Safe moving cost

[c3d4b2]

If you are familiar with moving heavy items.....

I found these 2 items very useful when moving safes.

https://www.rigging.com/money-and-gun-safe-dollies.htm

Finding places to rent them has sometimes been a challenge .

We also rent a truck with a lift.......

The last safe we moved we just needed the Dolly and truck. The rental fees were around $200.

 

[Charlie-NY]

One good back injury with a do-it-yourself move and you sure will regret not paying a professional at any cost. Just a thought.

 

[M-61]

Local towing company. Flat bed.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

.One good back injury with a do-it-yourself move and you sure will regret not paying a professional at any cost. Just a thought.

Everyone is different but from 50 something years old and younger I didn’t ever think about not taking some task like this on myself. At sixty plus, I think about every option available.

 

[danny]

I moved my Fort Knox with just 1 other guy and it was fairly easy. We just used a flat bed trailer and I bought a 24 pk of cheap golf balls and some softballs I had left over. Tilt one end up and throw 3-4 golf balls under it. Start pushing it on the golf balls and put more under it. It becomes so easy to roll and turn. When the golf balls come out the back, just move them to the front. I used the softballs when we tilted it on to the flat bed and rolled safe until I tied it down. Make sure to bring a few boards that you can screw down so the balls don’t roll or they will! Golf balls won’t compress with all the weight and you can use them later when you go golfing, just like the Egyptians move big block

They say that sections of PVC pipe will work wonders, too.

Danny

 

[SAM55]

I hired a guy to move my ~1000 lb safe out of a house, hauled it a short distance, and put it in my new house. He brought it up about 8 stairs in the new house and moved into place inside a large closet. He had a device that "stair-stepped" it up the stairs one step at a time. This was 4 years ago in Houston. Price was $400. His full-time business was moving safes. I don't think he moves anything but safes. He really knew what he was doing!

 

[6.5 forever]

Plus if you have one mistake that hurts someone or something doing it yourself, it may be a great value .

My son is in law enforcement, his buddies helped him move his safe. He ended up with a broken foot.

 

[danny]

My son is in law enforcement, his buddies helped him move his safe. He ended up with a broken foot.

Unfortunately, not what one would consider a bargain.

Danny

 

[Fast14riot]

I hired a guy to move my ~1000 lb safe out of a house, hauled it a short distance, and put it in my new house. He brought it up about 8 stairs in the new house and moved into place inside a large closet. He had a device that "stair-stepped" it up the stairs one step at a time. This was 4 years ago in Houston. Price was $400. His full-time business was moving safes. I don't think he moves anything but safes. He really knew what he was doing!

Just today I took on the task of moving the wife's grandmothers 76" tall Grandfather clock 4 miles across town. 4 hours later it is set up and installed in our living room. I think moving safes, pianos and clocks could be a lucrative business!

Rented a box truck, lots of moving blankets, plenty of straps and an appliance dolly. Should have had some coffee first because there were plenty of times I had to bite my lip because she was so worried about it getting damaged.