How we run this job
A Denver apartment move is rarely about the volume of furniture. It is about the building. A third-floor walk-up in Capitol Hill, a single freight elevator in LoDo that has to be reserved in a two-hour block, an alley in Baker where the truck cannot legally sit past 9 a.m. Those constraints decide how long the job takes far more than the size of your couch does, and they are the first thing we ask about when you call.
Before move day we confirm three things: how the crew gets in, how the crew gets out, and where the truck parks. If your building requires a certificate of insurance, we send it to the property manager directly — most Denver leasing offices want to see general liability and workers comp listed before they will release an elevator key. If a street permit is needed for a loading zone, we tell you which office issues it and how far ahead to apply.
On the day itself the crew arrives with pads, shrink wrap, wardrobe boxes, and floor runners already loaded. Mattresses go into bags, upholstered pieces get pad-wrapped before they leave the unit rather than at the truck, and anything with a screen travels upright and strapped. We disassemble bed frames, remove door-blocking legs from sectionals, and reassemble everything at the destination — that is part of the hourly rate, not a line item added later.
You are billed for the time the crew is actually working, in quarter-hour increments after the three-hour minimum, with one travel fee that is quoted before we start. No fuel surcharge invented at the end, no charge for pads or wrapping, no per-flight stair fee. If the elevator is out of service when we arrive and the job turns into a stair carry, the rate does not change.
What it costs
From $159/hr, 3-hour minimum, two movers and a truck. Pads, shrink wrap, dollies, floor runners, and standard disassembly and reassembly are part of the rate. The travel fee is a single flat charge quoted before you book, and nothing is added after the job.
Common questions
Yes, whenever the building allows reservations. A shared elevator that other residents keep calling can add an hour or more to the job. Ask your leasing office for a block that starts 30 minutes before your scheduled start time, and tell us the window so the crew paces the load to match it.
None of them are a dealbreaker. We move fourth-floor walk-ups regularly. Stairs do change the estimate, though, so tell us the floor and whether there is a landing wide enough to turn a sofa — that is the detail that actually slows a carry down.
Most studio and one-bedroom moves inside the city finish inside three hours when the packing is done before we arrive. If boxes are still open when the crew walks in, plan on an extra hour. We would rather tell you that up front than surprise you on the invoice.