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Sure, our movers can bring packing materials and boxes if you need them. Make sure you mention that you need them to our operators in advance.
No, tips are not included, and it’s up to you how much to tip your movers. Tips are always appreciated but not required.
Your apartment moving cost depends on factors, such as the type and size of your property, the complexity of your move, the number of bedrooms, the volume of your items, zip code, etc. At SOS Moving, we offer flat and hourly rates. The hourly rate depends on the number of movers to be involved and the size of the moving truck. Flat rate is based on the volume of belongings you need to move, and it’s the best option for long-distance moves. To know your moving cost, please contact us or submit a form on our website to request your free quote.
You should schedule your move date as early as you can. If you’re moving locally, at least 1-2 weeks in advance, for long-distance moves, we recommend getting a quote at least 2-4 weeks before your move date.
You can choose any convenient day for your relocation, and yes, we can help you move on weekends and holidays.
A safe relocation is our goal, so we’ll provide you with a detailed list of items that are prohibited to transport. It includes perishables, hazardous materials, firearms, batteries, etc. We also don’t recommend packing your personal and irreplaceable items, including family heirlooms, family photos, jewelry, documents, etc. Carry them with you during the move.
We accept cash, all major debit and credit cards, and certified checks. We don’t accept personal checks. There will not apply any transaction fee on card transactions.
Yes, we’ll contact you prior to delivery. We’ll deliver your belongings within the given moving arrival window. In case the window is no longer possible, we’ll also contact you in advance and set another delivery time.
For movers in Redondo Beach, the shape of a house matters as much as its size. In Golden Hills many lots are long and narrow, 25 by 100 feet, so builders went up instead of out, with the garage on the ground floor and the living space stacked above it. Many of these houses use a reverse floor plan that puts the main suite upstairs and the other bedrooms below, so the largest bed and dresser sit at the top of an interior staircase. The crew pads banisters and landings before the first trip and takes bed frames apart before they start down.
Two-on-a-lot townhomes are one of the more common home types in both North and South Redondo. Two units share one lot, each owner holds a half share of the land, and the city does not allow those lots to be split. In the usual layout the front house sits ahead of the driveway the rear house uses, so the truck is parked with that driveway left open for the neighbor. A rear-unit move means carrying everything past the front house, and that walk shows up in the hours.
Attached pairs usually share a wall at the garage level, while detached pairs are usually separated by a yard. On a corner lot the two units can face different streets and carry different addresses, so the truck goes to the frontage of the unit that is moving, not simply to the lot. Where zoning allows three townhomes on a lot instead of two, a moving day touches two neighbors instead of one, and a note to both of them ahead of time saves a tense morning in the driveway.
Along South Redondo's beach, the Esplanade is lined with condo buildings, from Ocean Plaza at 531 past Casa Bahia at 535 and 555, the Surfrider at 565, San Simeon at 625 and Oceania at 721 to Riviera Shores at 727. Some complexes are two structures under one name: the Surfrider is two separate buildings, and the Sand Castle has a front building that sits lower than the one behind it. That is why we confirm the exact building and entrance before moving day rather than at the curb.
Elevator bookings and move-hour limits, where a building has them, come from its association, so the client reserves the elevator and asks for the rules in writing. If management wants a certificate of insurance, SOS issues one for $50. Our apartment and condo moving service covers the building side of the day: padded elevator walls, protected hallway floors, and door frames wrapped before furniture goes through.
Golden Hills is a roughly triangular pocket of North Redondo bounded by Artesia Boulevard, Anita Street (190th), and the Harper Avenue and Reynolds Lane edge. Its streets climb and dip, and 25-foot lots leave little curb per house, so open space on a full block goes fast. The parking plan there looks for the flattest legal stretch near the door, because a ramp set on a grade makes every heavy piece harder to control.
