Single Item Movers Dallas-Fort Worth | One Piece Movers
#1 Single Item Movers Service Serving All DFW: Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Denton County & Rockwall County
Need help moving heavy furniture? Moving just one item? Relocating a single piece of furniture across town? Moving Company Guys – Dallas specializes in single item movers throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Whether you need piano movers, couch movers, appliance movers, or help moving any heavy furniture piece, we are DFW’s trusted one piece moving experts. With over 10 years of experience, professional equipment, and trained crews, we move single items with the same care and professionalism as full-house relocations. No job is too small.
Call (972) 528-0385 for your free single item moving quote anywhere in DFW.
Visit our Dallas office: 3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
What Is Single Item Moving? (And Why DFW Residents Need Specialists)
Single item moving—also called one piece moving, mini moves, or small move services—refers to relocating individual furniture pieces, appliances, or heavy items without moving your entire household. Unlike full-service moves, single item moves focus on transporting one piece of furniture, one appliance, or a small number of items requiring professional handling.
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Common Single Item Moving Scenarios in Dallas-Fort Worth
Furniture Purchase & Delivery: You bought a couch on Facebook Marketplace in Plano but live in Fort Worth. You purchased a dining table from an estate sale in Highland Park. You found the perfect dresser at a Richardson consignment shop. You need someone to move one piece of furniture from the seller’s location to your home.
Appliance Moves: Your refrigerator died and you bought a new one—but the store doesn’t offer delivery to your floor. You’re moving your washer and dryer to a new rental property across Dallas. You need to relocate a freezer from your garage to your aunt’s house in Arlington.
Room-to-Room Furniture Relocation: You’re rearranging your home and need to move a heavy armoire upstairs. You want to relocate a piano from your living room to your music room. You’re converting a bedroom to an office and need to move a large desk.
Inherited or Gifted Furniture: Your parents are downsizing and giving you their dining set—you need to move it from Southlake to McKinney. Your grandmother is moving to assisted living and you’re taking her china cabinet. A friend is giving you their couch but neither of you can move it.
Single Item Storage Delivery: You’re moving into a smaller apartment temporarily and need to move your bedroom set to storage. You bought furniture online that arrived damaged—you need to return one piece to the distribution center. You’re staging your home for sale and need to move a few large pieces to storage.
Small Residential Moves: You’re a college student moving from a dorm to an apartment with only a bed, desk, and dresser. You’re downsizing from a house to an apartment and already sold most items—you only need to move 3-4 remaining pieces. You’re separating from your spouse and only taking your personal furniture items.
Why Dallas-Fort Worth Residents Choose Professional Single Item Movers
Safety & Injury Prevention: Heavy furniture and appliances cause thousands of injuries annually. A refrigerator weighs 200-300 pounds, sectional sofas weigh 300-400 pounds, entertainment centers weigh 200-350 pounds, dressers weigh 150-300 pounds, and pianos can exceed 1,000 pounds. Attempting to move these items yourself risks serious back injuries, hernias, crushed fingers, torn muscles, and worse. Professional movers have proper lifting techniques, equipment, and training preventing injuries to you and helpers you might recruit.
Equipment You Don’t Own: Moving heavy furniture requires specialized equipment most people don’t own. Furniture dollies ($50-150 to purchase), appliance dollies with straps ($75-200), stair-climbing dollies ($200-400), furniture sliders ($20-50), moving straps ($30-80), furniture pads ($100-200 for a set), and ramps ($100-300). Renting this equipment for a day costs $50-150—nearly as much as hiring professionals who already own everything and know how to use it properly.
Preventing Property Damage: DIY furniture moving causes expensive property damage. Scratched hardwood floors ($500-2,000 to refinish), gouged walls requiring repair and repainting ($200-800 per room), damaged door frames ($150-500 each), broken stair railings ($300-1,500 to replace), cracked tile floors ($300-1,000+ to repair), and damaged landscaping all result from improper furniture moving. One scratch on your hardwood floor costs more than hiring professional movers.
Preventing Furniture Damage: Improperly moved furniture gets damaged. Broken dresser drawers, scratched table surfaces, chipped corners on cabinets, cracked leather on couches, damaged piano soundboards, dented refrigerators, and broken chair legs commonly result from DIY moves. Professional movers know how to protect items during transport—we use furniture pads, shrink wrap, corner protectors, and proper loading techniques preventing damage.
