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Specialty Items · Central Valley

Piano, Pool Table & Safe Movers in the Valley

Heavy and awkward, handled right.

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No spam, no obligation, just one written flat rate.

Pianos, pool tables, safes, hot tubs, and other heavy or awkward pieces, moved by a crew that has done plenty of them. It is all priced into your written flat rate, with the right dollies, straps, and padding.

  • Written flat rate
  • No hidden fees
  • Licensed & insured
What you get

How we handle Specialty Items

Some pieces need more than muscle. Uprights and grands, slate pool tables, gun safes, and hot tubs each get the right board, straps, and padding, and a plan for stairs and tight turns, before we ever lift.

No hourly meter

A flat number, on paper, before we lift a thing

Plenty of movers around here start a clock and let it settle the bill. We flip that around: a firm written price ahead of move day, with any packing or storage already folded in.

Tell us the details

Give us the room count, the access, the parking, and your dates, by phone, video, or in person.

Get it in writing

We send one written price back from our McHenry Ave office, usually before the day is out.

Book only if it fits

There is no obligation in asking. You only book if the number works for you.

What you get

Inside every Specialty Items job

  • Pianos and organsUprights and grands boarded, strapped, and padded.
  • Pool tablesSlate handled with care, disassembly and setup available.
  • Safes and hot tubsHeavy, awkward loads moved with the right gear.
  • Priced up frontSpecialty handling built into your flat rate.
Straight pricing

What shapes your specialty items price

The piecePiano, pool table, safe, or hot tub.
AccessStairs, tight turns, and doorways.
DistanceAcross the room or across the state.
Add-onsCrating and full-home moves.
From real Yelp customers

What the Valley says about us

John is a great guy on the phone and in person. Honest and reliable, I would recommend him to all my friends and family. He is a family man and gets the job done. His rates are reasonable and were not the cheapest, but I did not want cheap, I wanted quality. What I absolutely liked about John is his hard, efficient work. He loves what he does and was upfront about preexisting damage and the details of taking furniture apart. Both workers were great and I would not call anyone else.
Robert C.Robert C.Reviewed on Yelp · Lodi, CA★★★★★
John and his partner did a great job! After dealing with another mover, it was a pleasure to work with an honest and professional team of movers. They handled my items with care and quickly had my furniture set up. They helped make a very stressful time a bit better. Thank you!
Judy T.Judy T.Reviewed on Yelp · Arnold, CA★★★★★
John's Moving Service helped us move boxes and furniture from our U-Haul into our home. I asked to adjust some of the furniture John brought in, and he and his son Ethan were all too glad to help out. They did a great job. We found them on Yelp and they were on site in under an hour. They have more than 20 years in the moving business. We could not be happier and plan to use them again.
Patty B.Patty B.Reviewed on Yelp · Modesto, CA★★★★★

These are real reviews from our Yelp page. Read all 72 on Yelp.

Who shows up

Our own trucks. Our own crew.

No middleman, no day-labor, nobody random pulling up to your door. The people who show up are John’s own crew, and every truck out front is ours: marked, padded, and serviced in-house.

  • Family-run, not randomsJohn and his son work the jobs alongside a small, trained crew who do this every day.
  • One team, start to finishThe same people load, drive, unload, and set your pieces down, no hand-offs midway.
  • Easy on every pieceFurniture pad-wrapped, floors covered, doorways padded, walls left clean.
Our promise

The Johns Moving Service guarantee

If something is off, we fix it. You get a firm arrival window, a plain damage-claim process, and a crew that handles your home the way they would their own.

✔ We arrive on time — or you get a call before we are ever late.

✔ The written number holds — what you sign is what you pay.

✔ Damage gets handled — logged on site, claimed in writing, fast.

✔ Nothing hidden — fuel, travel, and stairs already sit in your quote.

Where we move

Serving Modesto & Stanislaus County

Good to know

Specialty Items FAQs

Do you take pianos, pool tables, safes, and hot tubs?

We do, and it is built into the flat rate. The heavy, awkward pieces get the right board, dollies, straps, and padding, handled by a crew that has moved plenty of them.

How do you keep the flat rate from moving?

Your price comes off your actual inventory and access, gets written down, and stays put. As long as the load matches what you described, the number on move day is the number you approved.

Will stairs or heavy items add fees later?

No. A flight of stairs, a long carry, or a piano, pool table, or safe are all worked into the written flat rate before we start, so move day matches what you signed.

How are my floors and walls protected?

Runners go down, doorways and banisters get padded, and furniture is blanket-wrapped before anyone lifts it, so both homes stay clean through the whole move.

How early should I lock in a date?

A week or two ahead is plenty, though month-ends and weekends go first. When a crew is free we will still take same-week and next-day jobs, so a quick call never hurts.

Is a deposit required?

Only a small refundable one to hold your crew and date. The rest is due when the job is finished, and your written quote never costs a thing.

Want a number you can actually trust?

We will send your written flat rate straight from the McHenry Ave office, usually the same working day.

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