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Why choose SOS Moving?
As well as people moving to a new place in inspiring films, you’ll also literally snap your fingers and get everything in your new home. Our professionals can accomplish a move of any complexity, so even an antique piano of your grandmother will be safely transported to a new place.
A long-distance move from Glendale starts with expert logistical planning. Our teams are masters at navigating the complex interchange of the 134 and 5 freeways, ensuring your cross-country journey begins efficiently and on schedule.
Your dedicated move coordinator will then provide a detailed inventory and a guaranteed delivery window. This is our promise of a predictable, surprise-free relocation. Request your free long-distance quote today.
We are the strategic partner for commercial moves along the vibrant Ventura Boulevard corridor. We specialize in relocating the professional offices, boutique shops, and restaurants that make up the area's commercial heart, always focusing on minimizing downtime and protecting your business assets.
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.
Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, and it runs uphill. It starts on the flat floor of the San Fernando Valley at Burbank Boulevard and ends at Mulholland Drive on the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains, with Bel-Air, Beverly Crest and Brentwood on the far side of the ridge. Two moves here on the same morning can have almost nothing in common.
South of Ventura Boulevard the streets climb and curve, and a house can sit well above or below the only place a truck is able to stop. For those homes the crew pads each piece inside the room, lays runners over the floors, wraps banisters and door frames, and takes apart bed frames, dining tables and tall shelving before anything leaves the house. On a hillside job the walk between the front door and the truck sets the pace of the whole day, so everything that can travel flat and light does.
Down on the valley floor, between the boulevard, the 101 and Burbank Boulevard, single-family streets sit next to apartment and condo buildings with shared garages and elevators. There the crew pads the elevator cab, guards hallway corners and works inside the time slot the building gives you. The details of a building move, from elevator protection to stair carries, are on the page about apartment moving crews.
Because Sherman Oaks is part of Los Angeles rather than a city of its own, the curb belongs to LADOT. There is no Sherman Oaks permit desk: questions about temporary no-parking signs go to the LADOT Special Traffic Control Division, the office its FAQ names for requesting and reporting them. If your block is parked solid from corner to corner, start that request well ahead of moving day, because a moving truck needs far more curb than a sedan.
Ventura Boulevard plays by different rules than the side streets. It is the neighborhood's commercial strip, lined with shops, restaurants and offices, so curb space turns over constantly and a truck in the wrong spot blocks a traffic lane. For an address on or just off the boulevard, the parking plan starts with the building's loading area or garage, and the street is the fallback; tell us what your building allows when you book.
Condo associations and managed apartment buildings along the boulevard commonly want three things before a truck arrives: a reserved elevator, an approved move window and a certificate of insurance naming the association or management company. The first two are yours to book. The COI costs $50 and goes out once you send the exact wording the building uses; a certificate with the wrong name usually has to be redone. Before you sign with any Sherman Oaks moving company, find out which of these rules your building actually has.
A short list to line up before the crew arrives:
Parts of the hills south of Ventura Boulevard lie in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, and some of their streets carry Red Flag no-parking signs. The city's map of Red Flag restricted areas includes segments of Stone Canyon Avenue, Crisp Canyon Road, Deervale Drive and Camino de la Cumbre, among other streets between the 405 and Coldwater Canyon Avenue. Fire station commanders picked those spots for narrow roads, tight curves and intersections that could turn into choke points during a fast-moving brush fire.
The signs matter only on a declared Red Flag day, and then they matter completely: parking on a posted street is prohibited and vehicles left there are towed. A moving truck gets no exception. LAFD puts the average at four to seven such days a year, declared when high wind meets very dry air, so most moves never run into one, but a date on a posted street is worth a check.
The signs themselves are on the street, installed by LADOT to mark each restricted segment, so a look at the nearest pole tells you if your stretch is posted. Then check lafd.org/redflag the evening before and the morning of the move, or sign up for the LAFD opt-in alerts by text, phone or email; every fire station also flies a red flag while a declaration is on. A "Red Flag Warning" on the TV weather report covers a wider region and does not by itself switch on the city's parking ban.
If the ban is on, the truck has to stand on an unposted stretch and the carry gets longer, which is worth mentioning when you call 909-443-0004. The crew still pads and wraps the same way; the extra distance simply adds walking time to the clock.
The Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council draws the map with Burbank Boulevard on the north, Mulholland Drive on the south, the 405 on the west and, roughly, Coldwater Canyon Avenue on the east. Mailing addresses ignore that line: the council notes that some Sherman Oaks addresses fall inside the Encino and Van Nuys council areas. When you ask for a quote, give the street address, not just the neighborhood name, because a hillside cul-de-sac and a boulevard lobby need different plans.
Ventura Boulevard is also where Sherman Oaks goes to work. One landlord, Douglas Emmett, lists twelve office properties along the boulevard in Sherman Oaks and Encino, and the high-rises bunch up at Ventura and Sepulveda: Valley Executive Tower at 15260 Ventura Boulevard has 21 floors and stands a short walk from the Sherman Oaks Galleria and its office buildings. Anyone lining up office movers in Sherman Oaks for a building like that should get three answers from management first: the freight elevator time, the spot where a truck may load, and the wording for the certificate of insurance.
After that, it is ordinary office moving done in the right order. The crew takes workstations apart, pads desks and file cabinets, protects elevator walls and lobby floors, and keeps a clear path for the tenants who are not moving that day. The full scope is on our page about commercial and office relocation.
| Area or home type in Sherman Oaks | What to plan for on moving day |
|---|---|
| Posted hillside streets such as Stone Canyon Avenue, Crisp Canyon Road or Deervale Drive | Check lafd.org/redflag; on a declared Red Flag day the truck cannot park on the posted segment, so expect a longer carry |
| Other hillside homes between Ventura Boulevard and Mulholland Drive | Curving streets and a long walk from the curb; pads, floor runners and tall pieces taken apart before the carry |
| Office towers at Ventura and Sepulveda | Freight elevator and loading time from building management; COI wording sent in advance |
| Condo and apartment buildings along Ventura Boulevard | Elevator reservation, the building's move window, a COI naming the association or manager |
| Single-family streets on the valley floor up to Burbank Boulevard | Curb space in front of the house; temporary no-parking signs go through LADOT |
Every crew starts from one base, 5530 Jillson Street in Los Angeles, and reaches Sherman Oaks by I-5 → SR-134: about 24.7 miles, around 31 minutes without traffic. That keeps the neighborhood inside the 30-mile line, so the minimum is 3 hours, not 4. The rates page covers the drive in a single line: double drive time applies to moves over 10 miles.
Traffic is the variable. The 101/405 interchange on the neighborhood's west edge ranks among the busiest freeway junctions in the country, and Metro calls the I-405 through the Sepulveda Pass one of the most congested corridors in the nation. Weekday rush hours load both, and they slow the I-5 and the 134 on the way in as well.
SOS runs moving services in Sherman Oaks Monday through Sunday, 8AM – 6PM, so the day is planned around those peaks. A local move that stays in the Valley, up the hill, across the 101 or along Ventura Boulevard, can mostly keep to surface streets. A move over the ridge to Brentwood or Bel-Air crosses the Sepulveda Pass, and an 8AM start keeps the loaded truck ahead of the afternoon build-up. A same-day move is possible when a crew is free that day.
A long hillside carry or a tower with one freight elevator stretches the clock more than the distance does. Overtime starts after 8 hours, so a large house above the boulevard is worth planning with enough hands to finish inside the day.
North of Burbank Boulevard, Sherman Oaks becomes Van Nuys, and Van Nuys Boulevard runs through both as a main street; some addresses that carry the Sherman Oaks name even sit in the Van Nuys council area. For that side of the line, see our page on moving crews in Van Nuys.
To the east, Coldwater Canyon Avenue marks roughly where Sherman Oaks hands off to Studio City; up in the hills the council's line follows Longridge Avenue toward Mulholland. Ventura Boulevard carries straight on into Studio City, so a move between the two rarely needs a freeway at all. Studio City specifics are on the Studio City moving page.
West of the 405 lies Encino. Douglas Emmett markets Sherman Oaks and Encino office space as one stretch of Ventura Boulevard, and the neighborhood council notes that some Sherman Oaks mailing addresses fall in the Encino council area. For homes and offices on the far side of the freeway, go to the Encino movers page.
