FAQ's

South Hills Movers offers a wide range of moving services, including local, long-distance, and intrastate moves. We also provide packing, unpacking, and specialty item transportation services.

Yes, South Hills Movers is fully licensed and insured, ensuring the safety and security of your belongings during your move.

We’re proud to be a family-owned business with over 100 years of experience, delivering trusted and reliable moving services to our customers.

Our long-standing reputation is built on a century of exceptional service, plus our trained, long-time estimators who provide accurate and professional assessments for your move.

Costs are based on the size and scope of the move, distance, and any additional services you select. Our experienced estimators ensure you receive a transparent and accurate quote.

We recommend booking 2-4 weeks in advance for local moves and 4-6 weeks for long-distance or intrastate moves. However, we’ll do our best to accommodate last-minute requests.

You can cancel your move up to 48 business hours in advance. For local moves canceled within 48 business hours, we retain the deposit.

Yes, we specialize in safely moving items such as pianos, antiques, and other delicate or oversized belongings.

We focus on providing competitive, high-quality services without discounts, ensuring every customer receives the same outstanding experience.

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South Hills Movers cannot , according to tariff regulations, accept perishable articles for transportation. 

The amount of unpacking, which is performed, is entirely up to you.  The driver and his crew will remove, for an example, your kitchen dishes from the boxes and place them on the kitchen counter, kitchen table or dining room table.  The driver and crew will not, however, place them not the cabinets. Hanging closes can be hung in closets. 

One of the first tasks the driver, upon arrival, is to complete and inventory of your household goods.  You must accompany the driver throughout the house for this inventory process. Thereafter, if you or your authorized agent needs to run any errands, that you leave a contact number that the driver will be able to use if he has any questions.

Get three written in-home estimates.  Be wary of phone or internet estimates.   Show the mover everything that will be moved, including items in attics, basements, garages, storage areas, sheds, etc.  Be sure to point out any items that are especially important to you or are of high value so your sales consultant can note them for special treatment. 

If you are moving locally, withing 40 miles, you will need to place an equivalent of one hour’s labor to secure a date to move.   You can cancel and receive the deposit back if you cancel within 2 business days.  No deposit is required on long distance or intrastate moves.  Full payment is expected when the truck arrives on delivery day.  Beware of carriers seeking large down payments to hold dates or to reserve service and never sign any blank forms.   

Valuables, such as cash, coins, jewelry , photographs, rare collectibles and important papers should be taken with you, or sent ahead using a traceable service , such as FedEx and United Parcel Service, UPS. 

Professional moving companies have a list of items they cannot transport for safety and legal reasons. This often includes combustible liquids, corrosive substances, alcohol, antifreeze, explosives, flammable gases, and compressed liquids. For a complete and detailed list, be sure to ask your moving company directly.