Moving advice
Twenty years of doing this, written down. Straight answers on price, packing, access and the awkward items — for Kansas City and the Kansas side of the metro.
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How to number rooms for a Kansas City unload
August 31, 2026
Tape a number on the new-house door. Match it on two sides of the box. That is how a Kansas City unload stays a walk, not a hunt.
Photo albums and irreplaceable boxes on a Kansas City move
August 22, 2026
Albums, negatives and the box you cannot reprint ride with you. We move houses. We are not an archive.
Craft room and hobby gear on a Kansas City move
August 5, 2026
Beads in small boxes. Wet paint off the truck. A sewing machine is furniture. How a Kansas City craft room actually packs.
Moving a treadmill desk in Kansas City
July 28, 2026
A standing desk on a motorized deck. Console off. Glass off. We will not guarantee the motor.
Glass table tops off on a Kansas City move
July 19, 2026
The glass comes off the base before the landing. How a Kansas City coffee or dining top rides — we will not guarantee it. Not marble, not china doors, not a wall mirror.
Marble tops and stone on a Kansas City move
July 2, 2026
The top comes off. Stone is weight and a crack. How marble sits on a Kansas City stair — we will not guarantee it. Not antiques, not china glass, not a glass table.
Antique furniture and old glue on a Kansas City move
June 24, 2026
Hide glue fails when you tip it. Veneer lifts. How old joints sit on a Kansas City stair — we will not guarantee them. Not IKEA, not china glass, not marble.
IKEA and particle board on a Kansas City stair
June 15, 2026
Cam locks fail. A walk-up is not a showroom. How particle board sits on a Kansas City stair — we will not guarantee it. Not the assembly page and not antiques.
What we will not assemble on a Kansas City move
May 29, 2026
Beds we agreed. A pool table we wrote. IKEA, a crib, a home theatre — not as a default. How assembly sits next to a Kansas City truck — not the IKEA stair page.
Cleaning after we leave — Kansas City moving day
May 21, 2026
We move the house. We are not a maid service unless we wrote it. How cleaning sits after a Kansas City load — not a cleanout and not the landlord walkthrough.