Single-Item Moves
Single-Item Moves in NYC, Even Up Five Flights
Bought a dresser from a seller in Queens? Inherited an armoire in Westchester? We move single items across New York, wrapped and carried by two of our own movers, up and down the kind of walk-up stairs that end most favors from friends.
Single items are quoted as one agreed price from a photo, so you know the cost before we book. Text or chat for a reply in under a minute, or call (212) 555-0142.
Quick answer
Do you offer single-item moves in NYC?
Yes. We move single items anywhere in the five boroughs, Jersey City, Hoboken and Westchester, from sofas and dressers to armoires, safes and large mirrors. Each one is quoted as an agreed price from a photo and both addresses, including two movers, the truck, wrapping and the stairs at each end. Where we can, we fit the job around a nearby move, which keeps the price down. If it would fit in a taxi, a taxi is cheaper, and we’ll tell you so.
Typical job · Example pricesMost single items moved within the city are an agreed price at or near our 3-hour minimum of $495. Very heavy pieces, long walk-ups or trips to Westchester cost more.
Exact written quote, usually back within minutes.
- Best for
- One heavy or awkward piece
- Quote details
- Photo, size + both addresses
- Base
- Brooklyn, NY
Is this right for you?
When a single-item move makes sense
A single-item move is right when you have one piece that’s too big, too heavy or too fragile for a car or a delivery app: a sofa from a seller, a dresser from a relative, a large mirror, or a cabinet that has to go up a narrow staircase. You’re paying for two movers who know how to tilt, turn and protect it, not just a driver.
Typical jobs for us are a sofa from a Park Slope brownstone to a walk-up in Ridgewood, an antique cabinet from Westchester to the Upper East Side, or a marketplace find from Jersey City to Williamsburg. If you have two or three pieces going the same way, ask about a small move instead, which may cost about the same.
Best fit
Who this service is for
- You bought furniture online or from a seller and need it brought home
- You’re inheriting or giving away one big piece
- You have one item that won’t go in a car, like a sofa, a dresser or a big mirror
- The item is heavy or fragile and the stairs are narrow
- You need one piece moved into storage or back out of it
Choose instead
When another service is a better fit
We would rather point you to the right service than squeeze every job into the same box.
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Piano Moves
Pianos need a piano board, a practiced crew and their own quote, even when it’s just one.
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Furniture Moves
If the piece has to be taken apart or hoisted, a furniture move quote covers that work.
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Small Moves
For two or three pieces going the same way, a small move can cost about the same.
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Free quote
How we quote this kind of job
Send a photo
Text or chat a photo of the item with rough measurements and both addresses.
Get an agreed price
We reply with one price and a time, often fitted around a move nearby.
We deliver it
Two movers wrap the piece, carry it down and up the stairs and place it where you want it.
Single-Item Moves questions answered
Still not sure? Ask us. We reply in under a minute.
Chat nowCan you move just one item?
Yes. Single items are quoted as one agreed price from a photo, with two movers, a truck and the stairs included.
Can you collect something I bought online?
Yes, from a store, a warehouse or a seller’s home. Send the pickup details and the listing photo, and we’ll check it fits the stairs and doorways at your end.
Why isn’t one item much cheaper than a small move?
Most of the cost is the crew, the truck and the trip across town, which are the same for one item or ten. That’s why we try to fit single items around nearby jobs.
Do you move heavy items like safes?
Yes, with the right dolly and enough people. Tell us the weight if you know it, and we’ll check the floors and stairs it has to cross.
What if it won’t fit through the door?
We check the measurements from your photos first. Many pieces can come apart, and if one really won’t fit we’ll say so before the day, not on the landing.
Want a proper quote? Just ask
Send us the details by chat or text and we will tell you the right way to book it. No forms, no pressure.
Average reply: under 1 minute, day or night
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