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JT Melia Moving & Storage
In-State Moving Service, Out-of-State Moving Service, Professional Moving Service Piano,
About us
With everything you have on your mind, why not let "The Movers That Care" handle your move. Johnnie T. Melia Moving and Storage has been moving families like yours in Houston with care since 1969. Call us, and we'll dispatch a consultant to arrange the details of your move from start to finish. Johnnie T. Melia Moving and Storage is a full service moving company that is family owned and operated.
Business highlights
56 years of experience
Services we offer
We offer moving and storage services, from packing and unpacking to storing your personal items. We also provide services to businesses and corporations with office relocation.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
Reviews
4.212 Reviews
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Showing 1-12 of 12 reviews
Terry B.
Mar 2018
good no issues
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"Thank you very much for your business and choosing us for your moving needs! Let us know if we can serve you in the future."
Sandra H.
Feb 2018
They were very courteous and efficient. There was a difference in cost from the estimate. They are still processing that. The guys in Texas and South Carolina were excellent. Nothing was broken, and they got along with my dog. I would recommend them as an A rated company for anyone who requires their service. Melia is a contractor for Nationwide Movers. Both companies were professional. Kudos to Brandon with Melia and Sue the dispatcher at Nationwide. They moved everything along very smoothly.
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"Thank you very much Mrs. [Member Name Removed]! We appreciate you and your business! May the Lord bless you and make your stay in South Carolina prosperous! By the way, just a quick correction, we are agents for National Van Lines, not Nationwide Movers (this is another company in Houston) :). Thank you again and God bless!!"
John R.
Sep 2017
Fantastic!
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"Thank you so much for the great review and for your business! God bless!! Let us know if we can serve you in the future"
Sandra B.
Jan 2017
Very well. Competent workers. Very considerate of our needs. Hard workers
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"Thank you very much for the great review and for the business! God bless you and let us know if you need anything in the future! :)"
Thomas W.
Nov 2016
We were very pleased.
Jacob A.
Nov 2016
The price was higher than most moving companies, but it was evident why once they began moving our things. Melia's team was far more professional and courteous than other movers in our experience. They went the extra mile to navigate our refrigerator through several doors and tightly fitted corners. They kept good care of our things. There were no breaks and only minor, very minor, signs on some things being moved, which was expected. They were also very friendly and fun. They moved us out, over, and in very quickly. Great service. Highly recommend.
Mary P.
Oct 2015
I hired this moving company to move my 1000 lb waterwall from garage to backyard. No other moving company was capable or willing to complete the task ( I called over 5). The team was punctual and professional. Not only that they were done in less than 10 minutes and their exact words were "it was a piece of cake". I had to pay a 4 hour minimum for 4 men but personally I was just happy it was done safely so that was fine by me. If you need a professional moving company who are capable of handling just about any task...I highly recommend recommend them.
YVONNE S.
Apr 2014
Issac came out and gave an estimate for the job. He had been working for the company over 20 years and really knew what he was doing. Four men arrived at the door exactly on time on the arranged day. They went on a tour as to what was to be done. Ours was a confusing job. We had 42 boxes to go to a storage unit. Then we had a full house full of furniture but only half was to go to the apartment; the rest was to be left for the estate sale. And finally, about 10 pieces of furniture had to be brought downstairs from the attic after there was room for it when several pieces were taken out of the house. This was not an easy chore. We have a huge piece of floor cut out in attic which weighs a lot. This has to be lifted out; then furniture can come down. Otherwise the items would have to be brought down a narrow winding staircase. The four men - Troy Gino Stephen, and Scottie worked extremely hard and; they never complained about the difficulty of the job or how hard it all was.
The first stop was the new apartment. This was very difficult too. The complex does not allow any trucks to pull inside of the fence. Thus, they had to park on the street and haul everything down the road at least 100 yards to get to the elevator and come up a floor and then down the hall to our apartment. Again not a word of complaints.
After that was done, they drove over to the storage unit and hauled the 42 boxes to the unit and put the boxes in numerical order!
We were so pleased with them and their job.
The first stop was the new apartment. This was very difficult too. The complex does not allow any trucks to pull inside of the fence. Thus, they had to park on the street and haul everything down the road at least 100 yards to get to the elevator and come up a floor and then down the hall to our apartment. Again not a word of complaints.
After that was done, they drove over to the storage unit and hauled the 42 boxes to the unit and put the boxes in numerical order!
We were so pleased with them and their job.
LISA S.
Jun 2012
For the most part, the move itself seemed to go well. The crew was responsive to our requests. The fee gave us slight sticker shock, but we didn't argue since the move did take a long time. Later, as we began to sort things out, we realized that some of our furniture had been noticeably dinged. The laminate floors were also dinged in at least one spot in a very noticeable area. We were not at all pleased with the damages. I would not use them again.
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"We did move the member and her friend on 5/18/12. The move apparently went very well according to the friend who said on an Evaluation report we have that this was, "one of the best moving experiences I've ever had... and I've moved a lot!" and she also said it was an "excellent job!"... The member is claiming sticker shock on the price when the move came to a total of $1,089.00 and the estimate that was given to them was $902.00. It did go a little longer than estimated, but not grossly over. Also, with the damages or dings that the member is speaking of, we have never heard anything from them about this until this Angie's List review. When we have dings and damages with our moves, we do the best we can to take care of our customers with this. We are sorry to hear that the member has a different opinion of us than her friend. This is a very tough business to be in and we try our hardest to please our customers, but there are some customers that simply cannot be pleased. Once again, we have never been called about the dings or damages that the member is claiming to have had on the move. We still try to provide the best moving services in Houston, TX and we strive to continue to do so."
