Our client had recently purchased a house in Mid-City and wanted to move from his 4th floor apartment in the French Quarter. Trouble was the move would be on a late Friday evening just off of a busy part of Bourbon Street. But MOVE IT! by bike is perfect for this situation because we do not need a hard to find parking spot and will not totally block the sidewalk so pedestrians may walk by. We used all three of our trailers on this move and moved a couch, 2 queen sized beds, 3 bicycles, some tables and benches and a stand for an electric piano as well as a few tubs containing clothes and other things. We also helped the client load his mid-sized car to move his art and some boxes. It took some time to walk everything down the four stories of winding stairs but got everything loaded and transported and moved into our clients new place in four and a half hours.
Wrapped in furniture blankets then wrapped in stretch wrap the couch is ready for its journey down four flights of winding stairs
The couch needed to be repositioned multiple times to get it down the stairs
Our trailers leave enough room for people to walk by
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to Remove a sofa sleeper from a French Quarter apartment. The client just wanted to get rid of it so we decided to take it to Goodwill and donate it. The legs were removed by the client before we got there and a railing in the stair way was easily removed to make it a straight shot to the outside door. The mattress was removed, the metal fold out bed was secured so it would not fold out during the move and the bottom of the couch was covered with furniture blankets so the metal parts would not scratch anything. The couch was moved out of the apartment and loaded on the trailer along with the mattress and transported to Goodwill on Tulane. Later we saw the couch on the sales floor selling for $99.99 but without the mattress. Removing the sofa sleeper took only 20 minutes but the client kindly paid for a full hour and tipped our movers as well.
Loading the Sofa Sleep on the trailer. Not taking up a parking space and not blocking the sidewalk
The sofa for sale at Goodwill on Tulane but without the mattress.
MOVE IT! by bike was entrusted to move into the new Veterans Administration Hospital, X-ray equipment worth $630,000,000. All we had to do was uncrate the equipment and then move it in to the X-ray room for the people installing the machine. The driver of the truck who delivered the equipment was the foreman of the operation and showed us what to do and oversaw everything we did. First we laid down masonite sheets on the floor to protect the brand new finished floor from the outside door all the way to and inside the room where the equipment was installed. With the help of a forklift operator the crates were unloaded off the truck and set near the door. The driver of the truck then told us what to uncrate and deliver first. We had to bring everything in as they were to be installed as there was no room to put things in the X-ray room other than what part was being installed at that moment. Most of the pieces were heavy and bulky but with the use of a pallet jack and furniture dollies we got everything safely inside and sometimes were called upon to help the installers put things in place. This was an all day task lasting twelve hours and forty five minutes.
Unloading Masonite
Laying down masonite
Moving crates to the back of the truck for the fork lift
One part of the machine delivered in order
Helping the installers put a heavy part into place
Our client wanted to do some furniture rearranging. Trouble was it involved some large furnishings and stairs so he called MOVE IT! by bike to lend a hand. First project was to reroute the wires leading to a flat screen TV. Our movers helped take the TV off the mount and place it in a safe place and then helped coax the wires up inside the wall and come out behind where the TV would be. Next was to plug in the wires and remount the TV. As our movers held the TV near where it was to be mounted, our client plugged everything in and then the TV was mounted back on the wall. After that several pieces of furniture were moved around including one couch from upstairs to down and another from downstairs to up. Our fast working moves did all this in 20 minutes but our client paid us for a full hour and gave a nice tip to our movers as well.
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to move a few pieces of furniture just a couple of doors down that the client could not move themselves. The old apartment was on the firs floor and the new on the second. The stairs up to the new place were straight and not so narrow so the couch and love seat easily fit through with the legs removed. Our movers finished what the client wanted to move in 45 minutes but our client asked our moves to move a few more items to fill in a full hour. I nice tip was also included to our movers for a job well done.
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to move a washer and a dryer from one shotgun duplex to another. The appliances were on the second floor and the path they must take at both places included a narrow twisting stairway. The client's husband would help and so only one mover was hired. Using a shoulder dolly the old appliances were moved from the apartment down the steps and in the front room of an unoccupied apartment where they will be sold. Then the newer washer and dryer was retrieved from that same apartment to the place where the old appliances were. This only took a half hour.
MOVE IT! by bike was asked to transport several pieces of furniture from a storage facility to the clients new apartment. On the morning of the move both movers did not show up to work. One was not answering the phone the other informed us they they were helping move a relative. Fortunately we always have a sub standing at the ready but we had two no shows. We lucked out when a mover showed up for his job interview and so we put him to work.
When we arrived the client had already taken the items out so all that was needed to be done was load them on the trailers. A queen bed, entertainment stand, end table, and a home bar were transported to the client's apartment and moved in. Unfortunately the narrow, winding and low ceiling stairway did not allow the box spring entry. We offered to lift it up onto the balcony but the client decided to leave it by the curb stating it was old and he will likely get a new mattress soon. All this was done in two hours.
MOVE IT! by bike was called upon to move furniture from one location to two different locations. All three of our trailers were used to haul everything to the first address. After carrying in all the furniture that was to be delivered to the first address we dropped one trailer and took two to the second location. This way the client did not have to pay for, at this point, an unneeded mover. The rest of the furniture was delivered into a basement at another location about 3 miles away for storage. The first move took 1:45. The second an additional 0:45 for a total of 2:30.
