Residential Movers
Gunlock

What the job involves in Gunlock

Gunlock is a straightforward place to work once you know it, and we have been working it for over a decade. Gunlock is small enough that access is rarely the problem; distance and scheduling usually are.

Every quote is written down before the job is booked, so nobody is negotiating on a driveway with a loaded truck.

What a Gunlock job looks like

Every job follows the same order, because that is what keeps the estimate honest and the day calm.

• A walkthrough — in person or by video — so the estimate is based on what is actually there
• Protection down first: floor runners, door jambs, banister padding
• Wrap and pad furniture before it moves, not in the truck
• Load heaviest and squarest first so the load carries without shifting
• Placement at the other end, in the room you want it, not stacked in the hall

The part people underestimate is the survey. An estimate given over the phone from a room count is a guess, and a guess is what turns into an argument on the day when the truck is full and the hallway is not empty.

Nothing here is subcontracted. The crew that quotes the job is employed by the company that turns up to do it, which is not true of every quote you will be comparing.

Moving around Gunlock

Most of our Gunlock work sits around Gunlock townsite, and each of those areas asks something slightly different of a crew — access, parking, the age of the housing, whether there is a lift involved.

We are usually in Veyo, Santa Clara and Ivins in the same week, so a residential movers job here rarely needs a separate trip charge — and if your move crosses between them, it is one crew rather than a handover.

Gunlock runs on ranching, reservoir recreation and small agriculture, and that shapes who is moving and when: term dates, transfer seasons and the end of a build all bunch the calendar.

Everything here is covered from our own crews rather than subcontracted to whoever is free that day — Washington County included.

The company started here in 2012 and expanded north later, which means a Gunlock to Salt Lake corridor move is a route we run regularly rather than an out-of-area job.

What licensed and insured means for a residential movers job in Gunlock

There are two different things called insurance in this trade. Released-value protection is included by law and pays by weight — around 60 cents a pound, which on a television is close to nothing. Full-value protection is a separate product that pays to repair or replace.

Ask which one a quote includes. Most quotes include the first and are described as though they include the second.

We are licensed and insured, our crews are background-checked, and we will put the cover in writing on the estimate rather than leaving it as a phrase on a website.

Booking a Gunlock job

The summer heat is the scheduling constraint at this end of the state, which is why an early start is worth more than a cheap hourly rate.

The last week of any month is the busiest, everywhere. Mid-month midweek is cheaper and calmer if you have the choice.

Have these to hand when you call and the estimate will be a number rather than a range:

• A rough inventory, even a phone video walked room to room — it is the single thing that makes an estimate accurate
• Your dates, including the one that cannot move and the one that can
• Anything unusually heavy or awkward: a safe, a piano, a tub, a treadmill, a fish tank
• Access notes at both ends — stairs, lifts, gates, parking, gate codes
• What is NOT coming with you, which is often the cheapest decision in the whole move

Ring (435) 862-3080 and describe the job. You will get a written estimate, and an honest answer if the date you want is not realistic.