How much should you tip furniture movers?

Moving furniture is hard work and potentially dangerous unless you’re properly equipped. For anyone not ready to handle their heavy oak armoire alone, professional furniture movers can safely and efficiently move your items to another room in your house or across town as needed. The national average cost to hire heavy furniture movers is $150-$200 per hour. This rate could include multiple furniture movers working as a team to move items such as beds, armoires, billiards tables, pianos, shelves, tables, entertainment centers and more. Hourly rates can vary by region. If your furniture movers have arrived on time, done a great job, kept your home and belongings protected from scratches and dings, and completed the move as planned, a tip will be greatly appreciated. Moving companies suggest approximately 10 percent of the total bill as gratuity for those doing local moving jobs, which is also a good guideline for tipping heavy furniture movers. If the total bill for heavy moving was $100 and two workers were onsite, consider giving them $10 total, or $5 each for a job well done.

Michael W.

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I am one of those who have high anxiety about moving, and it has always been traumatizing for me. However, The Movers 123 made it an easy, smooth, and pleasurable experience. Our three movers - Nicholas, Asi, and Kaio - were the most courteous, polite, considerate, and professional young men I have ever met. They moved all of our furniture from one home to another in 7 hours. And although we have extremely heavy pieces and they were unloading in 100 degrees, they were so very careful with our stuff that not a single wall or corner was nicked marked, and nothing was damaged. They were truly wonderful! This is the only moving company I will every recommend or refer to anyone.

Nadia S.

Can't even begin to rave about this company enough. What an amazing concept for the meaning behind their business, but also what amazing people they have working for them. Did everything for my move & I didn't have to lift a single finger. Finished my 2 bed 2 bath apartment in under 2 hours, set it all up in my new apartment and even helped set up my furniture. Didnt break or scratch anything. Such a fun experience with lots of laughs. I will definitely hire again and refer to anyone I can.

Jordan D.

I cannot say enough good things about Anthony and his crew! I paid for 4 guys, but Anthony showed up as well (for free) to help speed things up b/c we had such a large load (3,400 sqft - 6bd 4ba). Every one of the guys was incredibly courteous and extremely hard working. I had one 26' Uhaul truck and also hired them to bring their two 16' box trucks. They arrived early. They worked hard for 6 hours, only taking two short 10 min breaks. They were gentle in handling all of our stuff. They had to improvise to get our fridge out of the house, but they did an incredible job! One furniture item with a mirror was left on our steep driveway, where they left all the big items so they could sort and tightly pack the truck. Sadly, the wind blew it over and the glass shattered. Anthony compensated us for the mishap by discounting our total cost. I will never do a move myself, again. And I will definitely be calling Anthony and his team if we ever do move again ;-)

Robyn B.

Dave & his team were helpful and great to work with. We needed help with packing and storing the entire household-furniture & 175 boxes. Thumbtack was instrumental in assisting us in obtaining multiple bids and getting us the assistance we needed.

Heather M.

Rob and his son moved some heavy furniture out of my apartment and took it to the dump for me. Rob was quick to reply and communicate with me about the job and was even able to come with less than a days notice! They were both so friendly and professional and were finished in less than 30 minutes. Moving is a nightmare and they made it so much less stressful. Hands down the best choice, I will never call anyone else.

William H.

I needed to move the contents of an exterior stand alone storage/tool shed containing both boxed and loose items, furniture, yard tools and fragile glass objects. New Concept Moving completed my job on short notice, on time and at a reasonable cost. The move was local and the guys were professional and most curtious. Although my job was comparatively small, I expect to use them for future moving jobs. A great experience. I recommend them highly.

Sandy H.

Lee and his crew were awesome! They arrived on time, worked efficiently and were very careful with my furniture and walls. They really went way above the expectations as they not only situated my furniture, but also connected all my appliances and assembled my beds. They were very creative in getting some of my bulky furniture down to my basement and left everything in place. They did not leave until the work was done and we were satisfied and did not attempt to charge us extra for their time. I will definitely use M&K Professionals again and highly recommend them!!

Jennifer G.

