Careful Movers

Highly recommended. Will use this company again. Martin responded in a timely manner to my request and was courteous and thorough. My timeline was super short and he was able to get my move scheduled for the same week. Jack and Seth arrived early and worked efficiently and quickly. They were really pleasant and careful with my items. Moving sucks but it sucked significantly less with this awesome service. Thank you a million times over.

I found this moving company by «word of mouth» & I am so glad I did… they are EXCELLENT! They are very easy to work with, from Martin who answers the phone & schedules your move, to the movers who do the actual move, who are very experienced & efficient in ALL aspects of your move (including driving the most efficient route to save you $). Thank you Careful Movers!!!

This family run business is super fast and they LOVE the heavy stuff! They moved everything heavy from our four bedroom home across town within five and a half hours and charged a very reasonable rate. In the process, they delicately moved our piano and muscled their way through our hot tub. I would and have recommended these guys every time for a legitimate small and professional business you can trust!

Update: The replacement item was delivered and moved in with no problems and a reasonably high degree of professionalism. At best I have to say that this experience overall was mixed.

Awful! 1) Late 2) movers smelled like ashtrays 3) underestimated our move even after telling them they needed more than two movers 4) they left saying they were going to pick up another mover and never returned or called
Don’t use ever — terrible!

I’ve been so busy post move that neglected to write a review!
We moved from Seattle to MLT — two Bed apartment (first floor) to a Condo (second floor).
Move went just fine — the movers arrived on time — were ready to go right away — have plenty of moving pads and used cellophane to protect drawer (and keep them shut). They had a truck that was perfect size and we didn’t need to do «two runs» to get it done.
We even had the classic «OMG» this item won’t go down the hall moment towards the end of the move. After a few minutes of head scratching the movers figured out it came apart in half. They took it apart, moved it to place and reassembled it.
Total cost of move was around $ 500 for a little over 3 ½ hours.
I did the packing myself and nothing of ours were damaged.
I was really impressed and if I have to move again I am calling Careful Movers.

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!
First, they lost my record several times. Showed up very late for pick-​up (in an unmarked horse trailer!!), dropped several boxes during the pick-​up and then provided me with no paperwork, no contracts, nothing. After going around and round with them for days trying to schedule the drop-​off, they showed up late again and the movers (who showed up smoking cigarettes in their cab) came onto me in a VERY uncomfortable way (I’m a woman, alone, and you’re in my apartment — wtf?!)
Overall, my experience with them was absolutely not worth the money I saved. Always remember: you get what you pay for. Careful Movers/​All Star — NOT RECOMMENDED.

FYI: I did lots of research before I went with Careful Movers. I found that all the bad reviews were attributes to prior management. New management took over at the end of 2009.
My wife and I moved from a 5^th floor, 850 sq ft apartment in the heart of Capitol Hill to a single family home in Kirkland. Careful Movers wasn’t the lowest quote (actually the highest), but they offered to cap the rate with a handshake and a written contract.
At 8am SHARP on move day (August 21^st, 2010), I heard a motorcycle from a block away and quickly saw a rider leading a 24ft Careful Movers truck through a tricky intersection. The biker and 3 more guys were the crew for my same-​day pack & move. After introducing themselves and my listening to my instructions they promptly got to work. I had originally planed on hanging around to watch just to make sure everything is okay… but I was soon at ease and left to run some errands.
When I returned from an errand I saw the truck was already ~1/​3 full and that they had loaded my road bike. After some consideration, I rolled my bike out of the truck to my SUV in the underground parking and while I was riding the elevator up (less than 5 minutes from when I took the bike) I received a call from the lead mover apologizing that someone stole my bike. As the elevator door opened and he saw me, I told him I had taken the bike just a few minutes before and put it in my car. Relieved, he quickly shouted down to the 3 other guys frantically running around the neighborhood searching for the bike (I wouldn’t have wanted to be the unfortunate soul who stole the bike). I later found out that they had already called the police before they called me. Although I didn’t mean to create this stress for them, I was SUPER impressed that they reacted that quickly and maturely without trying to hide anything from me.
So, the packing went well and they unpacked me in Kirkland. The guys were literally sprinting back to the truck for each load and then carefully putting the box where I directed. With 4 guys they packed, moved and unpacked my entire apartment in 7.5 hours. They pulled away from my new house with an empty truck at 3:30. I can’t recommend these guys enough!
UPDATE: 9÷23÷11
My wife and I bought a house in the same neighborhood and had Careful Movers come move us again. This time, we had a 9 month old in tow, so it was especially helpful. They packed everything and delivered to the new house. The only thing I hate about moving (no matter who moves me) is that I can’t ever find anything when I need it. Needless to say, we are still unpacking, but nothing has shown up damaged or broken yet. I would still highly recommend them.

