Steep driveways
We will not take a loaded box truck down a driveway over about 15 percent. The shuttle fee is cheaper than the alternative.
26 minutes from the Kearny Mesa yard
Movers in El Cajon
Hillside driveways, workshops and inland summer heat.
Local notes
What a El Cajon move is really like
El Cajon and the surrounding East County hills bring two things we plan for specifically: steep private driveways that a loaded 26 ft truck should not attempt, and garages set up as genuine workshops, full of tool chests, compressors and lumber that never appears on a first-pass inventory.
- ZIP 92019
- ZIP 92020
- ZIP 92021
Access
The four things we plan for in El Cajon
Workshops
Tool chests, table saws and compressors are heavy, awkward and often over 300 lb. Flag them at survey.
Heat
East County passes 100 degrees in August. Summer moves start at 7:00 am and we bring our own water.
Fuel
Drain mowers, generators and chainsaws. Fuel of any kind cannot go on the truck.
Neighbourhoods we work in
- Fletcher Hills
- Rancho San Diego
- Bostonia
- Granite Hills
- Crest border
- Lakeside border
All eight services
What we do in El Cajon
- 01Local movingAnywhere inside San Diego County, billed by the hour.
- 02Long-distance movingDedicated truck to Phoenix, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest.
- 03Commercial and office movingFriday night out, Monday morning working.
- 04Packing and unpackingFull pack, partial pack, or just the kitchen and the china.
- 05StorageVaulted storage in transit when the dates do not line up.
- 06Senior movingDownsizing, retirement communities and estate clearances.
- 07Piano and specialty itemsUprights, grands, safes, treadmills and surfboard quivers.
- 08Junk removalThe garage pile, the broken dryer and the mattress nobody wants.
Reviews
What neighbours said
They measured mum's new flat before we sorted anything, so she knew what would fit. Four sort sessions over two weeks and nobody rushed her once.
Helena VasquezEl Cajon · Senior moving · May 2026SC
Stair carry
Every flight above the first at either address
$75 per flight
A flight is one full storey, counted from the truck to the door. A split-level entry with seven steps is not a flight. Walk-ups in North Park and Golden Hill are where this shows up most, so we photograph the stairwell during the survey and write the number on the estimate before move day.
EL
Elevator carry
Any tower move without direct truck-to-door access
$90 flat
Covers padding the cab, the certificate of insurance your HOA asks for, and the extra walking. Book the freight elevator yourself and send us the reserved window; most downtown buildings only release 8:00 am to 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
LC
Long carry
More than 75 feet from the tailgate to your door
$85 per 50 ft increment
Measured on the walking path, not in a straight line. Gated Eastlake communities and beach alleys are the usual culprits. If you can reserve two street spaces with cones the morning of the move, the long carry often disappears entirely.
SH
Shuttle service
A 26 ft truck physically cannot reach the address
$250 to $450
We park the box truck legally nearby and ferry the load in a cargo van. Low-clearance garages, the narrow lanes above La Jolla Shores and some hillside cul-de-sacs need this. We tell you at the survey, never on the day.
BA
Bulky article handling
Items over 300 lb or needing rigging
Piano $275 · gun safe over 600 lb $325 · treadmill $95
Bulky articles get a four-wheel piano dolly or a stair-climbing hand truck, a second lead and their own line on the inventory. Hot tubs, slate pool tables and anything needing a crane are quoted separately after a site visit.
AP
Appliance service
Disconnect or reconnect of washer, dryer, fridge or range
$65 per unit
We handle water lines and dryer vents. Gas lines are capped and reopened by a licensed plumber, not by movers, which is a California requirement and not a policy we can waive.
Local moves are hourly. Two movers and a 16 ft truck start at a sample $149 per hour with a two-hour minimum, and the access notes on this page are the main thing that changes the number of hours. A twenty-minute survey turns that into a written estimate.
No. El Cajon is 26 minutes from the yard and sits inside our standard band. You pay for the time between your two addresses only.
Steep driveways. We will not take a loaded box truck down a driveway over about 15 percent. The shuttle fee is cheaper than the alternative.
Three weeks off-season, six to eight weeks from June through September, and longer for the last weekend of a summer month, which is the busiest weekend in the industry.
Same-day moves
Lease fell through on a Tuesday?
We hold two crews back every weekday for same-day and next-day work. Call before 11:00 am and there is a good chance we can be at your door by two.
Same-day slots are first come, first served and depend on the board.