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.
149 articles · page 15 of 15 · building toward 200
Labour-only moving in Kansas City
April 16, 2022
Got your own truck? We send two or three people to load or unload it. Stairs and awkward items still change the crew.
The four weeks before you move, in order
March 30, 2022
Weekends and month-end fill first. Book the date, decide packing, list the piano and the stairs, then empty the heavy drawers — Kansas City and Johnson County included.
Piano moves in Kansas City
March 21, 2022
Baby grands, uprights, players. Stairs with no lift. How we size the crew and what to tell us before we quote.
Walk-up apartment moves in Kansas City
March 13, 2022
Stairs, no lift, tight loading, and the piano on the third floor. How a Kansas City walk-up actually gets priced and done.
Johnson County house move checklist
February 24, 2022
HOA loading windows, driveways that will not take a 26-footer, and the Kansas-side details that change the crew — without a mystery add-on on the day.
What changes the price of a Kansas City move
February 15, 2022
Most local Kansas City moves land between $1,200 and $1,500. Packing, stairs, pianos, HOA windows and access are what move that number — not a mystery hourly rate.
How to pack a kitchen without breaking half of it
February 7, 2022
Plates standing up, glasses wrapped, knives separate. Dish packs exist for a reason — or we pack the kitchen and you do the easy rooms.
What a Kansas City move really costs in 2026
January 21, 2022
Most local moves land between $1,200 and $1,500. Full packing can reach $3,000 to $4,000. Here is what that range is made of.
A baby grand out of a third-floor walk-up in Brookside
January 12, 2022
[REAL JOB — a baby grand out of a third-floor walk-up in Brookside. Write this from the actual move when the photos are in.] How we size that job in the meantime.