The heavy, valuable, one-shot pieces
I’m Marvin Caldwell. South Charlotte estates are full of items you don’t get a second chance on — a baby grand in the Ballantyne golf-community formal room, a loaded gun safe bolted into a finished basement, a wine collection, a wall of framed art. Those go to Reggie Vance, my specialty crew chief, who’s spent years moving exactly these pieces in and out of Piedmont homes.
From a Blakeney townhome to a gated estate off Rea Road, Marvin’s United Movers writes the whole job as one flat number up front and holds it — no surprise lines once the truck is loaded.
We bring piano boards, skid plates, ratchet straps and stair-climbing dollies, and we plan the route before we lift — the long driveway, the tight foyer turn, the estate staircase. Nothing gets improvised.
More than pianos
Reggie’s crew handles uprights, baby grands and concert grands, but also gun safes, commercial-grade home gyms, antique armoires, oversized mirrors and crated artwork. If it’s heavy, awkward or irreplaceable, it gets specialty handling.
What it costs
Specialty moves are written as a binding flat rate once I know the item, the stairs and the access. The hourly rates below are the labor baseline behind the quote.
| Crew | Rate | Typical specialty flat rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers + truck | $149/hr | Upright piano, ground-floor to ground-floor: about $425 flat |
| 3 movers + truck | $199/hr | Baby grand down estate stairs + long driveway: about $895 flat |
- Boards, straps, skids and stair-climbing dollies included on every specialty job
- Released value $0.60 per pound standard; full-value protection optional
- Up to $1,000,000 cargo coverage per shipment
Tell me the piece and the stairs and I’ll quote it flat.
What You Get
- Reggie Vance's specialty crew with piano boards, skid plates, straps and a stair-climbing dolly
- Uprights, baby grands and concert grands wrapped, strapped and walked down estate stairs safely
- Gun safes and home-gym racks moved off finished-basement and bonus-room floors
- Wine collections, antiques and large framed art crated for the move
- Long-driveway and tight-turn navigation through Ballantyne and Marvin properties planned in advance
- Specialty handling written into a binding flat rate — no per-step or per-stair surprise
What Will It Run?
Two movers and a truck from $149/hr — or one flat written figure
Blankets, dollies and shrink-wrap all ride in the rate; bump up to a three-mover crew and truck at $199/hr.
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