MOVE IT! by bike was hired by a frat guy to assemble an armoire that was ordered online. Working in a small space in his room at the frat house, the armoire was assembled and moved into place in two hours.
MOVE IT! by bike was called to move a few things the day before the move needed to be done. The client initially indicated that they needed to move a two bedroom house worth of things but later changed that to just a few things, a queen sized bed, a dresser, a desk, a coffee table and three chairs. We also were told that another mover had quoted they could do the move for $97.00 and they were on a very tight budget. With all this in mind it was figured that two movers could do the job in an hour and a half and with two movers the bill would be $120.00 but would try our best to do it for $100.00 and we were hired to do the job.
When we arrived the next day we were asked to move more than was described. It was then that we knew that it would take longer than we had thought and it did. One hour longer. But we made a promise and we stuck to our $100.00 charge. That ended up being enough to pay the MOVE IT! by bike movers but nothing for the business. We were glad to help our client out and hope that they will steer some business our way.
A couple moving to New Orleans from Minneapolis hired MOVE IT! by bike to unload and move in their things from their rental truck. All was set for October 1 at 4PM when they planned to arrive. But things happen on the road and in this case the thing was a speeding car crashing into the back of the trailer they were pulling that was transporting their car. Fortunately nobody was hurt but the trailer was damaged beyond use. So after deciding to drive the car on to New Orleans along with the truck and untangling all the red tape of the accident report and insurance the couple were on their way but would not arrive until 7:45PM.
MOVE IT! by bike took all of this in stride. One mover that was to be on the crew had another commitment at the later time so another took his place. In the end the truck and their car were unloaded of their contents and carried into their second story apartment in an hour and a half.
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to transport a bed, a dresser, two night stands and some banners from the Super Bowl from storage to the clients house. The distance was not far but we had to go over the Jefferson Davis Bridge. Not really a challenge for us but was kept in mind when loading the trailers.
At the move in location we encountered a narrow U shaped stairway. Everything went up easily with the exception of the dresser. But when turned on its side and lifted up over the railing, we got it to where the client wanted.
We like to arrive early for jobs so we leave in plenty of time to spare. But this time one of our movers did not show up and we waited for him until we could wait no more. We would arrive in time if nothing happened on the way. However, on the way to the move out location a tire on one of our bicycles blew out. We carry patch kits and extra tubes and even emergency tire boots but we were in a hurry to get there on time we threw the injured bike on one of the trailers, hitched the two trailers together and pulled both trailers with one bike.
Fortunately on this move we would not need our trailers but used them to transport our moving equipment. Our clients were moving from one apartment to another within the same apartment complex so most of the moving was done by cart.
It was a long walk from one apartment to another through a maze of hallways. We moved a sectional sofa, two beds, a dresser, a book case, a TV stand, a lamp and a few other things in three hours.
MOVE IT! by bike was hired to assemble a headboard for a bed. Once assembled the client thought it was to big so we took it apart and carefully packed it back in the box so it could be returned. We hope to be called on again to assemble the next one.
Colleen needed a vintage sofa sleeper moved and called MOVE IT! by bike to bring it to her home to be restored. With the help of Colleen's boyfriend we moved it in less than an hour.
Shon had some used IKEA furniture in pieces in his apartment in the Quarter. He was working on filming a reality show and did not have time to assemble it himself so called on MOVE IT! by bike to do it for him. He had one day bed and a queen sized bed.
Unfortunately there were no directions.
Fortunately IKEA had directions online.
Unfortunately some parts were missing for the day bed.
Fortunately there were enough parts to make it a functional day bed.
Fortunately all the parts were there for the queen bed.
Frank hired MOVE IT! by bike to move a few things on tax day, April 15th. Specifically a full mattress set, a queen mattress set a sofa and a planter. We were able to move it all in one trip in 1 hour and 22 minutes.
The planter at the unloading point after unloading the mattress that we put on top of it. We wrapped the mattresses in tarps as we always do.
Adam hired MOVE IT! by bike to move some furniture from his former home to his new home that was located on the same block just around the corner. Freddy and Katie moved several large items both with trailer and bike and by simply carrying the item to the new home. Our moving equipment was deployed to make the move faster and easier. The whole job was finished in two hours.
It was raining but Jackie had a deadline so we had to go on with the move. Jackie and her husband were selling their home and moving into a new home and needed some things move out to get the house ready to sell. Our crew of Freddy, Mike, Adam and Katie were real troopers and got soaking wet while keeping the furniture dry but after the first run it was decided to rent a truck for the rest of the move. So after much trouble with U-Hall Jackie finally secured a truck and moved three loads of furniture to their new place.
Lieiah had called on MOVE IT! by bike to move her and wanted to use us again for this move. She took advantage of the free tubs we have for our clients to use. A couple of days before her move, the tubs were delivered, she packed them and MOVE IT! by bike moved them to her new place in the CBD. Later we picked up the tubs to be used by another MOVE IT! by bike client. The move was from the 2000 block of N. Villere Street to the 900 block of Common Street and was billed $30.00.
