Description of Work: This local family business gets it done cheap and quick. Actually, a little too quick. They really hustle, so there was no question that they would be finished before the estimated time, nor do I believe that the owner tried to cheat me in any way. The truck arrived on time, and the move was completed early and for the estimated price. |The only problems I had came from the crew being more concerned with finishing the job early than being careful with my valuables. You expect some scratches and dings with any move, but we had more than our share because although the crew used a lot of packing tape, blankets, etc., these were not always applied properly to the furniture--out of haste, inexperience, or both. Also, they came with a smaller truck than the job required, so we had to make two trips, which was OK in itself because I moved a short distance. But with the second trip, I requested they not move the piano out of the truck until I arrived in my car. When I was parking a block away, I saw from a distance that they were already moving it. The instrument didn't suffer any permanent damage, but it was a little scary watching them work with it: some of them were experienced with piano moving, but not all. If you have a very valuable instrument, it's probably not worth the risk of having this company move it. |The owner, who came to my house to give the estimate, is a really charming, no-nonsense guy. The crew he sent (including his son) were friendly, cheerful, and hard-working--just a little less careful than I would have liked. Also a little less honest than I'd hoped: after they moved the piano, some of the crew were playing it a little and discovered that some of the keys had slipped out of place and weren't functioning. Rather than alert me to the problem, their first move was to close the key lid to prevent me seeing that something was wrong. (Nothing permanent, as it turns out, and not the movers' fault.) Finally, I don't know if it's standard practice for a moving crew to appropriate something for themselves, but it was a hot day and one nice electric fan of ours never made it off the truck. |It's the combination of these little things that leads me to give Patrick Moving a B, not an A, for an otherwise commendable job.