Blake & Sons Moving & Storage

We recently used them for a move. I really feel like they are overpriced for the service they provide. We should have gone with a less expensive option. They charge an hour for travel, but also charge for the time to «travel» between the two locations. Makes no sense. Overall would not recommend. They also broke something in our new home, and it has been a hassle to get it fixed.

Our real estate agent referred this moving company, and my fiancé and I couldn’t be happier. They arrived at the scheduled time on the dot, and finished our move four hours faster than expected, so they charged us much less than the quoted rate.

A few years ago the floors were being replaced in our apartment and the developer hired Blake & Sons to move us in and out of our apartment. They packed everything (all the furniture, clothing, household items and art of a two bedroom apartment) and three weeks later bought it back. Nothing was damaged, nothing was missing. The crew was courteous and contact with the company was always pleasant.
A few months back we took on a winter apartment in Florida. Remembering the great experience I had with Blake & Sons I called up to get a quote to move us from Arlington VA to Boca Raton FL. I wanted to use a mover who would actually drive their truck to the new location, rather than a broker. This time I was moving six or seven pieces of furniture and about 40-​some boxes, including TVs, my computer, audio gear and art 1100 miles.
I had a nice chat with Shannon Shioutakon, we coordinated everything and she priced out the job. Her fee was the second best price I got, but given my experience with them, I decided to pay a few hundred dollars more for the comfort level. This was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in the past few years. On the day of the move the crew showed up on time and loaded the truck in about 2 hours. When I found a few other items I wanted to take, Pedro, the crew chief, carefully wrapped them and placed them on the truck. As before, everyone I came in contact with from Blake & Sons was courteous, friendly and extraordinarily helpful.
On the day of the scheduled arrival I smiled as I watched as the red, white and blue Blake truck pulled up to our new digs in Boca. Two hours later the truck was unloaded, boxes neatly placed in one area of the apartment and all of the furniture in place. As before, nothing was damaged, nothing was missing. It was as near a stress-​free, perfect move as I could imagine.
As you might guess, I am a BIG fan of Blake & Sons Moving. I would recommend them without hesitation, you simply cannot do better.

From my initial call to determine a price, to making sure all of my furniture and 50″ TV would be transported safely and cleanly, I was VERY impressed with Blake & Sons. Received a call the day before my move to make sure everything was in order. I had two different drop-​offs, which was not a problem at all. Rudy and Walter were the two movers and I was thoroughly impressed with their professionalism, ability in packing and carrying everything, and listening to my requests, such as wearing shoe booties before coming in the house.
I recommend no other moving company but Blake & Sons and will definitely use them in the future.

Excellent and TRUSTWORTHY! What you see is what you get with Blake and Sons. Your estimate is as good as the information you provide, so be sure to be thorough if you want an estimate that is accurate. I gave them an inventory from a previous move, and the actual cost of my move was estimated almost to the nickel. The customer service is outstanding, as is their rating with BBB and Dept of Transportation. We have all heard moving company horror stories! No worries with this company… from the moment they arrive to the delivery and unpacking… whatever you pay will be worth the guarantee that the service is excellent and the company is one you can trust!

I cannot recommend this company. Their movers broke, gouged, scraped, dropped, cracked and otherwise disfigured many pieces of our furniture. In addition to the furniture the movers destroyed, they also destroyed several boxes that were marked FRAGILE. One box had a lamp that was smashed, but, even worse, was another group of boxes that contained a priceless chandelier from Venice, Italy valued at $ 5,500. The main stem was crushed and several of the arms and flowers were shattered.
At the company’s suggestion, we had purchased additional insurance up to $ 150,000. for an extra $ 750. However, after sending Blake and Sons pictures of the damage and the estimate for repairing only the furniture by a professional furniture repairman valued at $ 3325, Blake and Sons sent me a check for $ 750, which included the $ 500 deductible. The cost to repair the chandelier is an additional $ 5,500.
From the damage that their movers caused to our priceless belongings it is evident that they did not wrap the furniture as it should have been and that they stuffed everything into the trucks without regard to size, shape or fragility. Obviously the pictures that I sent to Blake and Sons to prove what their movers did were disregarded by them.

I once read that divorce, death and moving were the most stressful events humans endure. I’ll second that. I’ve had some shite moves. However, Blake and Sons did nothing to exacerbate my stress during my 3÷31÷2014 move. The office staff was kind enough to give me quotes on separate occasions for separate move days. Their prices were competitive with all the other companies I called. I decided on Blake and Sons because another moving company I called for a quote suggested Blake and Sons since they were committed. I thought that having the competition’s respect ought to count for something.
The truck was early and the two man team (Howard and Jerome) started working a few minutes early but wrote down the start time that was negotiated. The men were professional, congenial and it was quite a relief that they moved my clothes on the hangers from the closet (s) into the wardrobe boxes. They wrapped my full dressers in plastic and gingerly moved all my worldly possessions from one spot to the next. Everything was covered to protect it from being damaged. The movers didn’t take any liberties, they asked for instructions so to meet my preferences, they didn’t take excessive breaks or work laggardly. The move took longer than expected which cost $ 300 more than I was quoted. However, I have never moved in under the quoted time; I anticipated this.
There is a massive stress disparity between moving and death/​divorce. I certainly wouldn’t liken moving to having drinks in a tropical location with a hot doctor who is the «marrying type.» Moving sucks. I hate it. Both my cat and I have inadvertently locked ourselves in the closet as it is hard and stressful acclimating to new digs. It would have been far more stressful if Blake and Sons hadn’t done their job and delivered every single thing I own in perfect condition.
Thank you Howard and Jerome!

Blake and Sons was great. The quote process was easy. Shannon was friendly and responsive. They accommodated my late Saturday start time. The price is competitive for the area.
Movers Howard and Jerome were on time (10m early), worked quickly, were friendly and profesaional, and didn’t break anything of our stuff or beat up the house.
For getting mildly disoriented going to our destination, they deducted 30 minutes from our bill. I would hire them again without hesitation.

We used Blake and Sons to move all our heavy furniture. They were on time, professional, finished early and we ended up paying less then our quoted estimate. No charge for their lunch time (15 min), and no money was exchanged until every piece was in place. Truly a great experience.

I used Blake for a move to DE. They were awsome!!! They provided the best price, and movers were extremely helpful with all of my furniture, loading and unloading, explain to me the details and delivery times, answer any questions I had, and were very polite and professional. I would def. use them again and have recommended them to many friends and clients, and I have never heard 1 bad thing about them.

I have used this service numerous times, and never been dissappointed with the service. They are a family owned business, that treats my moves like I’m part of the family. I like the «up front» pricing, which is a real bonus with this company. If you have ever had a moving company hold your furniture «hostage» for extra money, you will understand why this is so important to me.
I would highly recommend this company to my family and friends.