Boston is not a typical "two-men-and-a-truck"town. We get 137 days of precipitation per year and around 44 inches of snow ontop of legendary humidity swings. Add Beacon Hill's spiral staircases, truckscutting through "Storrowed" bridges, and the September 1st rush—whenaround 70 percent of city leases change hands in one weekend—and you have arelocation obstacle course.
That's where Fast Quality Moving doesn't just show up withmuscle; we show up with battle-won protections that comply—and more frequentlyexceed—MassachusettsDPU guidelines for licensed movers and in-person, written estimates. Beloware ten honest ways we protect all you're about to call home—in plain English,not speak-mover.
Boston will greet you with a Nor'easter in April and a Julythunderstorm. We counterbalance the unpredictability by sealing mattresses,sofas, and electronics in wrapped plastic sheeting and quilted padsrain-repelle, sleet-repelle, and salt-spray-repelle. Each item packed is givena bar code before it goes on the truck, so nothing gets lost in the rain.
Pro tip: Keep one small "dry-bag" box offirst-night essentials—phones, chargers, meds—so you never dig through soggycardboard at midnight.
Electronics don't appreciate humidity; antiques don'tappreciate sub-zero temperatures. Our climate-controlled, fully enclosed truckskeep cargo at60 – 75 °F with stable humidity, keeping your mahogany dresser safe fromJuly stickiness and your guitar finish safe from January freeze-thaw cycles.
Those Beacon Hill chandeliers and 19th-century Victorianmirrors require more than bubble-wrap. Our carpenters craft wooden crates tomuseum specifications, adding foam inserts and vibration-dampening pads. Wephoto-document each antique before sealing the lid, providing you with proof ofcondition for your peace of mind—and insurance purposes, if the worst happens.
Each large item gets a thick cotton-blend moving blanket anda covering of stretch-film on top. The blanket absorbs vibration; the plastickeeps it in place and out of dust or rain. It's furniture body armor—perfectfor skinny stairways in South End brownstones.
Before anyone becomes part of Fast Quality, they must gothrough a background check, drug screening, road-test, and city-specificobstacle course (yes, really). Crew members practice maneuvers on mock BeaconHill staircases and Allston triple-decker landings, so moving day is not alearning curve around your antique banister.
On "Allston Christmas," when 200,000students swamp the city in U-Hauls, our crews put in double shifts and bookparking permits weeks ahead. Less traffic for us translates to less idle time(and fewer charged clock-hours) for you.
We roll with:
• Pneumatic-tire dollies on cobblestones
• Motorized stair-climbing carts for Sub-Zero refrigerators
• Aluminum walk-boards coated for winter traction
When on board, every object is secured with ratchet strapswell in excess of its weight. Nothing shifts, nothing falls.
Moving shouldn't ruin the space you're vacating—nor the oneyou're arriving at. We employ nonslip neoprene runners, corrugated plastic wallguards, and padded banister protectors. Your security deposit and hardwoodfloors are spared.
Most movers resort to "released value"—a paltry 60¢ per pound mandated by federal regs. Fast Quality Moving insures up to $20,000on every intrastate move, eclipsing the state's minimum.
Need more than $20K? Select our full-value plan: report thevalue, and we promise to the dollar. No fine print, no depreciation equations.And we always include a free, in-home walk-through and a binding, line-itemestimate—a safeguard the Massachusetts DPU itself calls "one of your bestdefenses against overcharges."
Fast Quality Moving holds an active DPU certificate andFederal DOT registration—so you can verify us online in sixty seconds. Thatpaperwork is not a costume; it's proof your team is insured,background-checked, and legally responsible.
Boston may be a relocation obstacle course, but with trustedmovers in Boston who treat every box like a museum piece, you’ll sleep easy thenight before. Click for a free, no-obligation quote or call us today. Let FastQuality Moving turn moving-day mayhem into the smoothest handshake you’ve everhad.
Because in a town where weather, traffic, and staircasesconspire against your goods, trust is not a slogan—it's a survival strategy.
