Getting a 400-pound upright down a switchback staircase in a two-story Firethorne home takes a piano board and the right rigging angle, not four people willing to push — and guessing wrong on the doorway width halfway through the job is how walls and pianos both get damaged. Marcus Boudreaux has run JC Moving’s piano and heavy-item jobs since joining as a crew chief in 2018, walking the stairs, hallway turns, and doorway clearance during the estimate call so the rigging plan is set before the truck even arrives. Flat pricing applies instead of an hourly clock: $245 for an upright, $395 for a baby grand or full grand, and $195 to $325 for gun safes and other single heavy items depending on weight. The job books stand-alone or as a line item folded into a full residential move on the same date.
What Comes With It
- Piano board, ramp, and rigging straps sized to your stairs and doorways
- Flat pricing quoted after a stairs-and-doorway assessment
- Same rigging equipment used for gun safes and other heavy items
- Crew chief oversight on every job
- Available stand-alone or bundled into a residential move
- Flat fee means no hourly clock during rigging
What You’ll Pay
Two ways to book it: $115/hr for a two-mover crew, or a flat number by home size starting near $1,850 if you’d rather lock in a total up front
Truck, blankets, and dollies are built into the rate, not billed as extras: $115 for two movers, $149 for three, $183 for four, or a flat figure by bedroom count if you’d rather skip the clock. Addresses inside a gated community get their HOA paperwork filed ahead of the move at no extra charge, so the crew isn’t stuck waiting at the gatehouse. Basic released-value coverage rides on every job standard, and Kellan will walk you through the full-value upgrade on the estimate call if you want the higher payout ceiling.
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