Specialty Item Moving in Cleveland, TN
Some things in a house were never meant to be carried by two friends and a borrowed dolly. Apex Moving Co. moves the heavy, awkward and valuable pieces around Cleveland: pianos, gun safes, pool tables, hot tubs and the oversized furniture that makes everyone else nervous.
Heavy Pieces Break Things on the Way Out
A console piano can tip on a single uneven step. A heavy safe can crack tile and gouge hardwood. Pool table slate snaps if it is lifted from the wrong edge. A lot of the damage on a do-it-yourself move happens at the doorway or the top of the stairs.
We plan the move from your photos of the item and the way out. Then we wrap and pad the piece, protect the floors and move it carefully.
What Comes With a Specialty Move
A Look at the Route
Photos of the item, the doors, any steps and the spot it is going help us plan the move before the truck shows up.
Our Own Crew
Pianos, safes, pool tables and hot tubs are moved by Apex movers, not handed to another company.
Full Padding
Every item is wrapped and padded from end to end before it moves.
Floor Protection
Floors along the path are protected before the piece is carried through.
Take-Apart When Needed
Pool tables come apart into slate and rails, and grand piano legs come off for the trip.
Oversized Furniture
Sectionals, armoires, large entertainment centers and solid wood dressers that will not turn a corner easily.
Moving the rest of the house too? Pair this with a local move on the same booking.
Choose the Item You Are Moving
Uprights, spinets, consoles and grands, wrapped and padded and handled with care for the keys and finish.
Big, top-heavy safes moved up or down stairs and set in place with the floors protected.
Taken apart, slate padded and moved, then put back together in your new game room.
Drained and disconnected spas moved across the yard, through gates or to a new home.
How We Handle a Specialty Move
1) Tell us what it is.
Send the make or model if you know it, plus photos of the item and the way out of the house.
2) We plan the path.
We plan the move from your photos, including any doors or stairs that need attention.
3) Wrap, lift and load.
The piece gets wrapped and padded, then loaded in the truck.
4) Set in place.
At the new spot we put back together anything we took apart and set it where you point.
Why Cleveland Calls Apex for the Hard Pieces
We plan before we lift.
Each heavy job is planned from your photos before moving day.
Padding on everything.
No item rides bare, whether it is a safe or a small curio cabinet.
Our own movers.
Specialty moves are done in house, by the same company you booked.
The Perfectionists of Moving.
It is what we are known as, and heavy items are where that name gets tested.
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Moving Heavy Items Around Bradley County
Cleveland has a little of everything when it comes to tough moves. Older houses near downtown and along Ocoee Street often have narrow interior stairs and tight front doors. Newer homes off Paul Huff Parkway tend to have finished basements, which is where a lot of pool tables and gun safes end up. Out toward Hopewell, Georgetown and the Cherokee National Forest edge, gravel drives and sloped yards change how we get a heavy piece to the truck.
Our office sits on Inman Street East. We also take specialty pieces down toward Chattanooga, as part of a full move or as a single item.
Specialty Item Moving FAQ
What counts as a specialty item?
Anything very heavy, oddly shaped or easy to damage. Pianos, gun safes, pool tables and hot tubs are the most common, along with big sectionals, armoires and solid wood pieces.
Can you move just one heavy item?
Yes. A single piece, like a safe going to a new house or a piano going to a relative, can be its own job.
How do you quote a specialty move?
Quotes are free. Photos of the item and the route help a lot, along with the make, model or weight if you have it.
Can you move a specialty item along with the rest of my house?
Yes. The heavy piece can go on the same booking as the rest of your move.
Will you hook up my hot tub after the move?
No. We move the tub only. Read more on our hot tub moving page about what to have ready.
Have Something Heavy to Move?
Send us a photo of the piece and the path out, and we will put together a plan. Call (423) 712-9452 or request a free quote.
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