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Avatar for Long Distance Moving - All Service Moving
Long Distance Moving - All Service Moving
4.8(
424
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Moving In-StateMoving Out-of-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2004

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Utilizing All Service Moving for the move was a very positive experience. They had good communication, answering several questions prior to the move and did a final confirmation just prior to the move date. As for the physical move itself, Jose, Abraham, and Alberto were polite, diligent, and careful moving the many items, and managed to complete the move more quickly than anticipated."
Unloading team
Aaron on the left is the crew lead of the entire two truck job. This photo is during the load.
The loading team at commercial building 1 in SW Portland.
Loading the grand Piano with a custom built 6 wheel off road dolly
Tier building

+34

Response time1 day
Response rate100%
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Honey Bees Moving and Storage
4.8(
22
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Moving In-StateMoving Out-of-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Honey Bees Moving was AWESOME! Tim and his team moved our equipment perfectly. It was a tough move with lots of stairs at both ends, and a new location that isn't on GPS completely. They took care of our equipment and both locations like they were their own. I would definitely recommend Honey Bees for any move you're making!"
Packing and loading furniture in semi. For cross country.
Response time7 hrs
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Big Shoulders Moving & Storage
4.1(
176
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Moving Out-of-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Very smooth move with these movers. They gave me the lowest quotation so I went with them for the move. They disassembled and wrapped everything carefully, so nothing was scratched. They were very quick, only took a few hours to move our whole apt. The final price ended up being near the estimate so I was satisfied!"
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+1

7 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by75%of homeowners
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Advanced Moving & Storage, Inc.
4.0(
237
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Moving In-StateMoving Out-of-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1984

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Advanced Moving and Storage from the office to the moving team provided exceptional service on my moving day . The quotes were right on there were no extra charges or costs. The moving team wrapped all items to prevent possible damage. I highly recommend this outstanding business."
Advanced Moving & Storage
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Advanced Moving & Storage
Advanced Moving & Storage

+22

Response time10 hrs
Response rate96%
200 neighbors recently requested a quote
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All My Sons Moving & Storage
4.2(
72
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Moving In-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 1992

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Had a great experience with this moving company! The team was fast, efficient, and handled everything with care. They had great conversation throughout the move and made the process super smooth. Definitely recommend them if you want movers who get the job done right and on time"
All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons

+4

Response time10 hrs
Response rate100%
22 neighbors recently requested a quote
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National Van Lines, Inc.
4.4(
135
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Moving Out-of-State

Serving Winthrop Harbor, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1929

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I had a packing crew and a moving crew. The packing crew was not careful or thorough at all! The next day I went around and found drawers and cabinets still not packed including my silverware. The moving crew was wonderful and concientous. Both at the pickup sight and when delivering"
Long Distance Mover
Packing for a cross country move
Loading the Truck
Cross Country Moving
Moving your memories

+6

Response time1 day
Response rate100%
213 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Moving questions, answered by experts

The first step in moving a house is to provide blueprints and assess which parts of the house you can move. The next steps are obtaining permits, inspecting the structure, securing road permits, and getting bank approval.

When it's time to move, professionals can prepare the house by disconnecting utilities, removing items, and adding support braces. The house is then lifted with steel beams, jacked up, and placed on dollies for transport. Once it’s at the new location, it gets lowered onto the new foundation, utilities get reconnected, and additional features, like porches or garages, are added.

To prepare furniture for moving, detach furniture legs if possible. If the legs must stay on, wrap them with foam wrap or taped blankets to help prevent damage. You can also buy dedicated moving “socks” for furniture legs.

To treat office moving costs as capital expenses, which means recording them as assets, they must meet certain rules: they need to be essential for the business to keep running, directly related to the move, reasonable, and documented properly with invoices and contracts. These costs can include packing, transportation, and setting up the new office. Once these expenses are capitalized, they're treated like assets on the books and gradually accounted for over time through depreciation or amortization.

A reasonable moving budget for local moves is $880 to $2,540, while you can expect long-distance moves to cost between $2,700 to $10,000, depending on distance, house size, and other cost factors. You can calculate your relocation budget by totaling the cost of your moving services, such as renting a moving truck, hiring professional movers, and packing services.

Moving straps like forearm or shoulder straps can usually support up to 800 pounds, sometimes more with specialized straps. However, that doesn’t mean that one person can always lift that much weight, just that the straps are rated for that amount. For example, some straps require two people working together to balance the weight of the heavy item.

The Winthrop Harbor, IL homeowners’ guide to moving services

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