Proper Disassembly & Reassembly: Many furniture pieces require disassembly for safe moving. Bed frames, entertainment centers, large dressers, sectional sofas, and desks often need partial disassembly to fit through doorways, navigate hallways, or move up stairs safely. Professional movers know which pieces require disassembly, have the tools to do it properly, and reassemble everything correctly at your destination.
Liability & Insurance Coverage: When you move furniture yourself and damage your home or the item, you pay for repairs. When you ask friends to help and someone gets injured, you may be liable for medical costs. Professional movers carry liability insurance and worker’s compensation coverage protecting you from these risks. If our crew damages your item or property, our insurance covers repairs or replacement.
Time & Convenience: Attempting to move a heavy couch yourself involves recruiting friends (who may cancel last minute), renting a truck, figuring out how to load it safely, driving carefully, unloading, and returning the rental truck. This takes your entire day (or weekend). Professional single item movers handle everything in 1-3 hours—you make one phone call, we show up with equipment and crew, move your item safely, and you’re done.
Dallas-Fort Worth Logistics Knowledge: DFW’s sprawling geography creates unique moving challenges. Moving a couch from North Dallas (75252) to South Fort Worth (76115) is 50+ miles. Navigating Dallas traffic, knowing which routes avoid low bridges, understanding apartment building access rules, and managing parking in dense urban neighborhoods requires local expertise professional movers possess.
No Vehicle Needed: Most people don’t own vehicles large enough to transport furniture. A sectional sofa doesn’t fit in an SUV. Refrigerators require trucks with ramps. Entertainment centers need proper tie-downs. Renting a truck costs $30-100 plus mileage and gas—then you still need to load/unload yourself. Professional movers bring the appropriate vehicle as part of the service.
Complete DFW Coverage: We Move Single Items Throughout Every Dallas-Fort Worth Community
Based in Oak Lawn at 3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219 with additional offices in Garland and Plano, we provide single item moving services throughout EVERY city, neighborhood, and ZIP code in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.
Dallas County Single Item Movers
Dallas (75201-75398): Oak Lawn (75219), Uptown (75201, 75204), Downtown Dallas (75202), Highland Park (75205), University Park (75225), Lakewood (75214, 75218), East Dallas (75218, 75206), North Dallas (75230, 75248, 75254), Lake Highlands (75231, 75243), White Rock (75238), Pleasant Grove (75217, 75227, 75241), Oak Cliff (75203, 75208, 75216, 75224), West Dallas (75212, 75207), Deep Ellum (75226), Design District (75247), Medical District (75235), Victory Park (75219), Love Field area (75235), Far North Dallas (75252, 75254)
Garland (75040-75046): Our Garland office at 2913 Big Oaks Drive serves all Garland neighborhoods for single item moves—Downtown Garland, Firewheel, North Garland, Lake Ray Hubbard communities, South Garland
Richardson (75080-75085): UT Dallas area, Galatyn Park, CityLine, Heights of Richardson, Canyon Creek, Spring Valley, Arapaho corridor, Northrich, Richland Park
Mesquite (75149-75181), Irving (Dallas County portions), Grand Prairie (Dallas County portions), DeSoto (75115), Cedar Hill (75104), Lancaster (75134), Duncanville (75116), Balch Springs (75180), Seagoville (75159): All Dallas County communities
Tarrant County Single Item Moving Services
Fort Worth (76101-76179): All Fort Worth neighborhoods including Downtown, Stockyards, West Fort Worth, North Fort Worth, East Fort Worth, South Fort Worth, Ridglea, Tanglewood, Alliance, Cultural District, TCU area
Arlington (76001-76018): All Arlington areas including Entertainment District, Six Flags area, Parks Mall area, Cooper Street corridor
Grapevine (76051), Colleyville (76034), Southlake (76092), Keller (76244-76248), Hurst (76053-76054), Euless (76039-76040), Bedford (76021-76022), North Richland Hills (76180, 76182), Mansfield (76063): All Tarrant County communities
Collin County One Piece Furniture Movers
Plano (75023-75094): Our Plano office at 5700 Tennyson Pkwy serves all Plano single item moves including Legacy West, West Plano estates, East Plano, Central Plano
Frisco (75033-75035), McKinney (75069-75071), Allen (75002-75013), The Colony (75056), Prosper (75078), Celina (75009): All Collin County communities
Denton County & Rockwall County Single Item Moving
Denton (76201-76210), Lewisville (75019, 75029, 75056, 75057, 75067), Flower Mound (75022, 75027-75028), Highland Village (75077), Corinth (76208), Little Elm (75068): All Denton County areas
Rockwall (75032, 75087), Rowlett (75088-75089), Fate (75087, 75132), Heath (75032): All Rockwall County communities
What We Move: Single Item Moving Services Throughout DFW
Furniture Moving Services
Couch & Sofa Moving: Sectionals, loveseats, sleeper sofas, reclining sofas, leather couches, fabric sofas. We disassemble sectionals when necessary and protect all surfaces.
