It can be surprising the things that people want to move when switching homes or offices, but the longer that you are involved in the moving business the less shocked you get. I remember one client including a picket fencing on his itinerary! He explained that it was from his boyhood home in Virginia and he wanted to make use of it now that he was moving his family from an apartment to a house with a garden.
In any case, the point to my wanderings is that these days, a moving company of note will be flexible and experienced enough to move practically anything. However, it's true that fine art is amongst the most precious items that you'll find movers handling, and it is not something that every one of them are willing to undertake. The principal reason why is not particularly big news; it's the insurance cost to cover anything going wrong.
The truth is that moving art of any description requires some logic and a little extra care. While your regular items of furniture need to be protected against the possibility of scratch or bump, but paintings (for example), need protection against much more - air, damp, temperature etc. This is where expertise comes in to play, with the knowledge of how to protect your art from the elements.
So, what is the difference between accomplished art movers and those that you don't want to invest such trust in. Basically, it comes down to equipment. For example, can the mover's truck temperature be regulated to humidity level reduced? Or, can do the movers have special-fibre jackets which can protect the pieces effectively?
Also, does the mover's truck have the necessary suspension mechanism to provide the smoothest journey. Sometimes, no matter how well wrapped up a painting is, vibrations from the road can damage its frame.
When it comes to choosing a moving company to move your finer things in life, such as top quality art work, then the question above are a good set to go by.
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