Dibble Moving & Storage Inc
About us
Family owned & operated. Additional phone number - (815) 455-6796.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Moving. Piano Moving. Storage Facilities.
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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All in all they made a stressful time less so.
We hired Dibble to do a local move, within DG. We bought $4K in additional insurance to cover any potential damage and I pointed out two specific antique pieces to the movers and suggested that they take care. Both pieces were damaged during the move (one significantly) and we had significant issues and expense trying to get resolution.
The movers destroyed a 100-year old family heirloom oak table, damaged an antique pine hutch, and broke a custom-framed picture. When I contacted Dibble with an inventory of the damage, they said that they would contact their wood guy to handle the repairs. Given the extent of the damage, the importance of the piece and the lack of care that they took with my stuff in the first place, I informed them that it was my preference to source the vendor that would handle the antique repairs, and respectfully asked that they cover the expense. I put the work out for bid to a vendor I have used in the past, sent them the pictures attached, and received a quote for approximately $2k (depending on the level of damage). At that point, Dibble said that the amount estimated to fix the table exceeded the deductible on their insurance, and that I would have to file an independent claim with a separate company.
Considering the fact that I paid for $4k in supplemental insurance, I was confused why I now had to file a separate claim with a separate company. I respectfully asked Dibble to please take care of the damage that they caused to the property, and even offered to stay out of the process (they could negotiate directly with my vendor). Randy said since it exceeded his deductible, that he has referred it to his insurance company, that they would be contacting me directly to handle the claim, and that he was now "out of the process." Again, I expressed that my strong preference is to deal directly with them...since they broke the table...and to not have to deal with another third party. He declined to assist.
After a long, protracted back-and-forth with the insurance company, where I had to schedule an estimator to come out, take days from work, field multiple phone calls and emails, they offered a check for $765 to fix the table. Considering the only quote I had was for more than double that amount, I reached out to Dibble to, again, help resolve the issue and get the table repaired to our satisfaction. Dibble refused to answer my calls and informed me via email that the insurance company would be handling it. The insurance company sent a check and letter and said that they consider the manner closed.
At this point, I was forced to engage an attorney to help bring resolution to the issue. I contacted two additional furniture restoration companies to validate my original quote and scheduled an on-site inspection by Dibble's own preferred vendor. The lowest quote received was $1,100 by the preferred vendor (still well in excess of what was received by the insurance company).
After 3+ months of standing to eat our meals, countless phone calls and emails to attempt to resolve the issue with no success, we had the table fixed at our own expense. We have been unsuccessful in attempting to collect the difference between the inadequate insurance settlement ($765) and the out-of-pocket expense to fix the table ($1,100). Dibble has refused to answer calls or emails and has failed to respond to my attorney.
Buyers beware.
Separately,he team that Dibble sent to handle the move was extremely loud and crude. They were frequently vulgar, sometimes in front of my young children, smoking and throwing their butts in my landscaping by my front door. Before any of the above issues with the table transpired, I would not have been able to recommend them based on their level of service.
We used Dibble Moving and Storage for the Chicago portion of our move from Tampa, Florida. Our move-in was reasonably complicated because we had two semi-trailers dropped at my wife?s mother?s house in Woodridge, where most of our furniture and boxes were put in basement storage, one bedroom?s furniture moved in to the main level and some items put in the garage. The remaining furniture, including one bedroom, family room, laundry room, garage items and a number of boxes were moved to another residence in Downers Grove.
The crew of five guys arrived on time, got right to work and were very efficient. The -2 degree weather and several inches of snow on the ground didn?t faze these guys at all. They were very polite and good natured. Due to the multiple locations it was pretty complicated; items were going in every direction. They transferred stuff as needed from the semi-trailers to their own moving trucks.
Once the crew arrived at the final residence, they first covered the carpet and hard wood floors and went right to work unloading their trucks. They took great care with our furniture and household items, some oversized and some very heavy. This is a split level home, so there were four levels to put our things and the stairs were tight. When our refrigerator would not fit down the basement stairs, they quickly removed the doors, moved it downstairs and reinstalled the doors.
They actually finished the 6 hour move in 5 ½ hours, saving us some money. We had a small issue with a few items being put in storage instead of the residence, so I brought it to the attention of Randy Dibble, who rectified the issue immediately and to our full satisfaction. We used Dibble Moving and Storage for part of our out-of-state move 4 years ago and we will be using them again for our next move.
My Dad's move was a great success. Our family has experienced two separate moves with Dibble now. And we are very pleased. Thanks again, Dibble for your outstanding services.
Kind regards,
Lisa
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