Specialty Item Moving in Chattanooga, TN
Pianos, gun safes, pool tables, hot tubs and other oversized pieces need more than two strong backs. Apex Moving Co. plans the route through your Chattanooga home and pads every piece before it moves an inch.
Heavy Pieces Damage Homes Faster Than Anything Else
A safe that tips on a stair. A piano dragged across hardwood. A hot tub scraped along the siding. When a heavy item goes wrong, the damage usually lands on the house as much as on the item. Chattanooga adds its own test, since so many homes sit on hillsides with steps between the driveway and the door.
We look at the item and the path together before we quote, then plan the move around both.
What We Move and How
Pianos
Uprights, spinets and grands. Grands are taken apart as needed and put back together at the new spot.
Gun Safes
Small and large safes, wrapped, moved and set where you want them, with the floor protected along the way.
Pool Tables
We take the table apart, pad each piece, move it and put it back together at the new spot.
Hot Tubs
Moved from one spot to another. Tell us about the power and water hookups when you ask for a quote.
Oversized Furniture
Sectionals, armoires, large entertainment centers and anything else that needs a plan to clear a doorway.
Floor Protection
Floors along the route are protected so the item doesn't leave marks behind.
Moving the whole house as well? Add these pieces to a local move.
Pick Your Specialty Move
Upright and grand pianos wrapped, padded and planned around each turn.
Safes moved in and out of basements, garages and closets.
Taken apart, every piece padded, and the table rebuilt in the new room.
Drained and unhooked spas carried out through gates and side yards to the next patio.
For antiques, artwork and fragile pieces that need extra handling alongside the heavy ones.
How a Specialty Move Works
1) Show us the item and the path.
Send photos of the piece, the doorways, any steps and where it's headed. Measurements help too.
2) Get a plan and a quote.
We tell you how we plan to handle it. Local moves are priced by the hour with a 2-hour minimum.
3) Protect and move.
The item is wrapped and padded, floors are covered, and the crew follows the planned route.
4) Set it in place.
We put it where you want it and reassemble anything we took apart.
Why Chattanooga Calls Apex for the Heavy Stuff
We plan before we lift.
Each heavy item gets a planned route before moving day.
Pads on everything.
The piece is wrapped and padded, and the floors it crosses are protected.
Many items, one booking.
A piano, a safe and a houseful of furniture can all go on one booking.
The Perfectionists of Moving.
That's what we're known as, and small details count most when a slip would be expensive.
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Heavy Item Moves Across Chattanooga's Hills
Chattanooga is hard on heavy items. Homes on Signal Mountain and Lookout Mountain often have steep driveways and front steps, and some streets are too tight and winding for a big truck to turn around. Houses on Missionary Ridge and in St. Elmo usually have stairs between the curb and the porch. We look at the path from photos and plan for the climb.
Downtown and Southside lofts bring a different problem: elevators sized for people, not pianos, and buildings that set move times. In Hixson, East Brainerd and Ooltewah, the challenge is more often a walkout basement or a backyard hot tub with no paved path to it.
Specialty Moving FAQ
What counts as a specialty item?
Anything heavy, awkward or fragile enough to need extra planning. Pianos, safes, pool tables, hot tubs and very large furniture are the usual ones.
Can you move just one heavy item?
Yes. We move a single piano or safe, and we usually quote it from photos.
What do you do with a pool table?
We take it apart, pad and move each piece, and put it back together at the new house. New cloth, or re-covering the table, is work for a pool table specialist.
Will you hook up my hot tub after the move?
We move the hot tub. Ask about the power and water hookup when you request a quote, and we will tell you what to plan for.
Can you carry a heavy item up a flight of stairs?
In most homes, yes. Send photos of the stairs, the turns and the landing, and we'll plan the move.
Do you move gun safes into basements?
Yes, we move gun safes into basements. Our gun safe moving page covers how we handle it.
Let's Move Your Heavy Item the Right Way
Send photos of the item and the path, and we'll come back with a plan. Call (423) 712-9452 or request a free quote.
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