Great Scott Moving

Bobby, Chim, and Javier were amazing! The moved all of my antique and heavy furniture with making a scratch. The new location is a tricky small townhome in Old Town, and they managed to figure out how to carefully move everything to its place. They also held up the furniture to let me put felt pads underneath so I can push things around later, if I want.

Went great. The crew did really well. They were efficient, pleasant, and handled a lot of twists to the move, including two sets of stairs that were steeper than most. Very happy that we hired them.

No issues, no delays. Right on time.

These movers are absolutely excellent! We packed most of the small stuff before the move, but the movers took care of the TVs and big furniture. It took 5 movers and 2 trucks 1 1/2 hours to empty the one house and about the same time to unload the trucks and put everything in the proper room at the other end. We're still unpacking, but so far have found nothing even nicked, let alone broken. The movers were friendly, courteous, and highly efficient. The kicker was when I was presented the bill and found it was about one-third of what I was expecting. I don't think I've ever in my life previously said in such a situation, "Is that all?"

The crew showed up on time. The whole move took 6 hours. Our old home had a very difficult entryway involving wondering steps, but the crew did a great job navigating it. They also moved an upright piano, which they had to carry around a very challenging alleyway (the piano did sustain a slight nick in the process). Nothing was broken, and everything was put into the new house where it needed to go. The foreman was friendly and professional.

Both times they were very professional and took great care with my belongings. I would use them again without hesitation.

Great Scott is our go-to moving company - we've recommended them to all our friends who have been extremely satisfied as well. From artwork to pianos to sofas to regular old boxes, they really know what they are doing. Prompt, professional, courteous, cost effective.

I initially contracted another moving company to move my items from basement apartment to my new townhouse. Unfortunately that company was not able to get my treadmill to the top level (converted spare bedroom into my home gym), which meant I had to try to find another company. I came across Great Scott Moving initially via Yelp and then looked them up on Angie's List to compare views. I contacted them late one evening and they got back to me the next morning asking that I call to arrange the move. When I contacted them I spoke to Tom. I explained what I needed done and Tom asked that I email pictures and measurements so he could assess whether it's something they could do. I sent Tom pictures, video footage and measurements (treadmill and hallways). He got back to me right away and said they are sure they can do it. Three days later two men arrived at my home, took a look at where I needed to have treadmill moved and completed the move in less than 15 minutes. The previous moving company I used had partially disassembled my treadmill during their attempt to move it. Although the Great Scott movers weren't the ones to take it apart, they offered to help me put it back together. With their help I was able to get it back together in much less time than had I done it alone. They also made sure the mat under the treadmill was straightened out under the treadmill and the treadmill was properly laid on top of the mat. Not only that, but they stayed to make sure it worked before they left!

Best company, professional hardworking, no nonsense movers. Very thoughtful. Helped me with a lot of last minute details and that was under a time crunch. My second move with them. They are great.

The good news is that there was little damage in this move that included a LOT of boxes, and nothing appears to be missing. However, several things happened that lead to a less than stellar rating. All too often their efforts showed a lack of sense and good judgment. Examples: Most importantly, on the SIDE of each box supplied by Great Scott there is a grid where one can write what its contents is, which room it came from, etc. Unfortunately for me, it was nearing the end of their packing that I noticed that the packers were not using this grid. Instead they were writing on the TOP of each box. I told the head packer that writing on the side of each box, where the grid was, was much more sensible than the top and that I prefer writing the contents on the side. He shrugged, said that he had always written the contents on the top - and then continued to do so! I am in decent shape, but I am 66 and not a big guy. Many times when I was looking for specific things to unpack early on, I had to lift and move 2 or 3 heavy boxes in a stack just to see what was the labels were on boxes lower in a stack of them - because the contents had been written on the tops as opposed to the sides where Great Scott choose to put a grid just for this purpose! They took 2 high quality down jackets and jammed them in a box to serve as padding around some large bowls. Inside a box marked books, I found books - and a smaller box containing 6 bottles of beer! When they were moving my stuff out of my old house, for part of the time they listened to a small radio with a speaker (not unlike an old-fashioned transistor radio) that they had placed on my front landing only a foot or so away from where they were carrying my possessions. I thought this placement was precarious, but I also thought it was a clever idea that they had a little entertainment while they were going in and out. It also reminded me of a very similar radio I had purchased for use in Pepco power outages. Well, near the end of their loading, one of the movers came up to me with the radio and said "Here's your radio back" - IT WAS MY RADIO!! I would have let them use it if they had asked (although not putting it on the landing so close to their feet), but they didn't ask. I had saved up a stack of empty copier paper boxes from work, for me to use after the move to transfer books from larger and heavier boxes to these smaller and less heavy boxes. Without asking me, they took the tops of a few of these boxes and cut them up to use for other packing purposes. That left me with some boxes without tops that were useless to me. I could go on, but this gives a sense.

Henry from Great Scott responded to emails and phone calls promptly and clearly. We scheduled the move to happen a few days before we traveled, so it needed to be on schedule. It was. They were exactly on time, pleasant, and professional. They were careful with furniture and walls. On the return date, I unexpectedly had tight time limits. I communicated that to Henry, and he ensured that the crew arrived and worked as quickly as possible. Javier and company were finished with time to spare--again pleasant and professional. Everything was in its place and I made my plane. I'd use them again anytime.

