Why Choose Scranton Moving
Moving may be one of the most stressful events in peoples’ lives. The old adage of “the only thing worse than moving yourself is helping move someone else” still rings true. Well we don’t feel that way, but we know many, if not most, of our customers do. As you consider various moving companies in Scranton, please allow one of your Moving Consultants to assess your move, detail our approach, and outline an affordable moving quote via our Fair Price Guaranteed system. Based on your unique requirements, we will provide a firm quote that will cover the cost and time of your move. You will find our prices are reasonable, fair and cheap compared to other full-service providers.
Local Moves
We are a local Scranton company so we specialize in local moves. You will find we are one of the top local moving companies in all of the Northeast US. We understand, often, that local moving can involve less planning and more of an urgency, in terms of your schedule and deadlines. Given this, we work with you to estimate, schedule, and execute your move as quickly as possible. With local relocation, we get you scheduled the same day you call, and often provide a very accurate estimate right over the phone. And, we can often execute your move the same week you call.
Long Distance Moves
Long distance moves involve more planning and logistics than shorter moves. Therefore, we take the time to work with you to plan out every detail of your long distance move. We are one of the Northeast’s top long distance moving companies because we plan every detail of your move, from your first call to us to our follow-up satisfaction call after the move. We can often provide you a long distance moving quote the same day, or at the maximum the very next day. Further, we can schedule your move within 24 hours as well, and often execute the move within one week’s time. Scranton Moving is there to service all your long distance moving needs.
Piano Moving
Large upright pianos are fairly heavy. The largest uprights have high backs with height reaching up to 60 inches and weight hitting 800+ lbs. The smallest grand piano start at 54 inches long and have an approximate of weight of 500 – 600 lbs. Grand pianos can range out to 110 inches long for a 9-foot concert grand piano it can weight approximately 1000-1200 lbs. Most of a piano’s weight is due to the cast iron that holds the strings. Smaller upright pianos can weight 300-400lbs due to the fact they have smaller cast iron harps. Larger uprights range from 500lbs to well over 800lbs. Grand pianos range from 500lbs to well over 1,200lbs and can be fairly long at 4 /12 foot to over 6 foot. Due to this any large upright over 48″ high or a grand piano over 6 foot long is not a DIY project. These larger pianos should always be moved by professional movers due to their extreme weight.
Storage
We provide comprehensive storage services for up to one year. We can, if requested, also provide climate controlled storage for items require refrigeration or freezing. Our warehouses use a proprietary Warehouse Management System so you can be assured your items are inventoried with physical location and contents. We offer both short- and long-term storage and can even accommodate items beyond your household property to further simplify your move.
Office Moves
Scranton Moving cares about your employees like you do. It is critical to make their relocation as stress-free as possible – not just for their sake, but for the company’s as well. We have worked with local, national, and international corporations in moving their employees to another state or country. We can provide customized moving plans to detail relocation information about one or even multiple employee moves. Everyone of our team is thoroughly background-checked, vetted, and trained so you can rest assured that a comparable team of professionals is moving your professionals. Trust us to take care of all their individual needs and the corporations. To learn more about what we offer for corporate relocations,
On the day of the move you need to be present. There is paperwork to sign and you need to
show the movers exactly what is being moved. After the movers have loaded the truck you will
be ask to do a walk through. That is the time to point out anything that may have been missed
once the truck drives away they are done.
At the unload they will place boxes in rooms based on the rooms written on the boxes
(ie., bedroom, kitchen, garage). Furniture will be placed in the location you specify.
It is helpful if you already have a basic idea where you want furniture placed.
If the movers have to keep rearranging and switching furniture around it will take longer
and you are paying hourly.
This depends on many factors, such as the time of year, weather conditions, size of your
shipment, time required to load and unload, and the direction and distance your shipment
is traveling.
Because the furnishings of the average household will not fill a truck, it is often necessary
for two or more shipments to be loaded on the same truck. Each shipment is carefully
sectioned off from the others.
With the help of computer-assisted dispatching system, pickup and delivery dates
are scheduled according to the origins and destinations of individual shipments on the trucks,
as well as shipment weight.