Crating and specialty moving
Bailey's Moving & Storage arranges custom crates and moves pianos, safes, fine art, antiques, high-value items and large electronics with the right protection and equipment, all built into your quote.
Five steps, from the estimate to delivery.
Point out pianos, safes, art, glass and anything fragile or valuable so your estimator can plan for it.
Each crate is unique: the item is measured, and any special protection it needs is worked out.
Crates are brought out ready-made or built on site, sometimes in your driveway. Heavy items get the right equipment and hardened floor protection.
Your items are delivered and placed.
It depends mostly on the size and complexity of the item. Compare the total cost of your move, specialty items included, not a single rate.
Possibly, and it may cost less. For a grand piano, marble, a chandelier or a high-value piece, you may still want the crate, the equipment and the valuation planned together at your estimate. Bailey's Moving & Storage is a carrier and never brokers your move, and we arrange any crating specialist ourselves.
Custom crating
Typically glass, marble, precious art, chandeliers and taxidermy. Other large, expensive or fragile items may be crated too, especially the more valuable and fragile they are. It is decided case by case.
We can build crates in-house, but usually we bring crates out or have a crating specialist do it. We arrange and handle all of it, and it is built into your quote.
Pianos
Yes. We handle all types of pianos, and there is no real charge difference between sizes. Stairs or long carries can add to the cost of the move as a whole.
Have it tuned after the move, once it has rested for at least 48 hours.
Safes and heavy items
Yes. Our crews bring the moving equipment and specialized, hardened floor protection that can take the weight as heavy items roll over it.
Safes over about 800 lb go to a third-party specialist with dedicated equipment, and we arrange it for you.
Fine art, antiques and high-value items
We wrap them and pack them in sturdy cartons like dish packs. If they go into storage, they stay in our temperature-controlled warehouses, like everything we store. If something needs more than that, ask your estimator about the options.
Declare high-value items on a high-value item inventory form. Valuation works slightly differently for them, and your estimator reviews the details with you.
TVs and electronics
Original boxes are preferred when you still have all of the pieces, including the foam inserts. Depending on the TV, the move and how it will be handled, a TV crate may be the better choice; your estimator will tell you.
Firearms
We move firearms. We do not move ammunition. Read the details before your move.
Public reviews from real customers that mention pianos, safes, art, antiques or crating.
Mathew and his team (Paca and Ricky, later joined by Francis, and Kilioni to do the piano and finish up) were professional, hard working, exceptional. They should be the ones to move us into our new home in about one year as we are not sure how they dissembled and stores much of our furniture, exercise equipment, etc.
Craig Christensen · Salt Lake City, UT · Google
In the middle of a very warm day, Bean and Erik carried boxes, an antique trunk, and pieces of a very heavy closet, all in a very good mood. Thank you!
María Fernanda Estrada Tanck · Salt Lake City, UT · Google
Bryan and Manny went above and beyond. They made any adjustment necessary to make sure the artwork was all hung correctly. They were friendly and worked hard. There were a few little scuffs that they promptly fixed or filled in leaving the space nice. I would highly recommend either of them!
Adopting Baby Swens · Salt Lake City, UT · Google
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Yes. Precious art is one of the things we typically crate, along with glass, marble, chandeliers and taxidermy. We arrange the crating and it is built into your quote.
We handle all types of pianos, including grands, and there is no real charge difference between piano sizes. Excessive stairs or long carries can add charges to the move.
Read: how to move a pianoOur crews move safes with dedicated equipment and hardened floor protection. Safes over about 800 lb go to a third-party specialist that we arrange. Tell your estimator the make and size so we can plan it.
Read: how to move a safeYes. Declare them on a high-value item inventory form. Valuation works slightly differently for those items, and your estimator reviews it with you. Full Value Protection is extra, not free, and even full valuation has limits.
Read: why is valuation extra for my move?Original boxes with all their foam inserts are preferred. Without them, a TV crate may be the better option depending on the TV and the move. Your estimator will recommend one.
Read: preparing large electronicsYes, we move firearms. We do not move ammunition. Our firearms post covers the details.
Read: moving guns and ammunitionA broker sells your move to another company; it doesn't crate or move anything itself. Bailey's Moving & Storage is a carrier and never brokers your move.
Read: van lines vs. brokersWe do not move ammunition.
Read: everything your movers won't moveGet pricing
List your piano, safe, art or anything fragile when you ask for pricing. Your estimator plans the crate, the equipment and the valuation, and puts it all in your quote.