I used Careful Movers four years ago when I was recarpeting and remodeling. They took almost a moving-​truck load of old furniture to the dump, including a huge and enormously heavy upright piano, and moved the rest of my furniture onto the deck while the house was recarpeted, and then back into the house when it was done. So no actual boxing up or «moving», but a lot of heavy lifting and schedule coordination.
The (mostly) positives:
1. On fairly short notice, they worked with me to get things done on schedule, to meet the requirements of the carpet people and to get things back into the house quickly when that was done. They were not particularly punctual, and not particularly responsive to calls about late arrivals, but the delays were not major and everything pretty much got done when it had to get done, and again, it was on fairly short notice.
2. For the effort involved, the price was reasonable.
3. The workers were pleasant and set about to work efficiently.
The big negative:
1. They were not very careful. First, they broke a large glass dining tabletop. As I was semi-​inclined to get rid of the table anyway, this was no big deal to me, but it could have been a big deal to someone else. Then in moving the piano, they caused a long scratch clear across the dining room hardwood floor, another long gouge scratch across the porch deck, and broke a porch floorboard. Now, this was a very heavy piano, but it was moved into the house without damage, so it was possible to handle it with adequate care.
Even that, however, is not why I rated the company down; accidents happen. The problem was that, although the damage was noted on the contract and the workers assured me the company would call to get it fixed, they never did. My several calls to the office to try to deal with the matter were answered along the lines of, «I’ll have to look into it,» and never followed through on. I’ve still got an ugly scratch on my floor to remind me of not-so-«Careful» Movers.
The lack of interest in or effort to resolve a problem would make it unlikely that I would use their services again.

Ok I move a lot more than most people and I hate moving myself (you know, renting the truck, cashing in on favors from friends, etc), so I use a moving company. I have used Careful Movers for the past 3 moves and let me tell you, I could not have been more pleased with the service.
They are affordable, efficient, they show up when they say they will and they don’t ‘lose’ or break stuff. My moves have been relatively short distance and not very complex, but it’s great to know there’s a local company I can count on. I plan to use them again this summer!
Update 8÷29÷07: we moved again in July and once again we used Careful Movers. They did not disappoint — right on time, right on budget and they worked very fast. I stand by my opinion and will use them again when I have to move again.

Came down to the northern Green Lake area, no problem, very nice folks, on time, and efficient. They moved me out of Door-​to-​Door storage pods and into the house, so I don’t know how they do moving. Per the norm, they charged flat-​rate for drive time and 3-​hour minimum. While they are called «Careful» Movers, I don’t think they’re any more careful than any other moving service. They didn’t notice their dolly was scratching the front steps, and they dented a wall while moving a large piece of furniture that we didn’t notice until they left, but really, they’re only human.
I needed them on a Sunday and only called on the preceding Thursday, and that was no problem (no «overtime» for it being a weekend). Pretty much the only place in the area that always answered their phone and didn’t balk at «stupid» questions, so I’d recommend them and use them again.