House, Three-Flat, and Greystone Moving
Every Chicago home throws its own curveball at a crew, and the price you’re handed should own up to that rather than gloss over it. A cramped back staircase in an Avondale three-flat makes for one sort of day; a Beverly greystone whose landing doglegs hard makes for another; a Norwood Park bungalow set behind a squeezed gangway off the alley makes for a third. That’s why we put our own W-2 crew on it, tie the flat rate to the stairs and the house actually in front of us, and set that figure on paper before your date arrives.
The Homes We Handle Weekly
Much of the calendar is filled by three-flats and two-flats and their rear staircases over in Avondale, Logan Square, and Humboldt Park, pinched stairwells and tight side streets and all. After those come the brick bungalows out along the Northwest and Southwest belts, the greystones lining the side streets, and the frame cottages set well back off the alleys. With more than ten years leading these crews behind him, DeShawn could locate any of those rear stairwells and gangways with his eyes shut.
What the Flat Rate Buys
Folded into the rate are the truck and the diesel, the moving blankets, and the dollies and straps, plus a crew that has each piece padded and wrapped well ahead of the ramp. Beds, tables, the heavy case goods, every bit of it separates at the home you’re leaving and reassembles at the one you’re moving into. We lay floor protection on every level and cap the doorframes and corners, because a single gouge finishes off the original millwork and refinished oak in these old houses permanently.
| House size | Typical flat band |
|---|---|
| Two-bedroom | $1,100 to $1,600 |
| Three-bedroom | $2,000 to $2,800 |
| Four-bedroom | $2,800 to $4,200 |
Stairs, Salt, and Snow
A rear staircase is the exact spot where a cut-rate outfit either pads the invoice or tears up the plaster. We chart the carry ahead of time, pad each turn, and bring the sofa or the fridge down three stories without leaving so much as a scuff. When winter sets in, the forecast earns careful watching, since lake-effect snow and the road salt it drags inside will soak and stain an exposed load fast, so we keep the whole lot sheeted, dry, and well clear of the slush.
Chicago-Rooted, Family-Run
Long before it was anything abstract, hauling furniture up back stairs exactly like these as a Northwest Side teenager showed me what an honest Chicago house move demands of a crew. The folks turning up at your door carry that same understanding, which is precisely why the figure we print and the figure you settle never diverge.
