You don't need to hire movers or call in a favor from your brother-in-law. On most jobs our crew moves the big pieces, lays the new floor, and puts everything back where it was.
What we ask you to handle is the small, breakable, and personal stuff. Those are the things that take a crew a long time to move carefully and take you a few minutes. That split keeps install day moving and keeps your things safe.
Here's how it works at Gator Carpet and Tile, what it costs, and what to clear before we show up.
On carpet and tile jobs, furniture moving is an add-on at $0.60 per square foot. A 12x12 bedroom is 144 square feet, so moving the furniture in that room runs about $86. On a 1,000 sq ft carpet job, it's $600.
On vinyl plank, it's already in the price. Our vinyl plank pricing of $8–$17 per square foot is all-in: the material, the install, floor prep, quarter round, vapor barrier, the strips between rooms, and moving the furniture.
Either way, it shows up as a line on the written price you get at the free in-home measure, so you know the number before anything gets moved.
You're also free to move everything yourself and skip the charge. Plenty of customers do, especially on a single bedroom or an empty rental.
The simple rule: if it fits in a 2'x2' box, please move it yourself. Our crew handles the big furniture. The small, breakable, and personal things are yours.
Our prep checklist covers the rest of the night-before list, like pets, parking, and what to expect when the old floor comes up.
Some things aren't regular furniture, and our crew doesn't move them:
The heavy items on that list usually need a specialty mover, or a plan to floor around them. Mention them during the free in-home measure. It takes about 20 minutes, and it's a lot easier to plan for the piano then than to find it on install day.
Waterbeds have to be drained before anyone moves them. Appliances hooked to water or gas, like a fridge with an ice maker, a washer, or a gas range, should be disconnected by you or a pro ahead of time. Ask us at the measure which ones need to come out for your job.
Moving furniture out is only half the job. The part customers actually write about is whether it ends up back where it was, with nothing scuffed. Our crew puts it back in place before they leave, and you can check it during the final walkthrough.
One tip: snap a quick photo of each room before we start. And if you've always wanted the couch on the other wall, new floors are the perfect time to say so.
“When they put all the furniture back, they were so concerned about the placement of the furniture and asked us to be sure it was correct or if we needed to change anything.”
— Kay, carpet in hall, bedrooms, living and dining room, Google review
“James & Gary did a great job installing our carpet! It looks great, and they were very efficient with moving our furniture and putting it back.”
— Britney, carpet, Google review
“Moving the furniture came with the install which was so helpful to not have to hire movers separately.”
— Dominique, vinyl plank throughout the house, Google review
At Gator Carpet and Tile in Jacksonville, yes. Our crew moves the large furniture, installs the floor, and puts it back. On carpet and tile jobs furniture moving is $0.60 per square foot. On vinyl plank it is already included in the $8–$17 per square foot all-in price. You clear electronics, breakables, anything that fits in a 2 ft by 2 ft box, and closet floors.
At Gator Carpet and Tile it is $0.60 per square foot of flooring. For a 12x12 bedroom (144 sq ft) that is about $86, and for a 1,000 sq ft job it is $600. You can skip the charge by moving everything yourself before install day.
Anything that fits in a 2 ft by 2 ft box, plus electronics, glassware, breakables, and anything irreplaceable. Also clear closet floors, storage under beds, and the contents of tall dressers and bookcases. The Gator Carpet and Tile crew moves the large furniture.
No. Gator Carpet and Tile's crew does not move safes, pianos, other musical instruments, pool tables, exercise equipment, electronics, glassware, breakables, irreplaceable items, or anything that fits in a 2 ft by 2 ft box. Heavy items like pianos and safes usually need a specialty mover or a plan to floor around them, so mention them at the free in-home measure.
Not the big pieces. At Gator Carpet and Tile, moving furniture is included in the vinyl plank price of $8–$17 per square foot, along with floor prep, quarter round, vapor barrier, and the strips between rooms. You still clear electronics, breakables, and closets.
Book a free 20-minute in-home measure. We price the floor, the tear out, and the furniture moving before anything starts.
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