your home before the movers arrive makes the moving process faster, safer, and more organized. Clearing access paths, protecting delicate surfaces, and knowing what to pack ahead of time helps your movers work more efficiently while reducing the risk of delays or accidental damage. The following tips answer some of the most common questions homeowners ask before moving day.
How Do I Prepare My Home for Movers?
Before moving day, clear walkways, remove small obstacles, secure pets, and make sure movers have easy access to entryways, elevators, and parking areas. The more accessible your home is, the faster and safer the moving process will be.
How Can I Protect My Floors During a Move?
In most cases, you won’t need to purchase separate floor protection for movers—they’ll bring the appropriate protective coverings and materials with them. If you have delicate flooring, let your moving team know in advance.
Should I Remove the Clothes From My Dresser When Moving?
Lightweight clothing can often stay in sturdy dressers during local moves. For long-distance moves or when carrying furniture on stairs, it’s usually best to empty the drawers to reduce weight and help prevent damage.
How Can I Make Sure Movers Don’t Steal My Stuff?
Choose a licensed and insured moving company with verified reviews. Keep cash, jewelry, passports, medications, and important documents with you, and create a simple inventory of valuable belongings before moving day.
Urgent Moving Support
Same-Day & Last-MinuteSpecialty Moves
Not every specialty move can be planned weeks in advance. Best Moving & Storage will do its best to accommodate your schedule and arrange a safe, efficient move whenever availability allows.
Same-Day Scheduling
Chicago & SuburbsBased on Crew Availability
Emergency Moving Help
Need something moved today?
We can assist with same-day relocations, urgent furniture moves, and the transportation of specialty items that require experienced handling and proper equipment.
Are there same-day movers in Chicago?
Yes. If you're searching for movers nearby for today, Best Moving & Storage offers flexible scheduling whenever possible.
Need a Crew Today?
Our dispatch team can quickly check crew availability and recommend the fastest moving solution for your situation.
Availability depends on crew capacity,
location, access, and item requirements.
location, access, and item requirements.
Rapid Scheduling
From request to moving crew
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Tell us what needs to move
Share the item type, pickup location, destination, and preferred time.
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We confirm availability
Our team checks the crew, vehicle, equipment, and timing required.
Your move is scheduled
Once confirmed, the crew arrives prepared for the specific item and access conditions.
Licensed &
Insured
Insured
Experienced
Movers
Movers
Proper Equipment
& Protection
& Protection
Careful, Reliable
Service
Service
Moving Day Etiquette
Tipping & MovingEtiquette
Tipping movers is never required, but it's a thoughtful way to recognize professionalism, careful handling, and outstanding customer service.
Do you tip movers at the beginning or end?
Beginning of the Move
Crews almost never expect a tip before the work begins.
End of the Move
RecommendedTips are typically given at the end of the move, once the work is complete and you've had a chance to evaluate the service.
How Much Should I Tip Movers?
There isn't a universal amount. Most customers base the tip on the complexity of the move, the size of the crew, and the quality of service rather than following a fixed dollar amount.
Wondering what is a generous tip to two movers? Consider the time, effort, heavy lifting, and level of care involved instead of choosing an arbitrary number.
Standard Moving Crew
Do I Tip the Movers?
The decision is entirely up to you. If you're happy with the service, leaving an appropriate tip for movers is always appreciated, although it is never expected. It's a thoughtful way to recognize a crew's professionalism and careful handling of your belongings.
Specialty Moving Crew
Do I Tip Piano Movers?
Just like standard movers, piano and specialty movers appreciate tips for safely handling heavy and valuable items. Since specialty moves often require additional skill and equipment, many customers choose to reward exceptional service with a gratuity.
More Than a Tip
Great service deserves recognition.
Whether you leave a tip, write a positive review, or recommend the company to friends, professional movers appreciate every sincere form of gratitude.
Moving Valuable Items?
We'll Handle Them with Care
Whether it's a piano, safe, antique furniture, oversized equipment, or another specialty item, our experienced movers use the right equipment and proven techniques to transport it safely. Request a free quote or give us a call to discuss your move.