Does a moving company charge extra for moving fragile or heavier items?
If you use a phone estimate it is very likely that you will find extra charges piling up for items that do not usually fall within what the moving company includes within its idea of what belongs in a typical room. This is why an in-home estimate is always better. If an in-home estimate is done then the estimate will likely cover heavier or fragile items that you may care to add insurance on. Generally, this is because moving companies usually base their estimates on weight. In either event you should always make sure that your estimate is in written form and that you ask a lot of questions once you have a chance to sit down and take a look at it. There are many ways for a moving company to estimate a move at the lower end of the spectrum to get the job only to inflate the final cost as the job progresses. Your biggest advantage lies in creating a paper trail of questions and answers. Use e-mail to ask your questions so that the moving company must respond in kind. In either event, you
