Read your quote like a receipt — because it is one.
Every line priced before move day. No reweigh, no surprise stair charge, no deposit held before we arrive.
The fee that appears after the truck is loaded.
The moving industry's standard playbook is a low number on the phone and a correction later — a “reweigh fee,” a stair charge nobody mentioned, a deposit that becomes very hard to recover once someone else has your furniture.
It works because the moment of maximum leverage for a mover is the moment your possessions are on their truck and your lease is already up. We built our pricing to remove that moment entirely.
- Every line item priced before move day, not after
- Zero reweigh or “surprise weight” fees — ever
- No deposit held before your things are even touched
- One crew, start to finish — never handed off to a subcontractor
Example Manifest
HME-00482A real 3-bedroom job, itemized the way every estimate is. Your own estimate is built from your home, not this one.
- Binding written estimate — no reweigh games
- No deposit required to book
- Video or in-home walkthrough before you commit
- One crew start to finish — never subcontracted
Six things decide what a move costs.
There is no single hourly rate that honestly covers a studio apartment and a five-bedroom house. These are the variables we scope during the walkthrough.
Size of the home
The single biggest driver. A one-bedroom apartment and a five-bedroom house need different crew sizes, different truck sizes, and a different number of hours.
How much we pack
Full-service packing costs more than loading boxes you packed yourself. Most people hand us the kitchen and the garage and keep the rest.
Access at both ends
Stairs, elevators, long carries, and streets that will not take a full-size truck all change the labor. We scope them during the walkthrough so they are priced, not discovered.
Distance
A move across Tomball is not a move to Katy. Travel is a visible line on your estimate rather than something folded into a vague hourly rate.
Specialty items
Pianos, safes, oversized glass, and artwork need particular handling and materials. They are quoted individually.
Timing
Month-end, weekends, and the summer school-break window are the busiest times to move. Booking early gets you both a better date and a better crew slot.
Know which kind of estimate you are holding.
This distinction is the single most useful thing to understand before hiring any mover, including us.
Binding estimate
A fixed price agreed and signed before anything is loaded. If the shipment turns out heavier than scoped, that is our estimating error to absorb, not your invoice to pay.
The only thing that changes the price is you changing the job — adding rooms, adding services, or moving to a different address than the one we quoted.
Non-binding estimate
A guess the mover may revise once your things are on the truck, usually after a weigh-in you did not witness. Perfectly legal, and the source of most of the horror stories.
If a quote does not say the word “binding” anywhere on it, ask directly whether the price can change on move day. The answer tells you what you are actually buying.
About money.
How do I get a quote?
Call or text us at (346) 581-6443. For most homes we can quote from a short video walkthrough on your phone — you walk room to room, we see what actually has to move, and you get a real number instead of a guess.
Is the price you quote the price I pay?
Yes. You get one written estimate, itemized by room, and it is binding before we load anything. There is no reweigh, no surprise stair charge, and no “it was heavier than expected” conversation at the other end.
Do you require a deposit to book?
No. We do not hold a deposit before your things have even been touched. You book the date, we show up, and you pay when the work is done.
Do you supply boxes and materials?
Yes — boxes, paper, bubble wrap, tape, wardrobe boxes, dish barrels, and mirror cartons. They are itemized on your estimate rather than added afterward.
What if my closing dates do not line up?
That is what bridge storage is for. We store what we load, so the same crew that wraps your furniture puts it into storage and takes it back out. It is priced on your original estimate rather than renegotiated later.
Get your number in writing.
A short video walkthrough is usually all it takes.