Go fund us
We have a gofundme to get some of the moving equipment we lost replaced. We hope to get a new trailer. Here is the link https://gofund.me/0c60a4d2
Office chair, desk, cat tower and Dog bed asseMbled
ASSEMBLE it! is a division of MOVE it! by bike
Bed and dresser Assembled
Assembled a bed and dresser in the Marigny
Vanity then Bed and Bench assembled
Assembled a vanity in the Quarter then a bed and bench in the Lower Garden District
Just the big stuff
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to move the big stuff. So we moved a full sized bed. Seven chairs. Three book shelves. A large coffee table. Two night stands. An end table. A kitchen table. And a few other things. It took two trips from the 3800 block of Napoleon to the 700 block of Josephine a distance of three miles. Total time of the move was 6 hours with two movers at $40/hour each. So $40 x 2 x 6 = $480 was the bill. Our client gave a generous tip to our movers as well.
Bed and Night Stands all in One Box
Avita contacted MOVE IT! by bike through Thumbtack and wanted a bed and two night stands assembled. Since another scheduled job was rescheduled we had an opening for that day. So in just a few hours from contact, Avita had her bed and night stands assembled and ready for a good night’s sleep.
Not our best move
Not our best move. Our clients for our move were very unhappy. We had an inexperienced crew and not enough equipment to do the job right. MOVE IT! by bike has a long way to go before we start moving entire apartments again. We need more trailers and equipment before doing so. For now we will move just one thing or two. I will keep on doing Uber Eats to pay the bills and grow MOVE IT! by bike.
Deck Cut
Using a hand saw, I cut down the plywood decking to make room for the wheels.
Thinking about putting the wheels on the outside
On Deck
The MOVE IT! by bike trailer delivered its own sheet of plywood for its deck
New Trailer
MOVE IT! by bike’s trailer being built by Ultropolis
Almost completed
It’s ready
New Trailer Design
Michael Webber of Ultropolis Design will build our new trailers. The stackable design will allow one person to transport our equipment to the worksite and back from the worksite.
From THUMBTACK
Vanessa P.
Furniture Assembly
Tim arrived on time (actually a few minutes early!) and was ready to get to work. In his response to my initial request, he actually had the foresight to ask if I had links to the furniture I wanted assembled so that he could be prepared with requisite tools - and prepared he was. He was pleasant, finished in a timely manner, and even helped to clear boxes and packaging for us. I would [will] request his support for any future help, and have, as well, already referred him to someone else.
Back To Austin
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to load a 15 foot U-Haul truck with the contents of a one bedroom apartment. Our clients were giving up their place because they no longer spend as much work related time in New Orleans as they did in the past. So renting an apartment is not justified and will stay in hotels when here on business. So in three hours the truck was carefully and securely packed. The total bill was $240.00 and a very generous tip was included for our talented movers.
Over The Fence
MOVE IT! by bike was contacted to move a couch from the front room in a house to the back room on the second floor. Trouble was the couch was large and the only path was a narrow walkway at the side of the house. On one side of the walkway was the house on the other a 6 foot high fence. After taking the legs off to make the couch a bit smaller, the couch was carefully rewrapped for protection. To make it through the narrow walkway a part of the couch had to be lifted and carried above the fence. Dave and Romel took a breather after making it down the long narrow walkway after holding the couch up over their heads for so long. After a short breather the couch was transported upstairs and placed where the client wished. The job took less than an hour but our minimum billing is for one hour so the charge was $80.00. A tip was also added for our movers for a job well done.
The Assembly
A bed frame, a dining set, a book shelf and an entertainment center was in need of assembly and MOVE IT! by bike was hired to put them all together. After helping the client move some things in from her car we got to work. Tim was there just to assist as his broken elbow is still healing. Freddy was the main assembler. First to be assembled was the bed and the mattress was also placed on and allowed to expand. Then the dining set followed by the book shelf followed by the entertainment center. All took four hours and our client was billed $120. She added a very nice tip on top of that for a job well done.
The Wedding
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to move the chairs and benches from a wedding ceremony in Audubon Park to the reception area just a block away. Our movers arrived very early and were able to witness the entire ceremony. Then during the time the wedding party was second lining we moved first the chairs and then the benches to the reception area. We had 4 movers working for one hour and our client was billed $160.00.
Beds Over Balcony
In the evening on October 29 MOVE IT! by bike was requested to help move the large furnishings from a second and third floor apartment from the Quarter to two different locations in the Garden District on the morning of October 30. Tim quickly put a crew together and arrived with two of our trailers and two movers the next day as requested. The challenge of this move was that the bedrooms were on the third floor via a spiral staircase; to small, twisted and narrow to fit the queen sized mattresses. But we could lower them over the third floor balcony onto a second floor balcony, and so that is what we did. With the help of our clients vehicles and a pick up truck everything was loaded, moved to the two locations, unloaded and moved in. The whole move took 3 hours and 45 minutes and our clients were billed $300. A very nice tip was given to our movers for a tough job done well.
Lowering box spring from third floor balcony
Our trailers being loaded; out of the way of traffic with plenty of room on sidewalk for pedestrians.
The Devil is in the Details
Our client told us she needed to move a couch, a queen bed, a hope chest, an entertainment center to her new apartment and then a washer and a dryer to a storage place a couple of blocks from her new apartment. MOVE IT! by bike agreed to send two movers and two trailers and thought that would be enough to move it all in two trips in two hours. When we arrived we saw that the stairs and the large size of the furnishings would cause some time delays. The couch turned out to be an L shaped sofa which is really two sofas from a movers point of view. All the pieces were large and heavy and had to be taken down the narrow twisted steps. But we did it all in two trips and took 3 hours and 45 minutes. The bill would have been $300 almost double the $160 we gave as an estimate. So we agreed to take $50 off and asked only for $250. Our movers were paid for the full time they worked.
Stats just wide enough. Moving blanket put on railings to protect them and the appliances
Moving to the CBD
MOVE IT! by bike was contacted through Thumbtack to move a queen sized bed and a few other things two days before they needed to be moved. A crew was put together and arrived at the arranged time. The apartment was at the back of the house with access to the street via the space between the house and the fence. Soon the trailers were loaded and moved from the 1000 block of Esplanade Ave to 210 Baronne Street in the CBD, a distance of 3km. The freight elevator was given to us to use and the trailers were unloaded and the elevator loaded. At the proper floor the items were unloaded and placed in the apartment where our client wanted them. This move took an hour and 15 minutes and our client was billed $100.
MOVING IT! into the CBD
No parking space needed. Enough room for all.
Drill Baby Drill
Our client wanted help in assembling a table and an entertainment center. Tim showed up at the appointed time and helped move the heavy boxes from the client's car into her apartment. There we unboxed the entertainment center and worked together to put it together. All was going well when it was realized that one of the parts did not have enough holes drilled into it. Fortunately Tim had a drill and a bit the right size to make the holes needed. The place for the holes were carefully marked and the holes drilled. But the holes were to shallow so drilled them a bit deeper and that did the trick. The Entertainment center was assembled completely and put into place and the TV placed on it. The table was assembled with very little trouble and in very little time and also put into place. All took 2 hours for a bill of $60. Tim was very fortunate in that going to the job and coming back he was not rained on from Harvey. Tim travels every where by bicycle.