Louise C.
Jul 2011
My experience has been very good with them. They are so over the top good! The only time that they broke something, they fixed it immediate. One man even fell on his back before he let a piece of furniture fall.
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"(Member name removed), we wanted to send a great thanks to you and your family for your business in the past! You have been a wonderful customer and we wish you the best! It's always good to hear comments from customers that appreciate the hard work and stress that moving brings and we always look forward to calming any stress for our customers and serving as best as we can!"
Elizabeth T.
Jan 2009
The PODS were packed poorly and many items were broken. Moved into a new home, brand new construction and they dinged walls and scratched and gouged new wood floors, even though asking them to be extremely careful. The movers were not professional and infighting was common. The team leader was arguing with the others, very uncomfortable situation. Every item was rushed. I had to constantly remind them to place cardboard, etc., on the new wood floors to protect them. I would never use this company again.
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"WE MOVED THE MEMBER IN AUGUST OF 2005 AND SHE IS NOW MAKING A REPORT ABOUT OUR COMPANY. THIS IS A VERY POOR THING TO DO AS A CUSTOMER OF ANY SORT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CLAIMS THAT SHE IS MAKING ABOUT OUR COMPANY WERE EITHER RESOLVED OR SHE DID NOT REPORT THEM BACK IN 2005. WE MADE A SETTLEMENT WITH THE MEMBER BACK IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 FOR SOME ITEMS THAT WE DAMAGED AND SHE ACCEPTED OUR SETTLEMENT. SHE IS CLAIMING SOME THINGS IN THIS REPORT THAT SHE DID NOT CLAIM WITH US BACK IN 2005 AND WE ARE ASHAMED THAT SHE WOULD DO SUCH A THING TO TRY AND DESTROY THE REPUTATION OF OUR COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 40 YEARS AND RARELY HAS BAD REPORTS. THE MEMBER CLAIMS THAT THERE WERE MANY ITEMS THAT WERE BROKEN IN HER POD, HOWEVER SHE ONLY CLAIMED TWO ITEMS THAT WERE DAMAGED WHICH WE MADE A SETTLEMENT ON. MAYBE THIS IS NOT THE SAME MEMBER AS WE HAVE ON RECORD, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER RECORDS OF MOVING ANOTHER PERSON BY THIS NAME FROM 2005 ON. WHY WOULD A CUSTOMER MAKE A REPORT ABOUT A COMPANY 4 YEARS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. THIS CLAIM THAT SHE IS MAKING WAS RESOLVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005."
Karen S.
Aug 2008
Three packers were sent to pack all of our household goods. When we noticed the taped-up boxes did not seem very solid, we brought it to their attention. After speaking with Johnnie Melia, who assured us they would make sure the packing was done properly, the packers continued the job. Upon unpacking our boxes at our destination, we found the most atrocious packing job we had ever seen in 15 cross-country moves. Items that should have been carefully wrapped were not wrapped, but thrown in a box. Items that should have been taken apart were not; some that should not have been taken apart were, resulting in damage. Some boxes looked as if a 6-year-old had just dumped numerous items into the box with nothing wrapped. Numerous items were broken or damaged. I was positively shocked that any company calling itself professional could have done such a poor job.
Response from JT Melia Moving & Storage
"THIS CLAIM WAS RESOLVED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK IN 2008. THE MEMBER WAS PAID BACK FOR MANY CLAIMS THAT SHE MADE, WHICH DID NOT ONLY ENTAIL THE PACKING PART OF THE MOVE. BEFORE WE EVER SCHEDULED A MOVE FOR THE MEMBER WITH NATIONAL VAN LINES, INC., THE MEMBER TOLD ME THAT SHE BELIEVED "THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL RESERVED FOR VAN LINES". THE MEMBER ALREADY HAD IT OUT FOR THE MOVE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CLAIM SOMETHING BECAUSE SHE HAS MOVED MANY TIMES BEFORE AND EVERY TIME HAS BEEN A WORSE EXPERIENCE. MY PACKERS TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY WERE PACKING, THE MEMBER WAS TELLING THEM TO UNPACK AND REPACK BOXES THAT WERE POORLY PACKED BY SOMEONE ELSE. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MEMBER SAT ON THE BOXES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE PACKED WELL. IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD PACK ANYTHING ON TOP OF A BOX THAT IS THE WEIGHT OF A HUMAN BEING AND THIS TEST OF HERS IS SEVERELY FLAWED. FURTHERMORE, THE MEMBER HAD MANY BOXES STILL PACKED FROM A PREVIOUS MOVE AND WE DID NOT PACK ALL OF THE BOXES THAT WENT ON THIS MOVE. WE PACKED UP 165 BOXES ON THIS MOVE AND THERE WERE AROUND 300 BOXES FOR THE MEMBER. I WOULDN'T DOUBT THAT THE BOXES SHE IS CLAIMING DAMAGE ON ARE BOXES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PACKED OR THAT SHE PACKED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY MEN PACK PROFESSIONALLY. ALL OF THE CLAIMS THAT THE MEMBER HAS MADE FOR OUR COMPANY HAVE BEEN RESOLVED."
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FAQ
JT Melia Moving & Storage is currently rated 4.2 overall out of 5.
JT Melia Moving & Storage accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
Yes, JT Melia Moving & Storage offers free project estimates.
No, JT Melia Moving & Storage does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, JT Melia Moving & Storage does not offer a senior discount.
No, JT Melia Moving & Storage does not offer emergency services.
No, JT Melia Moving & Storage does not offer warranties.