Dining Room Furniture: Dining tables, china cabinets, buffets, sideboards. We protect wood finishes and glass surfaces during transport.
Bedroom Furniture: Bed frames, headboards, dressers, armoires, wardrobes, nightstands. We disassemble when needed and protect against scratches.
Living Room Furniture: Entertainment centers, TV stands, coffee tables, bookcases, shelving units, recliners.
Office Furniture: Desks, filing cabinets, office chairs, bookcases, credenzas, conference tables.
Specialty Furniture: Antiques, grandfather clocks, pool tables, exercise equipment, safes.
Appliance Moving Services
Refrigerator Moving: All refrigerator types including side-by-side, French door, top-freezer, bottom-freezer models. We use appliance dollies and maintain upright positioning.
Washer & Dryer Moving: Front-load, top-load, stackable units, gas and electric dryers. We disconnect and reconnect when qualified.
Stove & Range Moving: Gas and electric ranges. We coordinate gas disconnection with licensed professionals.
Other Appliances: Dishwashers, freezers, microwaves, water heaters (with professional coordination).
Piano Moving Services
Upright Pianos: Spinet, console, studio, professional upright pianos. We use piano dollies and specialized techniques.
Grand Pianos: Baby grands, parlor grands, semi-concert grands, concert grands. White-glove service for valuable instruments.
Digital Pianos: Electronic keyboards and digital pianos with proper cable management.
Heavy Items & Specialty Moving
Gun Safes: Specialized service for safes weighing 500-2,000+ pounds. See our dedicated gun safe moving page.
Exercise Equipment: Treadmills, ellipticals, Peloton bikes, weight machines.
Mattress Sets: King, queen, full, twin sizes with protective mattress bags.
Large Artwork: Framed artwork and mirrors with proper protection.
Single Item Moving Pricing: How Much Does It Cost to Move One Piece of Furniture?
Standard Single Item Moves (Ground Floor to Ground Floor)
Small Items (end tables, nightstands, small chairs):
- Within 10 miles: $100-250
- 10-20 miles: $125-275
- 20-30 miles: $200-350
- 30+ miles: $250-400
Medium Items (loveseats, standard dressers, mattress sets):
- Within 10 miles: $200-350
- 10-20 miles: $225-375
- 20-30 miles: $250-400
- 30+ miles: $300-450
Large Items (sofas, sectionals, king bed frames, entertainment centers):
- Within 10 miles: $200-450
- 10-20 miles: $225-450
- 20-30 miles: $250-500
- 30+ miles: $300-600
Extra-Large Items (large sectionals, armoires, refrigerators):
- Within 10 miles: $200-600
- 10-20 miles: $225-650
- 20-30 miles: $250-700
- 30+ miles: $300-800
Appliance & Piano Moving Pricing
Refrigerators: $150-325 depending on distance Washer/Dryer Sets: $175-350 depending on distance Upright Pianos: $275-575 depending on distance Baby Grand Pianos: $450-850 depending on distance Grand Pianos: $800-1,500+ depending on size and distance
Additional Cost Factors
Stairs: $25-75 per flight Long Walks: $25-100 for distances over 75 feet Disassembly/Reassembly: $25-150 depending on complexity Rush Service: $50-100 for same-day requests during busy periods
Minimum Service Fee: $100 for small items within 5 miles
Call (972) 528-0385 for instant quotes!
Why Choose Moving Company Guys – Dallas for Single Item Moves?