This is a delayed review, because I thought I had submitted but had only saved a draft. This company moved us across town and did a great job. We are tough/finicky customers, so that is saying a lot. The young men who moved the items were clean, polite and precise. They moved a lot of items and did it well. A friend had glowingly recommended Great Scott and they lived up to her high recommendation. I would definitely hire them again.

They turned out fine. They were on time and he didn't break our stuff. No complaints.

Great service, great price, very responsive.

Movers were great. They were on time and very efficient. They took care in taking furniture apart an reassembling them. They pack things well -- nothing was broken. Hopefully I won't have to move again, but if I do, I'll call them.

We used Great Scott movers were awesome! Alex and Eric couldn't have been nicer, more professional and made the move flawless. They were on time and efficient and packed up the truck with great care of our things. We were concerned about the size of the couch and getting it into the new apartment. They reassured us that they would make it work and they did! They were reasonably priced and worked hard. Thank you Alex and Eric!! We HIGHLY RECOMMEND Great Scott!!!

From the time I contacted Great Scott for price quote and scheduling, to the moment they handed over the invoice, service and professionalism were top notch. We kept looking at each other and saying "shouldn't something be going wrong? no hiccups?" But there was not mistake, delay, or unexpected anything...just a first rate experience with a great bunch of guys. What impressed me the most was their athleticism - Great Scott hires a lot of college and retired athletes, so moving big things quickly and efficiently is there forte - which as a consumer paying an hourly rate, saves you a bundle and leaves a better taste in your mouth when the invoice is handed over. Would say it's the best local move we've experienced, and would highly, highly recommend this provider without hesitation!

Excellent, prompt, courteous and careful service. The crew was great and completed the move with no damage and went above and beyond to get items into the new home with some difficult entries and stairs!

First of all, Great Scott Moving (GSM) was extremely responsive from the very first information request, which we took to be a good sign. There are several very well rated movers on Angie's List and we contacted others, also, but we had the best gut feeling about GSM due to their friendly and responsive correspondence. GSM broke down the pricing simply for us and we covered moving day planning, scheduling and expectations. The week before the move, GSM reached out to us to confirm the date and time and again reviewed details and plans to make sure we were all ready. On the day of the move, the trio of fellows showed up exactly on time as promised and were friendly and ready to go. They got immediately to work with carefully wrapping up our furniture and loading everything onto the truck. The team brought extra of , shrinkwrap, tape and boxes - more than we needed for packing and loading the truck. GSM was VERY efficient, and all the furniture was carefully loaded within 90 minutes. Since we had been told it could take up to 5 hours for the move, this seemed very fast. Next the fellows made a mid-way drop off at our request and carefully unloaded a few pieces for storage, then followed us to the move destination. Just as quickly and carefully as they packed our things, they unpacked them and helped to move everything into place. Then, GSM cleaned up what little mess was left of any used packing supplies and made sure everything was to our satisfaction. All said and done, the move took 3 hours - 2 hours less than our expected minimum - saving us some of the cost. The team was careful, efficient and friendly, and none of our property was damaged. We could not have been happier with everything about the transaction: responsive, punctual, efficient, careful, friendly and even more affordable than we had hoped. We highly recommend and would happily use GSM again.

Every aspect of the experience was top notch. Highly recommend these guys! I may be off on the price as it was nearly a year ago, but the price was competitive.

They were very professional and quick with their estimate and correspondence. This is a busy time of year so I was very glad to get someone that could move all of this stuff. They got there on time and began work immediately. They did not waste time or go out to lunch. They worked constantly and diligently for 12 hours. My basement was unusually densely packed, like something off of hoarders. Yet they rapped and boxed everything that needed to be boxed. They were very cooperative and polite, and did not say anything about how messy my house was. They politely asked to used the bathroom initially instead of assuming. They had to move some challenging items including a huge heavy china cabinet, all sorts of heavy furniture and a couple of very heavy work benches. In the end everything was moved successfully and I am very happy for all their hard work. I will definitely use them again if I need a lot of stuff moved again.

I've used Great Scott Movers for two moves now, and have happily recommended them to friends. Their prices are very reasonable and their workers are strong, efficient, friendly and honest.

Great Scott helped my mother move from two bedroom apartment in a low-rise building to a two bedroom apartment in garden style complex in Fairfax, VA. My mother, who is a tough customer, was very satisfied with Great Scott's team. The movers arrived on time and completed the job within 4 hours. The team was nice and did a great job caring for her belongings during the move. I had used Great Scott for a move several years about 10 years ago and was very satisfied. I am pleased to say that the company did as good of job in 2014 as it did in 2004.

They're smart, strong, and speedy. The furniture was wrapped, strapped, and padded before going into the truck (we boxed the rest ahead of time). Three movers with a 20ft truck, climbed stairs all day, up and down, in and out, carrying 100+ lbs at a time. This cost includes a 20% tip, but they deserve more. Some words of advice for new customers, you'll save some time if you label each item with the room it is moving to. And don't underestimate the size of your move.

The team was prompt and efficient. They dismantled two beds (including a trundle) and adeptly put them back together at the "receiving" house. They packed up other furniture and mirrors in blankets to ensure that they did not get damaged during the move. When we got to the house we were moving the items into, the team also moved a few pieces of furniture from one room to another. Overall very helpful, professional. They worked diligently the entire period with no down time.