They were here right on time, easy to communicate with by phone and text, reliable, prompt and were quick and efficient at getting the job done. He brought all his own tools and everything needed for the assembly of the furniture. Guellermo (Nemo) was awesome! I was very impressed. Thank you and I'll be using him again in the near future as well as referring my friends to him.

Susan S.

Josh and Richard did a great job moving furniture within my home. My home interior was just painted and they were extremely careful to move the furniture back into place without hitting the walls. I thought the job would take 2-3 hours but they worked fast and got the job done right but in less than 2 hours. I will use Big Boy Movers again if needed. Thanks!!

Elaine D.

the two men worked so hard. I had basement stairs, 13 of them. Several pieces of my furniture were very heavy. They just picked them up and took them up the stairs. They are strong guys and they don't stop. I had close to 60 boxes of various sizes. It took about four hours for my basement apartment. My two twin beds had heavy motors under the mattress. They were heavy. They also moved them without any trouble. When we got to my new house I had three beds that needed to be moved downstairs before they could set the beds upstairs. I did pay them extra to do that but they did it with no complaints and set the beds up for me. I would recommend OP Transport. Nice guys and such hard workers.

Stephanie H.

Cody has helped me a few times and has always done great work! He has helped me on more than one occasion pick up and deliver very large pieces of furniture and also helped fix my bike and was able to come to me which was very convenient. He is always very friendly and punctual and takes pride in doing his best work.

Joanne S.

Two heavy pieces of furniture, a Loveseat and a Couch, were switched from basement and living room. The quote came in fast and was lower than the others. The movers arrived earlier than anticipated. They paid attention to not creating damage to floors or doorways. They worked quickly and carefully. Excellent service.

Michelle G.

Father and son team did a great job! They were both so kind, professional and hardworking. They took great care with my furniture and my home. I will be recommending them to anyone who needs help moving in Salt Lake. Thanks guys!

Todd H.

I hired Austin and his crew to move our 2 story 3 bedroom house from west valley to south Jordan. I was amazing at how efficient they were at moving our large furniture out and into our new house. They also went above and beyond what was originally asked of them by taking our left over trash to the dump for us as well as the professionalism they had while at our home. Thanks again guys you were great!

Dustin E.

John and T were absolutley fantastic to work with! They carefully wrapped my furniture insuring it was fully protected, they were absolute pros when they arrived carefully working to put everything perfectly into place around very difficult corners w/ furniture that was extremely heavy... really great guys and will no doubt be my go to for any and all moving needs I have in the future. ~D

Ariana A.

These guys were great. When they got there I wasn't completely done packing so I asked them to help. They were huge guys, but were happy to help me carefully wrap my glass items and they did it with smiles on their faces. Both of them were very helpful in following my instructions and caring for my items I was worried about being damaged. They worked hard and fast and were very professional the entire time. I would use them again if I ever need to move and will be happy to recommend them to my friends and family.

Karen B.

Arrived on time. They were careful with the furniture and doorway. Charged what they told me it would be. Very happy with them. I would use them again and refer them to my friends.

Nicholas M.

We moved out of our 3 bedroom 3 bath house with their help. These are 100% the best movers I have ever hired. The two men they sent were very careful with our belongings, willing to work hard and smiled while they were working. These guys were built to move - they were strong and made easy work of our large furniture. This is important because you want movers who are strong enough to enable careful moving. Additionally, they were happy to take direction. Engaging these men in conversation, I could tell they were trustworthy and looking to meet our goals. I fully recommend these movers for your next move! -Nick

Mark J.

Simply fantastic! My only gripe is that the move took a long time. I can't blame the movers because I have a large residence and most of my things are on the expensive side and needed special care as a result. I had four men and it was obvious that each one knew knew their business. These people knew their business and conducted themselves in a fashion that instilled confidence in their abilities. They took their time to protect all my things and my furniture made it to my new home without a scratch. I had them unwrap everything, re-assemble the beds and do the set up the way my wife wanted. I am simply thrilled that I found this company and plan to use them again in the future.

Amanda M.

These guys were incredibly careful with my furniture. I watched them load one large piece of furniture into a truck and after that I had no concerns about them scratching walls or anything. They were friendly, courteous and hard workers.

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