We Specialize in Small Moves
Unlike most moving companies that prefer full-house moves, we built our business around single item and small moves. We offer:
- Same-day or next-day service for most requests
- Competitive pricing designed specifically for single items
- Professional service treating one-item moves as importantly as full relocations
Professional Equipment for Every Item
- Furniture dollies and stair-climbing dollies
- Appliance dollies with straps
- Piano dollies and skid boards
- Moving straps and furniture pads
- Floor protection systems
- Shrink wrap and corner guards
Trained, Professional Crews
- Background-checked employees (never day laborers)
- Single item moving training
- Professional appearance and conduct
- Uniformed crews representing our company
Licensed, Insured & Protected
- Full liability insurance
- Worker’s compensation coverage
- Licensed business operations
- Your protection guaranteed
Fast Response & Flexible Scheduling
- Same-day service available
- Next-day service for most requests
- Weekend and evening availability
- Flexible time windows with 30-minute call-ahead
Local DFW Expertise
- We know Dallas-Fort Worth intimately
- Building access knowledge
- Three convenient locations (Dallas, Garland, Plano)
- Faster response times throughout the Metroplex
Common Single Item Moving Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Attempting Heavy Moves Alone
The Mistake: Trying to move 300-pound furniture yourself, causing injuries and damage. How to Avoid: Hire professionals for items over 100 pounds. The cost is less than medical bills or repairs.
Using Wrong Equipment
The Mistake: Using furniture sliders on stairs or wrong dolly types. How to Avoid: We have equipment designed for each item type.
Not Measuring Doorways
The Mistake: Discovering furniture doesn’t fit after attempting the move. How to Avoid: We measure and assess fit before moving.
Forgetting Floor Protection
The Mistake: Scratching hardwood floors costing $500-2,000 to repair. How to Avoid: We use proper floor protection preventing damage.
Improper Appliance Handling
The Mistake: Laying refrigerators on their side, damaging compressors. How to Avoid: We know proper appliance handling techniques.
Single Item Moving FAQs
Q: Do you really move just one item? A: Yes! We specialize in single item moves. No job is too small.
Q: What’s the minimum charge? A: $100 for small items within 5 miles. Most moves cost $150-350.
Q: Can you move my item the same day? A: Often yes! Call before noon for same-day availability.
Q: How do I get a quote? A: Call (972) 528-0385. Tell us what you’re moving, where, and if there are stairs. Instant quote!
Q: Do you move appliances needing disconnection? A: Yes, with limitations. We handle water line disconnections. We coordinate with licensed professionals for gas appliances.
Q: Can you move my piano? A: Yes! We have specialized piano moving equipment and trained crews.
Q: Do you disassemble and reassemble furniture? A: Yes. We disassemble bed frames, sectionals, and other pieces as needed.
Q: Are you insured? A: Yes. Full liability and worker’s compensation coverage.
Q: What payment methods do you accept? A: Cash, checks, all major credit cards, and digital payments.
Q: Do you move Facebook Marketplace purchases? A: Absolutely! This is one of our most common services.
Real DFW Single Item Moving Scenarios
The Facebook Marketplace Find
Sarah in Plano found a credenza in Oak Cliff (45 minutes away). We picked it up at 2 PM and delivered by 3:30 PM. Cost: $200. She saved a weekend of DIY moving.
The Family Heirloom
Michael’s grandmother gave him her $3,000 antique china cabinet. We moved it down stairs in Southlake, transported carefully, and up stairs at his Richardson apartment. Cost: $325. Zero damage.
The New Refrigerator
Jennifer’s Home Depot delivery left her 350-pound refrigerator in the garage. We moved it to her kitchen same day. Cost: $150.
The College Move
Brandon moved from UT Dallas dorm to Richardson apartment with just a bed, desk, and dresser. Cost: $190. Saved $400-600 vs full-service quotes.
Contact Moving Company Guys – Dallas for Single Item Moving
Call (972) 528-0385 for your free quote
Visit our Dallas office: 3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
Additional offices:
- Garland: 2913 Big Oaks Drive, Garland, TX 75044
- Plano: 5700 Tennyson Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
Operating Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday: Limited availability
Why Choose Us? ✓ Single Item & Small Move Specialists ✓ Same-Day & Next-Day Service ✓ Professional Equipment ✓ Trained, Background-Checked Crews ✓ Licensed & Fully Insured ✓ Serving All 5 DFW Counties ✓ Three Convenient Locations ✓ Transparent Pricing ✓ 10+ Years Experience
One piece of furniture. One phone call. Professional service.
Moving Company Guys – Dallas – THE Single Item Moving Specialists in Dallas-Fort Worth
Proudly serving Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Denton County, and Rockwall County
Licensed & Insured | Professional Crews | Specialized Equipment