November 14, 2024
Moving mirrors and framed art in Kansas City
Off the wall, glass facing glass with cardboard between. How we move Kansas City mirrors and framed art — not a china cabinet and not a TV.
A mirror is glass with a hook. Framed art is glass or canvas with a corner that finds a jamb. Take them off the wall before we arrive unless you booked us to. China cabinet and glass is the cabinet. TVs stay upright on their own page. This page is the wall. Two ZIP codes: Get my price. We will not write “licensed and insured.”
If you book packing: dish packs $30–40 for glass that needs a carton, standard $10–20, wardrobe $25–30 — packing. White glove treats more of the house like this — white glove, white glove vs standard. We are movers. We will not appraise a print. Damage: [TIM'S DAMAGE POLICY]. What I will honour: [WHAT TIM WILL HONOUR].
What to finish before we park
- Mirrors and frames off the wall — or say we are taking them down
- Hooks and hardware in a bag, not left in the plaster
- Glass facing glass only with cardboard between — not a nest on the sofa
- What is not coming marked — what you are not taking
- A gallery wall is a count, not “the art” — photos help — photos that get a written price
Living room glass off tables is the living room page — packing the living room. Dining hutch glass is the dining room — packing the dining room. Kitchen last — how to pack a kitchen. Labels: room on two sides, not “fragile art 14” with no wall — how to label boxes. What to pack first: what to pack first.
How it rides
On edge, padded, not under a dresser. A mattress bag is not a mirror crate — mattress bags. We pad the piece and the path — how we pad and wrap furniture, how we protect floors and rails, doorway and banister. A long mirror on a walk-up landing is a turn — walk-ups, stairs and tight turns, furniture that will not turn.
Rain on an uncovered glass face is how you pack twice — rain and ice. Ice: we will not carry a full-length on glass stairs — winter moving day. Heat: do not leave wrapped art in a closed truck as a plan — July and August. Long carry: long carry and shuttle. Elevator door vs a six-foot frame: elevator reservations.
What we will not do
We will not rehang a gallery to the millimetre unless we agreed it — that is time, closer to white glove placement. We will not store a family portrait interstate. We will not invent an insurance figure for a canvas. Labour only still needs glass off the wall if you want it to survive the rental — labour-only. A tip is not a hanging service — tipping.
A china cabinet in the same room is still the cabinet — china cabinets. A piano against the wall is a piano — pianos, piano moves, baby grand ([REAL JOB] stays). Books and records are the next page, not framed sleeves.
Access does not care that it is art
Parking. HOA. Town homes. Waldo. Midtown. Northland. New construction with no hang points yet: new-construction. Smaller place: measure the new wall — moving into a smaller place. Estate: mark what is coming — estate and inherited, what you are not taking. First apartment: first apartment. How long: how long a local move takes. If it runs long we do not stack glass to hurry — what we do if it runs long.
Bedroom, bathroom, kids, office: bedroom, bathroom, kids’ rooms, home office. Wardrobes: wardrobe boxes vs drawers. Fridge, washer, beds: fridge prep, washer and dryer, beds. What stays off the truck: what not to put on the truck. Thin: how to thin out. 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. Video: video walkthrough. Walk: what a walkthrough looks like. Third mover: when you need a third, how we staff three. Two movers: two movers and a truck.
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. Houses and apartments. Offices — office hours. Appliances — basement washers. Safes — safes. Hot tubs — hot tub moves. Pool tables — pool table moves. Garage: garage. Workshop: workshop. Storage: storage. Rental: moving out of a rental. Landlord walkthrough: landlord walkthrough. Cleanout: when a cleanout is the job. Downsizing: senior downsizing. Month-end: month-end. Same-day: same-day. Weekend vs weekday: weekend vs weekday. Four weeks: four weeks. After the form: after you request a price. Keys late: keys late. Closing day: closing day. How we quote: two ZIP codes. Compare hours: how to compare hourly quotes. Compare: comparing Kansas City movers. Costs: what a Kansas City move costs. What changes the number: what changes the price. Split pickup: split pickup. Partial: partial moves. Parking: parking.
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Frequently asked questions
Will you take pictures off the wall?
If you booked it or we agreed it. Otherwise have them down. Hooks in a bag.
Can they ride on the mattress?
No. On edge, padded. A mattress bag is not a crate. See mattress bags.
Will you hang them at the new place?
Placement in a room, yes. A gallery to the millimetre is time — say so. Closer to white glove.
Is a mirror a china-cabinet job?
No. The cabinet is shelves and doors. This page is the wall. Read both if you have both.
A six-foot mirror on a third-floor walk-up.
Say so. That is a turn. See walk-ups and furniture that will not turn.
Count the glass on the wall
Two ZIP codes and whether we take it down. We will write mirrors and frames as glass, not as sofa padding.