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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Food in the fridge on a Kansas City moving day
May 12, 2026
Eat it, trash it, or a cooler in your car. We will not haul a full fridge of leftovers. How food sits next to a Kansas City move — not fridge prep as a slogan.
Plants we will not guarantee on a Kansas City move
May 4, 2026
A ficus is not furniture. Heat, cold, a sealed truck. How plants sit next to a Kansas City move — we will not guarantee them. Ride in your car if they matter.
Cash, jewelry, and what rides with you
April 17, 2026
Cash and jewelry stay in your car. We are not a vault. How valuables sit next to a Kansas City move — not the meds page and not firearms.
Firearms, ammo, and the inventory on a Kansas City move
April 8, 2026
Guns and ammo ride with you. We move the empty cabinet or the safe. How firearms sit next to a Kansas City truck — not a legal encyclopedia and not the jewelry page.
Medications and documents off the Kansas City truck
March 31, 2026
Prescriptions, passports, the folder you cannot replace. They ride with you. How meds and papers sit next to a Kansas City move — not the first-night tote as a slogan.
Smart-home gear you should pack — Kansas City move
March 14, 2026
Hubs, cameras, doorbells, the thermostat. You pack them. We will not reset your network. How smart-home gear sits next to a Kansas City truck — not the TV mount page.
Flat-screen mount: left on the wall or taken
March 5, 2026
The screen comes off. The bracket is a decision. We are not your installer unless we wrote it. How a Kansas City TV mount sits next to the move.
China cabinet: glass off first on a Kansas City move
February 25, 2026
Shelves out. Doors empty. Then we walk the case. How glass comes off a china cabinet before the landing — not the quote page and not dish packs.
Hot tub over a fence — Kansas City, when we will not
February 8, 2026
A privacy fence is not a ramp. Empty shell, side gate, or we say no. How a Kansas City hot tub meets a fence — not the quote page and not a playset.
Slate pool table in a finished Kansas City basement
January 30, 2026
Carpet, a low header, slate that has to come apart. How we get a pool table out of a finished basement — not the quote page and not a safe on the same stair.