Safe mover

[duckslayer]

Do we have anyone who can get a safe out of a basement in Northern VA area?

 

[pre64hunter]

Be careful who you hire. I helped a friend who had a very heavy, very expensive big safe. The mover showed up several hours late because it took him awhile at Home Depot to find a helper. He did have a special heavy duty lift type of jack to move the safe up steps but that's all he had and I think he rented that. With our help we got the job done. Without me and another guy there, the job would have been a disaster.

 

[Vatreni4Life]

I was in the market for this service in Maryland recently. Let me enlighten you what I learned in the process.

-Make sure you are very descriptive with how far you need safe moved(feet/yards & how many L R hand turns) and how many steps/floors the safe may need to travel
* some companies in Maryland will not go up or down multiple floors (why!?)
Additional floors are an up-charge( durrrrr dumb)

- take video, pictures and show the “route out of the home” this is a common request so they can assure they have the right tools for the job.
Multiple companies REFUSED to move my safe due to the way the steps are angled and the size of the steps. This saved me a headache and wasted money.

- Record on your phone what the safe looks like prior to the move! Document all blemishes and scuffs to show what may have been damaged during the move. One contractor required this before they came out to perform the job. To me, I actually appreciate and respect this demand.

- HAGGLE HAGGLE HAGGLE. Don’t assume the price they give you is final. I was able to negotiate several hundred dollars. If you don’t ask, you don’t know . Always worth a shot to ask.

I ended up renting equipment and paying my friends with beer and pizza to perform the move. I asked enough questions to the potential contractors that I was able to get a good idea on how to perform the job. I won’t move my safe again without professional help. Let’s just say its a lot of work and I don’t have experience in this field.

I just couldn’t believe the cost some of the contractors proposed. Wow. Don’t hate the player but hate the game

Hope this helps some.

 

[John from MD]

See if you have a College Hunks company down there. We used them from Annapolis and they were great.

 

[Garet Jax]

I had a hell of a time finding anyone. The guy who sells fort knox safes in NOVA is an excellent safe mover. Give him a call and see if he is willing to do it.

Otherwise reach out to piano movers to see if they can/will do it.

 

[John from MD]

You could sell it with the house.

 

[MADad]

Prolock, in Fredericksburg.

 

[normbal]

My son and I rolled a 25cubic foot liberty safe (980lbs) out of our basement on 2” PVC pipe pieces 24-30” long. Had 2-4 pieces under safe - usually 3-4. We got it onto patio (6” below bsmt slab) where I backed trailer up a day later, tilted back of trailer down about 1 foot above grade and just pushed the safe over onto the trailer (cardboard padding and pvc pipes in place). Ezpz. Have an Overhead crane in shop in Tennessee I used to get it up off trailer, will move into house once landscaping done and soil is dry Like July-August.

 

[MaxVO2]

You could sell it with the house.

****Yup. If you aren't willing to do it yourself, moving a safe can be remarkably expensive. If it is a higher end safe like a Graffunder, etc.. ok, but moving a low to mid level safe up and down steps, or multiple floors, etc.. is a major PITA, and not without risks, and perhaps not worth the $$$ to move.

I sold the safe with my old home (A Graffunder Bishop.. Ungodly heavy as shit, and with cement composite filling installed on premises - not cheap, but very secure overall at that price point..), and in my new home bought a safe that basically comes apart and is more manageable to move with a couple of guys, and some hand carts, etc.. No where near as secure, but it is video and alarmed, and will notify me, my alarm company - and presumably the police if someone breaks in or tries to break in.

A good safe just buys you some time, maybe. I have mine mostly for fire resistance and it is in a room with sprinklers, etc.. I live in the suburbs but have plenty of neighbors so my needs are different perhaps than someone way out in the country with law enforcement further away, no neighbors, etc.. My HD guns are mostly in little Fort Knox handgun safes which are good for what they are and have Simplex mechanical locks, super fast access, etc..

Do a search - companies like SnapSafe and others make decent enough safes for most folks that cost a bit more upfront, but can be assembled in pieces that are more manageable to maneuver and can be moved much more easily than traditional safes where perhaps only the door comes off, etc.. Any safe can be broken in to so it might be best in many cases to spend a bit less money sometimes on the safe itself, and instead spend some on 24/7 video/motion surveillance, or if you have kids that would set off those sensors - use door sensors which only notify you when the door is opened, or the safe is tipped, water/fire sensors, etc.. it doesn't have to be super expensive to work reasonably well for most applications.

Anyway, good luck if you decide to move the safe you have, and as others mentioned - best to give as much info to the movers as possible so they understand what they need to bring to move it safely, etc.. Preferably, video tape the entry/exit points and distances and send the video for the movers to see, or have them come out first to estimate the job, etc.. if it is a big safe, or there are stairs, angles, multiple floors, etc..

 

[ViperRy]

Ive used:

Steve's Safe Services a few times years ago - great service but good luck getting a hold of him.

Baldino - unprepared, unprofessional (yelling at eachother), and high price. They scuffed the safe and damaged the door frame.

Hunter Safe Services - used most recently. Excellent service, professional, prepared with everything they needed for a difficult move, couldn't be happier with the move.
Give Alan a call - (301)418-1833

 

[rgramjet]

Its not so bad if you can separate the door.