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.

Anirudha B.

Verified review

Movers arrive almost on time and they were very quick & efficient in loading which got over in about 1 hour. My place was on 2nd floor without elevator and they were literally running tirelessly to finish loading fast. They wrapped my mattress, sofa and other furniture and moved it carefully. We had to take a detour to donation center to drop some furniture and again movers were quite quick. It took less than 5 minutes. Then again while unloading they were quite quick. There was reserved dock & elevator and again they ran tirelessly and finish unloading in just 45 minutes. We finished in under minimum of 3 hours and there was no damage. I am quite happy with the job they did and would highly recommend them.

Megan T.

Moving furniture over 50 miles point to point is tricky enough but when it involves ferry crossings, it becomes an absolute timing-specific art. Corey and his staff were at the ferry landing, already having informed the ferry staff of their need to catch a specific ferry time as they were waiting for me. We made it out to the island and picked up several pieces of antique and mid-century furniture from very dear friends who are in their 80's. Corey and staff were tremendously respectful and very kind to our friends which meant as much to me as Corey's careful handling of the furniture. After an hour wait to get back via ferry to my house, the furniture was quickly unloaded, appropriately placed, and the move complete. Corey honored his bid without question. I could not have asked for a better experience.

Scarlett R.

Clear communication, quick responses and the movers were on time and carefully handled our things. Lovely owner was personable and pleasant to talk to. Definitely a positive moving experience.

W. C.

A2B Moving was able to fit me into their schedule with less than a day's notice, after another moving company cancelled on me. Their movers were on time and got right to work with speed and care. When I paid my final moving bill, it was WELL below the price quote I received over the phone. All in all, a reliable and honest company that I would hire again in a heartbeat!

Crystal E.

I have boxes to unpack but I don't have time to write a small novel like they deserve. But I highly recommend this company. If any of my friends or co-workers need a moving company. I'm definitely passing down this companies info. They can early/ move furniture like some true movers (no time for games type of movers lol).. I will be contacted them in one year to move me into my house. I hope their business prosper. Sincerely, Crystal

Taras T.

One of the best move experiences I've had! Movers were extremely professional, fast and polite. 2 movers from Moving2Gether were able to achieve something none of 3 man crews I hired previously - 0 damage to any of my walls or belongings! On top of their awesome work, they were not just on time, but they even offered me an option to come earlier which worked very well for me. All my belongings were carefully wrapped and treated with care, so I didn't have to worry about any fragile items that were moved. I really loved my move experience and appreciate having business with Moving2Gether!

Crystal T.

Leon was on time and very professional. I only had a couple days notice that I was going to have to move some furniture. He responded to my request and was able to come out before the weekend was over. I was so pleased with how he moved my furniture from downstairs to upstairs and vice versa. He took extra care to not ding my walls or scratch my wood floors while moving very heavy furniture. I will hire him again.

Hannah R.

We’re so glad we hired these movers. We hired them less than 48 hours in advance to move all our furniture and they were very flexible and reasonable in cost. They even dissembled some furniture and reinstalled our washer and dryer. Great guys!

Erica N.

Awesome sums up my moving experience with "The Moving Clique." Quality Customer Service, Quailty Customer Care. Sunday June 3rd. My daughter needed to move quickly. While she worked, I researched movers on Thumbtack. Did the whole online research and inquiry. I called "Smooth Movers" 5 Star reviews on Thumtack who said they could do the job and I was given a time. I told them great and that I had to call my daughter to make sure the time worked for her. When I called the company back to confirm the time the owner said he was running into a meeting, and his associate would call me right back. After 3 hours of waiting with no return call, I called them again. I was told unfortunately the appointment time was no longer available and they were completely booked on Saturday. Ofcourse I was not happy and expressed it. The co-owner then assured me he would find a crew to move my daughter on Saturday June 2nd and would call me back. He never did. (I PLAN TO WRITE A REVIEW ON "Smooth Movers" and their nonresponsive poor Customer Care) HERE IS WHERE "THE MOVING CLIQUE" COMES IN. Found them on Thumbtack as well with a 5 Star rating. And true to their rating they are a 5 STAR moving company, unlike "Smoot Movers" My call to "The Moving Clique" was very last minute because the other appointment fell through, although extremely busy "The Moving Clique" came through. We had to wait but they graciously worked us in and got the job done quickly and efficiently. It was worth the wait. The guys were pleasant quick and efficient ... they provided quality customer care deserving of a 5 STAR rating. Thank you Marcus for coming through for my daughter. Signed, a Happy Mother and Satisfied Customer. I highly recommend "The Moving Clique" 5 STARS

Shenoa L.

They were wonderful. They were prompt with communication, showed up on time, and were friendly and professional. They hauled my furniture and made it look easy. The price was great. I was happy with the experience and would highly recommend them!

Judy F.

The two movers that came were very polite and worked very hard. My original post was for a piano mover, to just move my piano. Turns out I paid for 3 hours of time, so they agreed to move more than just the piano. I had some very heavy things to move (piano and gas grill) and they did it very cheerfully and efficiently. When I originally posted my request, I put in the notes that the piano had to be moved down 31 stairs. Rick responded almost immediately with a quote that was about half of what I had been getting from other piano movers. I accepted his offer, then he asked about stairs. When I told him there were 31 stairs, he said that would be additional money. His price was still reasonable, I just think it was a little unprofessional to jump the gun with a quote before reading the entire post and understanding the details of the job. Also, the movers were not professional piano movers. In my case, it was OK because my piano is old and out of tune anyway. They were very careful with it, and did a nice job. But if you have a piano that has value, I would call a professional piano mover. For any other furniture, these guys were great! Again, very pleasant and agreeable.

Nannette L.

These guys are the best. I had ordered a a very large and heavy bathroom vanity that my husband and I could not get into the bathroom. They came and had it done in 20 minutes for a very reasonable price. They are my movers of choice and I will refer to them and always use their service.

Coach R.

It is white great pleasure I give this review. We reserved labor with Gentle Hand Moving Services to help us move out of our 4 bedroom home. We had rented our own UHaul truck. In the middle of transporting our items, our HAUL BREAKS DOWN, holding the movers hostage on the freeway. UHaul worked quickly to get the truck back up and running and simply couldn't. They ended up send out a replacement truck. We had to have them unload the old truck and reload the replacement. A big inconvenience to them I'm quite sure. We were panicking, but Gentle Hands stuck with us the entire time and insured our items arrived to our new home safe & sound. GREAT BIG THANK YOU to the entire Gentle Hands Team! We don't know what we had done without you.

Patricia K.

Positively great experience moving from years in our 4 bedroom house to our new smaller home. These are professional movers - not 2 guys with a truck. Very capable/technically skilled, thorough, hardworking, efficient and so nice. I’d recommend them without any reservations. Service and value! Thanks again Mo and Tim.

Dana T.

They not only showed up on time, they were early and ready to go. They were careful when moving furniture and when something didn't fit, they took it apart and put it back together. Nice guys. Would definitely recommend.

Mercer Island, WA171 Furniture Movers near you

Answer a few questions

Get quotes

Hire the right pro

Mercer Island Furniture Movers