Specialty items I trust to one crew
Silas Whitmore has led piano and specialty moves at Tip Top Moving since 2016. Uprights, baby grands, gun safes running 600 to 1,400 pounds (common on the larger river-town lots out toward Flemingsburg and Tollesboro), slate-bed pool tables, and the occasional wine-cellar rack that needs custom crating. The calls I take most are Augusta hand-carries — a piano coming down the riverfront bluff’s near-vertical streets is a different job than a ground-floor Maysville living room.
Specialty work doesn’t fit a simple hourly meter. We quote it flat, based on item, floor, stairs, and driveway or hill street approach. Cargo coverage rides up to $1,000,000 per shipment, with $0.60/lb released-value standard, backed by our Kentucky mover registration.
the Maysville area specialty flat-rate examples
| Item | Crew | Typical flat rate |
|---|---|---|
| Upright piano — ground floor to ground floor | 3 movers | $410 – $600 |
| Upright piano — stairs at one end | 3 movers | $560 – $820 |
| Baby grand — disassembled and crated | 3-4 movers | $860 – $1,320 |
| Gun safe 600-900 lbs, hillside lot ranch to ranch | 3 movers | $490 – $750 |
| Augusta hill street hand-carry (piano or safe) | 4 movers | $1,450 – $2,100 |
Hourly basis is $209/hr for the 3-mover specialty crew if a job runs long, but flat-rate is what you’ll sign.
What the Augusta calls teach us
A baby grand coming out of a riverfront bluff lot needs the legs and lyre off before it makes the turn, then a shuttle down to the nearest wide street. A 1,200-pound gun safe on a Tollesboro gravel drive needs plywood tracks the whole way. We’ve run ten years of these calls, and we book specialty separate from the rest of the household when timing matters. Pair with residential moving or long-distance on the same job.
What is folded into your Maysville, KY flat rate
- Piano board, four-wheel dolly, and custom strapping for uprights and grands
- Disassembly of baby grand legs, lyre, and pedal assembly with custom crating
- Gun safe dolly rated to 1,500 lbs and stair climbers for tight approaches
- Slate-bed pool table breakdown and reassembly on request
- Augusta hillside shuttle staging for hand-carry-only lots
- Floor runners and corner guards through both houses
- Up to $1,000,000 cargo coverage per shipment, full-value option available
- Kentucky mover registration plus US DOT and MC authority
What will it run?
Two polos plus the rig running the clock at $159/hr, or shut the meter down entirely with a countersigned the Tri-State area flat figure that folds the whole job onto one page
Both rates already cover pads, dollies, shrink film, hand-carry gear for Augusta's hillside streets, and whatever Certificate of Insurance a Mount Sterling-corridor or the east end building wants on file. Add a third mover and the crew rate becomes $209/hr.
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