At the south end of town, Riviera Village runs on parking meters, and the city even issues a separate meter permit for people who work in the Village. Many shops keep short-term customer spaces behind their buildings; those spaces are private and are no place to stage a truck. For an address near the Village, the plan counts meter time for the whole job and uses the client's own driveway first wherever there is one.
| Area or home type in Redondo Beach | What to plan for on moving day |
|---|---|
| Golden Hills tall, narrow houses | Interior stairs on most trips, the main suite often on the top floor, and the flattest legal curb for the ramp |
| Two-on-a-lot and three-on-a-lot townhomes | A driveway shared with the other units stays open; a longer carry for the rear house; corner units may use a different street |
| Esplanade condo buildings | Confirm which building and entrance; the elevator booked with the association; a COI if management asks |
| Riviera Village | Metered streets and lots; private customer spaces behind shops are off-limits |
| Homes with alley access | The truck stops in the alley only while loading or unloading |
| Preferential parking blocks | Posted permit hours apply to the truck; new residents need an in-zone registration for a permit |
Redondo Beach does not provide temporary No Parking signs and does not issue permits for moving trucks, so curb space cannot be reserved through the city. The plan is built from what the address already has: a driveway, an alley, or legal curb close to the door. We ask clients to hold the space out front with their own cars the evening before and pull them out when the truck arrives.
Alleys are loading space, not parking. The city code lets a vehicle stop in an alley only to load or unload people or materials, so the truck stands there while furniture and boxes are actually moving and is never left there idle.
Some blocks are preferential parking zones, which the city divides into coastal and non-coastal, and their posted permit hours apply to a moving truck the same as to any car without a permit. Moving into a zone? The resident permit requires a California registration showing your Redondo Beach address inside the zone plus one proof of residency, such as a rental agreement or a utility bill dated in the last 30 days. Change the address on the car's registration soon after the move, and keep the lease handy.
Street sweeping runs Monday through Friday with two sweepers, and the city's map shows the sweeping day for each street, so check both addresses before picking a weekday. The live version colors a street red until it is swept and green after, which shows at a glance whether the curb in front of the house is still off-limits that morning.
Since September 3, 2024, a car may park on a posted sweeping block once both the sweeper and a parking enforcement officer have passed, so a sweeping morning delays the curb rather than closing it for the day. No sweeping tickets are written on the city's listed holidays, but Lincoln's Birthday, Cesar Chavez Day, Juneteenth and Columbus Day are not among them, and the sweepers run as usual. Weekend moves skip the question entirely.
A box truck meets the city's oversized-vehicle definition, which covers anything 22 feet or longer, or at least 8 feet tall and 7 feet wide. Oversized vehicles may not stop or park on city streets or in city lots between 2 and 6 a.m., so a loaded truck cannot wait at a Redondo curb for a second day. When a job has to finish the next morning, overnight storage is $200.
Residents who own an oversized vehicle, an RV for example, can register it with Parking Enforcement for a red and white bumper sticker and a limited number of permits for the restricted hours. Newcomers bringing one along should register soon after moving in rather than learn the rule from a ticket.
All moving services in Redondo Beach start from one place, our only base, on Jillson Street in Los Angeles. The truck takes I-710 to SR-91, about 22.6 miles and around 35 minutes without traffic. State Route 91 officially begins at Vermont Avenue on Gardena's eastern city line; west of there, the old route along Artesia Boulevard belongs to the cities it crosses, Redondo Beach among them, so the last part of the drive runs on surface streets with signals.
Weekday rush hours on the 710 and the 91 stretch that drive well past the free-flow figure, in the morning and again late in the afternoon. Crews work Monday through Sunday, 8AM to 6PM, and a same-day move is possible when a crew is free. A stair-heavy Golden Hills house or an Esplanade condo with a booked elevator window fits that day most comfortably with an 8AM start. Redondo Beach sits under 30 miles from the base, so the minimum is 3 hours; double drive time applies to moves over 10 miles, and overtime starts after 8 hours.
Redondo Beach moving and storage comes down to dates that don't meet, such as a lease that ends before escrow closes. A portable container is one answer, but a POD on the street needs a permit from the Engineering Department, which issues it for temporary storage containers only after the Planning Department approves, and an unhitched trailer may not stay parked more than 2 hours. With storage between move dates, nothing waits at the curb: the crew loads the truck once, and the belongings stay in storage until the new place is ready.
Artesia Boulevard ties North Redondo to its neighbors. The old Route 91 keeps running west to Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa Beach, and part of it lies in Manhattan Beach, so moves into Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach moves that start in North Redondo can stay close to one boulevard. Each city sets its own curb rules, so a cross-line move gets two parking plans, one per address.
Torrance sits on the same road: the relinquished stretch of Route 91 runs through it as well, so Torrance is on the way in from the base. For moves between Redondo and Torrance, Redondo's alley, sweeping and oversized-vehicle rules cover this end of the trip, and Torrance's own rules cover the other.
