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White glove movers in Olympia, WA, with one crew from the first box to the last.
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Caravan's white glove movers pack everything, wrap every piece of furniture in moving blankets, and put runners on the floors and padding on the doorframes at both ends. At the new home we unpack it all and place the furniture where you want it. Caravan Moving LLC is a UTC-permitted (provisional) Washington household goods carrier based in Rochester, serving Olympia, the South Sound and Seattle with one 24-foot lift-gate truck and a crew of two to four.
- UTC-permitted moverHousehold goods permit THG072095 (provisional)
- Check our state recordUTC ID 50995 · USDOT 4476646
- Free written estimateBefore any work starts
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What it includes
What a luxury move includes with Caravan.
Luxury movers and white glove movers use these phrases loosely, so here is the whole list of what they cover on a Caravan job.
Everything packed
We pack the whole house, kitchen and closets included, in banker's boxes, bubble wrap and packing paper. TVs go in TV boxes, and mirrors and framed art get wrapped. Tape, paper and bubble wrap are never a separate charge, and boxes are charged per container. On moves of 55 miles or less, packing time is billed by the hour; on longer moves inside Washington, packing is priced per container with the labor included (Tariff 15-C Items 195, 196, 225 and 230). If you only want the packing, that is our packing service.
Wrapped and protected
Every piece of furniture goes into moving blankets, everyday pieces included. Runners go down on the floors, and doorframes and banisters are padded at both ends before anything is carried past them.
Unpacked and placed
At the new home, furniture goes where you want it, boxes are emptied and the packing material leaves with us. You walk the rooms and the truck with the crew before we close out.
The same crew at both ends
The people who pack and load your things are the people who unload them. We have no warehouse and no second company, so nothing changes trucks on the way. Nothing about your move is discussed outside the crew.
It starts with a walkthrough
Washington requires a visual inspection before a mover quotes, and on a white glove job we see every room. That way the free written estimate covers what is actually in the house.
A number over the phone isn't a legal estimate, so nobody packs a box until we have looked. If the job grows past the written estimate, a supplemental estimate is written and signed before the extra work starts.
- Free written estimate before any work
- Valuation options explained before anything is signed
- Blankets, straps and dollies come with the truck
- The owner answers the phone
Valuation, explained
What protects your things, in plain terms.
Every household goods move carries a valuation option on the bill of lading. We explain the options before anything is signed, and you choose. Jewelry, cash and irreplaceable documents travel with you on every job.
Basic protection, or replacement cost
Basic protection costs nothing extra and pays a set amount per pound per item, whatever the item is worth. The two replacement-cost options cost extra and are based on the declared value of your things. Choose nothing and replacement cost with a deductible applies.
Antiques and fine art
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission's moving guide says the replacement-cost options do not apply to antiques, fine art, paintings, statuary, or items whose age or history makes up much of their value. Point out pieces like that at the walkthrough, before you choose a valuation option.
White glove movers for Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle
We serve Olympia, Lacey, Tacoma and Seattle from our base in Rochester. A white glove job takes longer at both addresses than a standard move, because the packing and the unpacking happen on our clock, so tell us about elevators, shared hallways and where a 24-foot truck can park at each end before the estimate is written.
How the move is priced depends on the distance your things travel from one address to the other. Where our truck starts the day has no bearing on it: 55 miles or less is hourly under Tariff 15-C, and further than that goes by weight and distance. Movers in Seattle covers where that line falls between Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, and how pricing works has the detail.
- Houses and condos across Olympia and Thurston County
- Homes in Tacoma and Seattle, served from Rochester
- Long-distance and interstate moves on our own truck, under MC 1781177 and U.S. DOT No. 4476646
- Carpets: we can connect you with a separate carpet-cleaning company (billed separately)
White glove questions
What people ask before they book.
What does white glove moving include that a standard move doesn't?
On a standard move you decide how much of the packing to do yourself, and blankets, straps and dollies come with the truck either way. A white glove move hands the whole job to us: the house packed, every piece of furniture blanket-wrapped, runners and padding down at both ends, and the boxes emptied and the packing material taken away once the furniture is in place.
How much do white glove moving services cost?
No number is real before the walkthrough: Washington requires a visual inspection before a mover quotes, and the free written estimate follows it. The rate basis is the same as any move, 55 miles or less by the hour under Tariff 15-C and longer moves inside Washington by weight and distance. Packing and unpacking add to the work either way. How pricing works covers the rest.
Do you do white glove moves in Seattle?
Yes, from our base in Rochester, with the same crew doing the packing, wrapping and unpacking. Send us the building rules for each address when you call, because elevator bookings and loading windows shape how a packed-and-placed job gets scheduled. Movers in Seattle has the local detail.
How far in advance should I book white glove movers?
Call as soon as you have a date. There is one truck, and the packing and unpacking make a white glove job longer than a standard move, so an early call leaves more dates open and more room for the walkthrough. When the calendar allows we can usually start the same week, sooner in slower months.
Can you move antiques and fine art?
Yes, and mirrors and framed art are wrapped as part of the packing. Point them out at the walkthrough, because the Washington UTC's moving guide says the replacement-cost valuation options do not apply to antiques, fine art, paintings or statuary, so you want that settled before anything is signed.
Planning a white glove move
Start with the walkthrough.
The walkthrough and the written estimate are free. Nothing is packed or loaded until the whole job, valuation included, is on paper and you have agreed to it.
WA UTC Permit THG072095 · USDOT 4476646 · MC 1781177