Walkthrough, inventory, and a number you can plan around
Most moves go wrong before anybody picks up a box. Somebody guesses at how much stuff there is, the truck shows up too small, and the whole day turns into a scramble. We start by actually looking at what you've got — room by room, including the garage, the attic, the shed out back and the storage unit you forgot to mention.
From that we tell you what crew size you need, what truck we'll bring, and what it's going to run. If your apartment complex in College Station has a loading rule or a reserved elevator window, that's the time to tell us. If your new place in Bryan has a long walk from the curb, we want to know that too. Surprises on load day cost money. Surprises during the walkthrough cost nothing.
- Room-by-room inventory, including the spaces people usually skip
- Honest read on crew size and truck size — no upselling you into a bigger job
- Access notes: stairs, elevators, gate codes, narrow driveways, tight turns
- A clear written estimate before anybody commits to anything
- Your list of don't-touch-it items set aside and labeled
Pads, plastic, and the pieces that worry you most
Packing is where a move is either protected or gambled on. We wrap furniture in moving pads and stretch plastic before it leaves the room, not after it's already been dragged down a hallway. Dressers get their drawers secured. Table legs come off and get bagged with their own hardware so nothing ends up in the bottom of a box in a different county.
Pianos, gun safes, big-screen TVs, antique armoires, treadmills — those are the items people call us about specifically, and they get handled deliberately. Specialty pieces get measured against the doorway before we lift, because the worst time to discover something doesn't fit is halfway through the turn at the top of the stairs. If you'd rather box your own kitchen and have us do everything else, that's a normal way to do it and we'll plan around it.
We'd rather spend ten extra minutes wrapping a dresser than one minute explaining a scratch.
Load day: the truck gets packed like we're paying for the gas
The crew walks the house with you first so everyone is working off the same plan. Then we load in order — heavy and square on the bottom, tiers built tight, soft goods filling the gaps so nothing shifts on the highway. A loose load is a damaged load. A tight load rides quiet.
At the other end, boxes go to the room they're labeled for and furniture goes where you point, not wherever it lands by the door. Beds get reassembled. Anything we took apart, we put back together. Before we leave we walk the truck with you, walk the house with you, and make sure nothing's riding off in the back.
- Pre-load walkthrough so the crew and the customer agree on the plan
- Floor and doorframe protection on both ends of the move
- Tight, tiered loading that keeps furniture from shifting in transit
- Boxes delivered to the labeled room; furniture placed where you want it
- Beds and disassembled pieces put back together before we go
- Final walkthrough of both the house and the empty truck
Across town to Houston, Dallas, Austin, or San Antonio
A short hop from Snook to Caldwell and a long haul to San Antonio are the same process with a different clock. Local moves usually load and unload the same visit. Longer runs get a confirmed delivery plan up front — we tell you when the truck leaves, roughly when it arrives, and who's meeting you there, so you're not refreshing your phone wondering where your couch is. Student moves around College Station come with their own quirks, like move-out deadlines and parking lots that only allow a truck in one spot, and we've done enough of them to work inside those rules instead of fighting them.
We cover the Brazos Valley and the towns around it, plus the four big Texas metros — see all 24 service areas for the full list.
Ready to get your move on the calendar? Owner Wailan Watson and the Aggie Movers Company crew will walk you through the whole thing. Call (979) 764-2928 for your estimate.