Furniture movers

[TintDude]

I can understand moving a couple of things here and there out of the way for residential jobs, but what about when there is heavy furniture in the way?

Do you move the furniture, or do you have the customer do it?

Do you take the risk and responsibility for any damage that may happen while moving said furniture? Never mind the chance of throwing your back out moving a couch or bookcase or heavy desk before you even begin tinting.

This has always been a pet peave for me. None of my employers has ever been one to ask the customer to move furniture, seems like it's always assumed that the installer would move and replace it.

Any thoughts?

[blade]

if it's a couch or chair or something easy I'll move it. anything major and I tell them during the bid that they need to have it moved. computers, statues, major things.....I'm not touchin'.

[blade]

there have been too many times that pianos were in my way. I'm not touchin' your grand piano maam

[Guest tintgod]

if I have to move anything..I get paid for it..plain and simple...im a window tinter...not a mover.

[darrin1]

we move everything and put it back. the only time its a real pain is christmas and you have to move someone's tree with ornaments. I've always hated that.

[Guest General Sun Shield]

if I have to move anything..I get paid for it..plain and simple...im a window tinter...not a mover.

Same here, but there are some things I wont touch.

If its minor like a couch or chiar just note it on your estimate that you will charge a fee to move furniture,if you run into a large or exspensive piece note that they have to have it moved.

We do this for larger commercial jobs also that have a ton of verticle blinds , charge em or they remove. Thier option.

[Cuttingedge]

My insurance doesnt cover me if I pick anything up, just if I bump into or nock over...ect... So theres my excuse.

[big money]

if I have to move anything..I get paid for it..plain and simple...im a window tinter...not a mover.

but I try to be real nice about it. I dont even want to remove curtains and or blinds, I had some old cheap azz plastic mini blinds that wanted to break, and the customer wanted them replaced, I dont think so, and you can remove the rest of them now.

[slipperyfrog]

We make a habit of being polite to the customer and having them move it. We use the same insurance excuse or that it was not in the bid. We state very clearly what needs to be moved when we bid the job. Even have a provision that if we have to wait or come back that is an additional charge.

Maybe I'm a dick. :P

[TINT]

if its the light stuff. we move it, but never put back.

but before the job we tell them move anything that would be in the way of the windows away. AWAY!