March 13, 2025
Grandfather clock and longcase moves in Kansas City
Weights out. Pendulum out. Upright if we can, never on its face. How we move a Kansas City longcase clock — not a piano and not a china cabinet.
Piano moves is a piano. China and glass is a cabinet. Aquarium — empty only is a tank. This page is a longcase: weights out, pendulum out, glass door padded. We are movers. We will not regulate a movement. Two ZIP codes: Get my price. We will not write “licensed and insured.”
From [$XXX] an hour for two movers and a truck — two movers and a truck. Most local jobs $1,200–$1,500. An empty case inside a house move can sit in that band. A tall case on a tight landing will not. What changes the price. How we quote: two ZIP codes. Compare hours: how to compare hourly quotes. Damage: [TIM'S DAMAGE POLICY]. What I will honour: [WHAT TIM WILL HONOUR].
What you take out before we tip the case
- Weights and pendulum out — bagged, labelled, riding with you or in a small carton
- Loose finials off if they come
- Glass door treated as glass — moving mirrors and framed art
- What is not coming: a case that stays with the house — what you are not taking
- Photos of the stair and the height — photos that get a written price
Packing per box if you want us on the paper: standard $10–20, wardrobe $25–30, dish pack $30–40. A clock is not a box. Labour only still needs the guts out — labour-only. A wine fridge in the same hall is the cooler page — wine fridge or kegerator. A gym leftover: home gym.
The case is furniture until the landing
A longcase that will not turn is a measurement — furniture that will not turn, stairs and tight turns. We pad wood — how we pad and wrap furniture. Floors and rails: how we protect floors and rails, doorway and banister. A walk-up: walk-ups. Long carry: long carry and shuttle. Elevator cab vs height: elevator reservations. Two people may need a third — when you need a third, how we staff three.
A piano in the same room is still a piano — pianos, baby grand ([REAL JOB] stays). A china cabinet is still the cabinet — china cabinets. We will not invent an insurance figure for a movement. White glove is placement, not a clockmaker — white glove, white glove vs standard. We will not lay a case on its face for a shortcut.
Heat, ice, and a closed truck
Rain on uncovered veneer: rain and ice. Ice on the stair: winter moving day. Heat in a closed truck is not a shop — July and August. How long: how long a local move takes. If it runs long we will not tip the case to hurry — what we do if it runs long. A tip is not a regulation — tipping. Weekend vs weekday: weekend vs weekday. Month-end: month-end. Same-day: same-day. After the form: after you request a price.
Access does not shrink a case
Parking. HOA. Town homes. Waldo. Midtown. Northland. Kansas City. Independence — split-levels. Raytown — ranch. Blue Springs — garage-first. Grandview — 71 corridor. Lee's Summit — school-year. Johnson County — mention only. Johnson County checklist. Live list: service areas. Video: video walkthrough. Walk: what a walkthrough looks like.
Kitchen last — how to pack a kitchen. Living, dining, bedroom, bathroom, kids, workshop: living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, kids’ rooms, workshop. Wardrobes: wardrobe boxes vs drawers. Fridge, washer, beds: fridge prep, washer and dryer, beds, mattress bags. Books: packing books and records. Desk: desk and filing cabinet. Home office: home office. Screens: TVs and electronics. Server closet: server closet. Office hours: office moves around your hours. Retail: retail and shop. Church: church and nonprofit. Medical: medical office. What to pack first: what to pack first. Labels: how to label boxes. Thin: how to thin out. What stays off the truck: what not to put on the truck. Morning-of: moving-day morning. What to tell us: what to tell us. Week before: what movers need the week before. Kids and pets: kids and pets. Garage: garage.
Houses and apartments. Awkward still needs a name: appliances — basement washers. Safes — safes and gun safes. Hot tubs — hot tub moves. Pool tables — pool table moves. Storage: storage. Rental: moving out of a rental. Landlord walkthrough: landlord walkthrough. Estate: estate and inherited. First apartment: first apartment. Smaller place: measure the new ceiling — moving into a smaller place. Downsizing: senior downsizing. Cleanout: when a cleanout is the job. New construction: new-construction. Four weeks: four weeks. Keys late: keys late. Closing day: closing day. Split pickup: split pickup. Partial: partial moves. Compare: comparing Kansas City movers. Costs: what a Kansas City move costs.
I quote the clock as a tall case and a landing, not as a shop repair. About. Call (913) 957-9311. Google [X.X] · [XXX]. [REAL REVIEW]. [REGISTERED ENTITY NAME]. DOT/MC pending. No interstate. Contact. Privacy, cookies.
Frequently asked questions
Leave the weights in?
No. Weights and pendulum out. Bag them. We will not regulate the movement.
Can it ride on its back?
We keep it upright if the path allows. On its face is how you pack twice.
Is this a piano job?
No. A piano is a piano. This page is a longcase. Read both if you have both.
Will you set the beat at the new house?
We set the case. You or a clockmaker bring it back to time. We are movers.
A tight landing in a split-level.
Say so. Photos of the height and the turn. See furniture that will not turn.
Weights out. Measure the landing.
Two ZIP codes and the height of the case. We will write a longcase as furniture, not as a piano.